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【Smart CityOnline Exhibition Report】On April 9, 2026, the opening summit of the 14th China Electronic Information Expo (CITE 2026) and the promotion conference of world-class new generation information technology industry cluster construction were held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian). This expo, themed "New Technologies, New Products, and New Scenarios," will last for three days and gather 1200 leading companies from around the world. The exhibition area covers 70000 square meters and is expected to attract 70000 professional visitors and buyers. On the first day of the event, the venue was crowded with people and the atmosphere was lively. More than 5000 innovative products were showcased, and more than 30 concurrent forums were held to create a one-stop platform for procurement exchange and cutting-edge technology release. This is not only an exhibition, but also a grand event of connection and win-win.
2026 is the beginning year of the 15th Five Year Plan and also the APEC year in Shenzhen. This expo is rooted in Shenzhen and looks to the world, working together with Asia Pacific partners to turn breakthroughs in the laboratory into real-life experiences and concepts into commercially viable realities. Here, new technologies drive change, new products lead trends, and new scenarios define the future. From chips, naked eye 3D displays, liquid cooled computing power, embodied intelligence, to AI smartphones, humanoid modelsrobotThe concentrated appearance of innovative achievements in fields such as smart travel and AI healthcare is an important step for China's new generation of information technology industry clusters to move towards global intelligence and collaboration, promoting the electronic information industry towards full domain intelligence.
1Breaking new ground, jointly drawing a new blueprint for cluster development
At the opening ceremony, former Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong and several heavyweight guests attended. The guest speakers will gather consensus and draw a blueprint for the construction of a world-class new generation information technology industry cluster from the perspectives of industry leadership, policy guidance, and historical depth. The opening ceremony of the conference was hosted by Chen Wenhai, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of China Electronic Information Expo.
Wu Jing, Director of Strategic Cooperation Department of China Electronics Information Industry Group Co., LtdWelcome speech, elaborating on China Electronics' implementation of the "1355" strategy and deepening the integration of industries in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. He emphasized that the development of new quality productive forces requires the whole industry to work together to create a safe, green, and advanced industrial new ecology, and looks forward to using the Expo as a bridge to deepen technological exchanges and cooperation.
Zhou Haiyan, Second level Inspector of the Electronic Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyIn the speech, it was pointed out that the scale of China's electronic information manufacturing industry has ranked first in the industrial category for 13 consecutive years. Faced with the profound changes in the global industry, she shared three insights: firstly, leveraging innovation to lead and promote the transition from following to leading; Secondly, we must adhere to openness and integration, and deeply participate in the global industrial chain and standard setting; The third is to leverage application traction and accelerate scenario driven innovation. She hopes that the Electric Expo can continue to play a platform role and become a consortium for efficient cooperation among government, industry, academia, research and application.
IIZhihui cluster, cutting-edge insights empower industry leap
The subsequent "keynote speech · Smart Gathering Cluster" segment brings together top experts and business leaders in the industry to conduct in-depth sharing on cutting-edge topics such as key core technologies, supply chain upgrades, industrial intelligence, and financial empowerment, providing intelligent support for industrial development.
He Yingkun, Director of the Industrial Culture Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyMake an opening speech. He pointed out that advanced manufacturing clusters are the core manifestation of the competitiveness of a manufacturing powerhouse. China's electronic information industry is currently in a critical period of growing from large to strong. He proposed to focus on innovation networks, strengthen scenario driven development, enhance cross regional collaboration, and improve the level of open cooperation, in order to transform the advantages of a super large market into standard definition rights.
Tan Jianrong, Academician of the CAE MemberThe article titled "Forward Design of CNC Machine Tools: Key Technologies and Development Trends" analyzes the core technological breakthroughs in high-end manufacturing equipment. He pointed out that high-quality electronic products require high-quality industrial mother machines for manufacturing, and forward design is the only way to original innovation. He cited the example of Huawei's "800 mathematicians" to illustrate the importance of solving 0-1 problems and emphasized the need to make breakthroughs in the "five basics".
Hu Xiaoyong, Vice President of JD.com IndustryFocusing on "Building Intelligent Supply Chain in Industrial Clusters", this article elaborates on the practical path of using intelligent technology to enhance the resilience of industrial chains. He believes that industrial competition has shifted from individual enterprises to the competition between industrial chains. JD Industry helps customers reduce the implicit costs of non core material procurement through a big model driven digital supply chain. He shared practical cases of helping the world's top 1 electronics companies reduce costs by 8% and the number of suppliers by 60% in one year.
Huawei Groupindustrial softwareCTO Qiu LevelsharedExploration and Practice of Industrial Intelligent Agent Innovation Based on Enhanced Knowledge Graph "proposes the industrial AI route of" small data, big graph, strong intelligence, and multi-agent ". He introduced that Huawei is collaborating with industry partners to build the OpenIndustry open community, which constrains AI behavior through industrial ontology knowledge graphs and creates industrial intelligent agents that can understand and think. Breakthroughs have been made in intelligent mold design, electronic circuit pricing, and other scenarios.
Director Yuan Jia of the Financial Research Institute of the People's Bank of ChinaInterpreting how high-quality services promote the integration of cluster elements from a financial perspective. She pointed out that there are problems such as maturity mismatch and credit mismatch in the current financial supply. She suggested expanding medium and long-term loans for the manufacturing industry, developing supply chain finance, improving the risk sharing system, enhancing cross-border financial capabilities, using long-term capital to support long-term innovation, and forming a virtuous cycle of technology industry finance.
