Upcoming Events:14 November 2025 - 16 November 2025
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About the Event
Brace yourselves, because China’s largest and most bombastic tech fair is powering up for its 27th edition. The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2025), often dubbed “The No. 1 Tech Fair in China,” will descend upon the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center from November 14-16, 2025. Forget your quaint little startup meetups; this is a sprawling, 400,000-square-meter behemoth of an event where the future of Chinese technology is put on full, dazzling display.
Last year, the event drew nearly 5,000 exhibitors and a staggering 400,000 professional buyers from over 100 countries, and 2025 promises to be just as overwhelming. This isn’t just a trade show; it’s a statement. Held in the very city that tech giants like Huawei and Tencent call home, CHTF is the place to be for anyone—engineers, investors, policy makers, or just deeply curious journalists—looking to get a handle on where the world’s second-largest economy is placing its technological bets. Attendees will get a veritable firehose of innovation, from the factory floor to the skies above the city.
Key Themes
While the full programme is still under wraps, the organisers have telegraphed a few key areas of focus. Expect the usual suspects, but with a distinctly Shenzhen flavour of hyper-ambition.
- AI and Robotics: A given at any self-respecting tech show, but here it’s about sheer scale. Expect to see everything from sophisticated industrial automation to service robots that look increasingly less like props from a dodgy 1980s sci-fi B-movie.
- Smart Manufacturing & Semiconductors: The very core of China’s tech self-reliance drive will be on display. This is where you’ll see the machinery that builds the machines, alongside the latest in domestic chip design and fabrication. It’s the stuff that makes the tech world tick.
- The Low-Altitude Economy: This isn’t just about drones delivering your bubble tea, though we wouldn’t rule that out. The “low-altitude economy” refers to a new ecosystem of commercial activity in the airspace below 1,000 metres, including electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and urban air mobility. It’s a strategic priority for Beijing, and CHTF will be a primary showcase for the hardware and systems intended to build this brave new airborne economy.
- New Energy & Green Tech: From advanced battery technology to groundbreaking new materials, this track will cover the hardware side of China’s massive push towards carbon neutrality. Expect innovations that could genuinely shift the global energy landscape.
Featured Speakers
The organisers are currently curating a list of speakers that will likely include a mix of top-tier Chinese tech execs, government officials, and international academics. Past editions have featured high-level speakers from companies like Qualcomm, Honeywell, and Lenovo alongside academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Expect the official 2025 lineup to be announced closer to the event date. We’re hoping for fewer dreary PowerPoint presentations and more live demos of things that could plausibly go rogue.
Schedule
A detailed schedule has not yet been released. However, the three-day event will be jam-packed with keynote forums, technical sessions, new product launches, and endless networking opportunities across the massive exhibition floor. Keep a keen eye on the official CHTF website for the full programme as it’s announced.
Registration
Registration for visitors and exhibitors is now open via the official CHTF website. While pricing details for attendees are still to be announced, early registration is highly recommended to avoid getting lost in the inevitable last-minute rush.
Further details on pricing, deadlines, and what’s included with admission will be posted on the event’s official channels. For any questions, you might have to navigate their website, which should be considered the first, unofficial test of your technological aptitude.
