Organizers from the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Fair are pinning much hope on the upcoming event to be able to play a big part in further expanding economic cooperation between the southern province and nations and regions along the Maritime Silk Road.

According to Liu Xiaojie, deputy director of the organizing committee of the fair, the event will offer a good platform and a golden opportunity for Guangdong to enhance Sino-foreign economic ties and strategic cooperation with the nations and regions along the ancient maritime trade route.

Insiders have forecast the total trade volume of agreements reached during the fair will surpass 100 billion yuan ($16. 34 billion).