New Start for e-commerce in Nanhai District

Nanhai E-Commerce Association in Foshan, Guangdong held its second general meeting to vote for a new leadership team on December 28, 2020. Liang Xijun, President of Anhuai Co., Ltd. and the first Chairman of the Nanhai E-Commerce Association was re-elected for a second term.

The inauguration ceremony of directors and supervisors, named "New Start for E-Commerce in Nanhai District", was held after the vote, and plaques were presented to those members of the new leadership.

E-Commerce in Nanhai District is Facing a New Start

It is reported that the Nanhai E-Commerce Association was established in 2009, initiated by Anhuai Co., Ltd., Foshan City Nanhai Popula Fan Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Sunrise House Ware Co., Ltd. After 11 years of development, e-commerce in Nanhai District develops in new ways, involving various traditional fields and industries while integrating Internet, big data, blockchain and artificial intelligence into application.

Liang Xijun said that the current e-commerce was far different from that of 11 years ago, with the progress of technology and the technology-driven innovation. E-commerce started as pure "online trade" which only integrated demand and supply information of buyers and sellers, but today it has integrated technologies like Internet, big data, blockchain and artificial intelligence. It has penetrated into traditional fields, with the integration and distribution of resources from upstream, downstream or all enterprises in the industry chain. At the present stage, whether an enterprise can apply new technologies and new models to achieve transformation and upgrading is the key for a new start with high standards.

Liang Xijun, President of Anhuai Co., Ltd., delivered a welcome address at the general meeting

Establishment of a "Think Tank" for the Association

During the event, Chairman Liang Xijun and Qin Sanding, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Guangdong Internet Economic Research Association, held a signing ceremony of cooperation agreement between two associations. The contract includes the establishment of the "Nanhai E-Commerce Expert Committee" by the Second Board of the Nanhai E-Commerce Association. More than 80 experts, scholars from major universities throughout Guangdong Province, and local technocrat entrepreneurs will be invited to join the committee, aiming to complete tasks assigned by government with high quality, help traditional industries and enterprises in application of new technologies and models to achieve transformation and upgrading, and promote the implementation of production-university-research integration and the incubation of related projects.

Tong Quanqing, Deputy Director of the Foshan Commerce Bureau, said that Foshan's total net exports of cross-border e-commerce will exceed 40 billion yuan this year and achieve a year-on-year growth of 400%, according to preliminary statistics, which means Foshan firmly stays in the first tier among cities in Guangdong. Nanhai District is the pioneer area for informatization in China, where all enterprises in Nanhai District are expected to keep pace with the times and empower each other.

Tong Quanqing, Deputy Director of Foshan Commerce Bureau, delivered a speech

In addition, Ye Zhaoxian, Deputy Director of the Economic Promotion Bureau of Nanhai District, awarded the first batch of "E-Commerce Entrepreneurship Base" Enterprises of Nanhai E-commerce Association, and encouraged more young people to start e-commerce business.

E-commerce development of Nanhai enterprises has yielded rich fruits

A number of e-commerce enterprises with considerable popularity and volume have emerged in Nanhai District. Enterprises like Linsy Home and Wision Furniture have thrived in the integration of supply chain and new marketing on the Internet platforms, while manufacturers such as Chigo and Cnlight have taken advantages of great traditional manufacturing capacity for digitalization. Besides, remarkable achievements have been made in the construction and development of Nanhai District E-Commerce Industrial Parks. Many great e-commerce industrial carriers, such as Sanshan Port Cross-border Industrial Park, Lishui Yuneng International, Future Town and Nanhai (Danzao) E-Commerce Logistics City, have sprung up, making a significant contribution to the regional economic development.

Xia Zehong, Director of the Economic Promotion Bureau of Nanhai District, said that Nanhai District’s e-commerce transactions reached 280.2 billion in 2019, accounting for 29% of the city's total. Online trade of commodities like furniture, clothing decoration, household appliances, machinery and equipment were popular, which was the main source of e-commerce turnover in Nanhai District with a cumulative annual turnover of 208.493 billion yuan, accounting for 74.41% of e-commerce transactions.

Xia Zehong, Director of Nanhai Economic Promotion Bureau, delivered a speech

In addition, Zhang Yi, Founder and CEO of iiMedia Research and a well-known Internet economy expert in Guangdong Province, delivered a speech themed with      "Interpretation of the Development and Opportunities of China's New Business Models in 2021". Han Dong, Deputy General Manager of Foshan Nanhai Branch of China Telecom Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech named "5G Technology will Speed up the Industrial Internet" to interpret the future of e-commerce in Nanhai District.

As the pilot area of reform and opening up, Nanhai District is one of the cradles of the domestic private economy. With abundant brands, complete supply chain and prominent agglomeration effect of origin, it has the natural advantages of developing e-commerce. In this context, the theme of "New Start for E-Commerce in Nanhai District" is of more far-reaching significance.