Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, Dongguan, March 28th (Reporter Shen Weifeng) Yesterday, the 14th China Children’s Industry Development Conference and China Brand Authorization Annual Meeting hosted by China Toys and Baby Products Association opened in Dongguan. With the theme of "Foreseeing the New Symbiosis in 2024", this conference invites guests to face-to-face exchanges and seek common development, promotes exchanges and cooperation between relevant industries in Dongguan and other regions, injects new vitality into "China Tide Play Capital" and jointly promotes the high-quality development of the national toy and baby products industry.
"World toys look at China, and China toys look at Dongguan." Dongguan toy manufacturing industry started in the early days of reform and opening up, and now has more than 4,000 toy manufacturers and nearly 1,500 upstream and downstream supporting enterprises, making it the largest toy export base in China. According to statistics, at present, a quarter of the global animation derivatives are produced in Dongguan, and nearly 85% of China’s trendy games are produced in Dongguan. In 2023, the output value of Dongguan’s toy manufacturing industry was 26.217 billion yuan, of which Chaowan was close to 20 billion yuan. At present, Dongguan has formed a toy industry base with Shipai, Qingxi, Fenggang, Chashan and other towns as key areas, with remarkable industrial agglomeration and complete industrial support.
Wen Guoxiong, vice president of China Toys and Baby Products Association, said that China Toys and Baby Products Association is planning to set up a 5,000-square-meter exhibition center in Guancheng City to attract famous animation IP at home and abroad to Dongguan. In addition, the association also actively attracts talented people from animation associations, theaters and schools in China to help Dongguan improve the front-end industrial chain.