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The U.S. Consumer Electronics Show held its first online exhibition in more than 50 years.

Date:2021-01-13  Hits:79

2021 United States in Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 11 on the opening day online, this is the first time in 50 years the founder of CES to be held in the form of a virtual network. It is reported that the biggest change in this CES exhibition is the large-scale absence of Chinese companies. Among the 1,940 companies participating in the exhibition, there were only 204 Chinese companies, which was 85% less than the 1,368 companies last year.

Affected by the new crown epidemic, this CES has changed its format. Karen Cupka, the vice chairman of the Consumer Technology Association of America, the organizer of the exhibition, said that CES was held online for the first time this year, bringing the global technology community together in a safe and meaningful way, and providing online access to audiences around the world. A platform for understanding the latest technological developments.

"The major customers of Chinese companies will not participate in the CES exhibition, including Huawei." South Korea’s "Kookmin Daily" stated that the CES exhibition held from the 11th to the 14th of this month is the world's largest electronics exhibition, and the World Mobile Communications Conference ( MWC) and the International Consumer Electronics Show (IFA) in Berlin, Germany are also known as the world's three major IT exhibitions. Prior to this, major Chinese companies such as Huawei and Haier have been actively participating in the CES exhibition in order to open up the North American market. In 2018, it reached a record 1551.

But according to news from the Korean industry, the biggest change in this CES exhibition is the large-scale absence of Chinese companies. Among the 1,940 companies participating in the exhibition, there were only 204 Chinese companies, which was 85% less than last year's 1,368. This number is not only less than the number of exhibitors in the United States (566), and even lower than the number of exhibitors in South Korea (340), which eclipsed the CES exhibition, which was once nicknamed the "China Home Appliance Show" this year. Especially in the context of the expansion of the United States to suppress China in the field of technology, China's representative electronics company Huawei finally decided not to participate in this CES exhibition. It is reported that many people invited to give keynote speeches at the CES exhibition will mention the changes in the business environment caused by the new crown epidemic.

(Source: China Exhibition Official Account)
 
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