Bi Yalei, Director of Industrial Development Center of Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of SciencesShared the practice of promoting institutions to empower clusters through "collaborative innovation and cross-border networking", and introduced the experience of building innovation enhancement chains around leading enterprises and operating "achievement supermarkets" platforms to promote supply and demand docking.
IIIGathering strength for coronation, collaborative innovation resonating with industry benchmarks on the same frequency
At the ceremony of "Cluster Gathering and Striving for World Class Progress Together", a series of practical measures pushed the conference to a climax. On site, typical innovative achievements of the national advanced manufacturing cluster in the field of new generation information technology in 2025 were promoted through video. Subsequently, cluster representatives from Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan and other places jointly took the stage and released the "Joining Hands to Move towards World Class Initiative". This collective declaration marks the official call for China's new generation of information technology clusters to march towards the world level.
Subsequently, three major signing ceremonies were held one after another:The Sino French Industrial Cluster Cooperation Agreement has been signed,Relying on the advanced institute's "achievement supermarket" to promote the landing of French technology enterprises in China;Cross regional collaborative signing between Shenzhen and ChengduInitiate joint research and development between national level clusters in Shenzhen and Chengdu Chongqing;Longgang District Collaborative Innovation Consortium signed a contractPromote key technology breakthroughs and large-scale applications in areas such as open-source HarmonyOS ecosystem and ultra high definition video. These agreements mark the shift of cluster construction from consensus to substantive, cross regional collaborative construction.
As a brand event that has been passed down by CITE for many years, the Innovation Award Ceremony of China Electronic Information Expo was held simultaneously. This award is renowned for its authority and foresight, aiming to select and recognize achievements that represent the highest level of innovation in China's electronic information industry. This year's selection covers core areas such as new displays, integrated circuits, intelligent terminals, artificial intelligence, and data security. After strict evaluation, the gold award and innovation award will be presented. The award-winning projects reflect the outstanding achievements of Chinese enterprises in key technological breakthroughs, product design innovation, and market application expansion. They are not only a commendation for the leaders, but also a strong incentive for the entire industry to adhere to innovation driven and value peak climbing, injecting fresh water into the construction of world-class industrial clusters.
4Multidimensional ecology, comprehensiveindustrial chainBuilding a new platform for development
As a benchmark exhibition in the global electronic information field, CITE 2026 not only sets up a high-level opening summit, but also creates exhibition areas and supporting activity systems covering the entire industry chain, building a multidimensional development ecosystem for the new generation of information technology industry.
Exhibition AreaThis year's expo features six popular exhibition areas, presenting a comprehensive ecological map from underlying technologies to terminal applications.Consumer Electronics Exhibition AreaChina Electronics TCL、 Giants such as Hisense and Haier compete on the same stage, leading the new trend of smart living.Tailored Intelligent Exhibition AreaAs the biggest highlight of this year, star companies such as Yushu Robot, Zhongqing Robot, Zhiyuan Robot, and Yuejiang Robot collectively appeared, showcasing the future vision of human-machine integration.AI Big Model&Intelligent Computing Center Exhibition AreaSeagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, IBM and other companies are building a solid foundation for the digital age.Integrated Circuit Exhibition AreaGathering independent innovation backbone forces such as MediaTek, China Ordnance Microelectronics Research Institute, Yuntian Lifei, and Zhongdian Huada Electronics.Electronic Components Exhibition AreaLeading companies such as China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 709 Institute, Guoxin Jingyuan, and Kexin Electronics showcased their core capabilities from basic components to high-end connectors.Special Electronics Exhibition AreaThe national teams of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), China Aerospace Science and Technology Ninth Academy, and Loongson Zhongke have concentrated their efforts to demonstrate independent and controllable technological breakthroughs.
Accompanying the exhibition area are over 30 specialized forums focused on cutting-edge topics. Among them, the "Frontier Electronic Information Technology Special Exchange" hosted by the China International Talent Exchange Association is particularly eye-catching. The event is themed "Frontier Electronics · Intelligent Future" and invites academicians, top scientists, and industry experts from Norway, Sweden, Japan, France, and other countries to gather together with leading domestic scholars. The forum focuses on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, advanced materials, intelligent manufacturing, new generation electronic technology, and information computing. Multiple roundtable discussions and special reports are held to deeply explore technological breakthroughs, industrial applications, and future trends, providing attendees with a high-level and international intellectual feast.
In addition, a series of professional activities covering intelligent computing, artificial intelligence+, integrated circuits, embodied intelligence and other fields will also be launched one after another, building a three-dimensional communication network for efficient integration of industry, academia, research and application.
5Unite and move forward, China's new generation of information industry moves towards a new global height
The successful holding of the CITE 2026 Opening Summit and Cluster Construction Promotion Conference marks a new stage in the clustering and high-end development of China's new generation of information technology industry. From top-level design to cutting-edge insights, from innovation recognition to ecological display, the conference has completed a crucial step in consensus building, path clarification, and ecological co construction.
On this innovative land of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, a world-class new generation information technology industry cluster that is open, collaborative, and globally competitive is accelerating its formation. Looking ahead to the future, China's electronic information industry will continue to adhere to innovation driven development, deepen internal and external collaboration, and work together towards higher value dimensions in the wave of global technological revolution and industrial transformation.
The exhibition continues to be hot, and on the first day, it welcomed a surge of popularity, fully demonstrating the vigorous vitality of the electronic information industry. In the next two days, more cutting-edge technologies, innovative products, and in-depth dialogues will be staged one after another, and the excitement is not to be missed. We sincerely invite professionals in the electronics industry to continue visiting the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian) and experience this technological feast firsthand!
