Global Sources announced that China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Development (CAPID) was going to be the supervising organization of the "Consumer Technology and Innovation Show" (hereinafter referred to as CTIS). It is hosted by Global Sources and will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Center from June 9 to 11, 2021. CTIS is devoted to creating an influential annual event in the consumer technology field in China.

Hu Wei, CEO of Global Sources, said: "in order to respond to the "dual circulation" development pattern, assist Chinese export enterprises to establish internal and external dual cycle growth engine, and promote the common development of science and technology leading enterprises and supporting enterprises of industrial chain, CTIS came into being. This time, it joined forces with CAPID to create a stage for the leading companies in the consumer technology field to show their technological progress to the world. At the same time, it also provides opportunities for the world's leading consumer electronics companies to enter the Chinese market. Li Xiaojun, vice president of CAPID, said: "as the supervising organization, CAPID will further strengthen the exchanges and contacts between enterprises and government agencies, solve the difficulties encountered in the development of Chinese enterprises through building exhibition platforms, and promote the cluster development of science and technology industry."

China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Development was established on January 12, 2006. Its authority is the National Development and Reform Commission. It is a national joint organization voluntarily composed of institutions (groups) engaged in China's industrial development and industrial policy research at home and abroad and various large enterprises with industry influence in China. China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Development strengthens the relationship between enterprises and government departments, promotes industrial development, and becomes the communication platform and link between industrial policy and industrial development.

With a total area of 60,000 square meters and 3,000 booths, the exhibition is expected to attract 80,000 visitors. With the theme of "Publicity · Inspiration · Networking", the exhibition focuses on the latest consumer electronics, mobile electronics, intelligent life, smart home, security, home appliances, E-sports and entertainment, health and care, and start-up exhibition area. It is committed to display the latest technology, encourage entrepreneurship and innovation, promote trade exchanges, and provide the opportunities for participants in China and around the world to publicize the latest products, experience the latest electronic products and technologies, and establish extensive contacts, so as to build a world brand of China consumer technology exhibition.

CTIS is based on three mutually benefitted exhibition elements: science and technology, innovation and trade, and committed to becoming the most important exhibition platform to help Chinese enterprises transform and upgrade, promote industrial development and improve industrial added value. With the rapid development of China's independent innovation in the field of science and technology, CTIS will grow into a world-scale exhibition platform of consumer technology and smart home industry rooted in Shanghai and facing the world.

In addition, CTIS will be held in Shanghai in the form of online and offline exhibitions plus summit meetings. Leading technology enterprises at home and abroad, Chinese local manufacturing enterprises and start-ups will compete on the same stage, aiming at China's huge domestic demand market, rooted in China and looking around the world, to build itself into an annual exchange event of consumer technology industry.

Global Sources, rooted in Hong Kong, China, has been deeply involved in the field of foreign trade for nearly 50 years and held large-scale exhibitions for nearly 20 years. It is also the organizer of the world's largest e-procurement exhibition, attracting more than 6,000 exhibitors and 200,000 global purchasers every year. The group's network Global Sources has been operating for more than 25 years, which is the first large-scale cross-border B2B website in the world. It provides unique o2o online and offline exhibition experience with more than 1.5 million active online buyers every month and more than 10 million registered international buyers overall. The audience of the group magazine Chief Executive China reaches 3.6 million, covering a large number of domestic industry decision-making groups. Global Sources is rich in the resources of global buyers and suppliers. Its exhibition has now covered Hong Kong, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa, India, the United States and Dubai.