As a multi-channel international trade platform, Global Sources was founded in 1971, leading and enjoying high reputation in this industry. Now Global Sources owns the most comprehensive promotion channels and the most thoughtful export marketing services to deliver information between buyers and sellers through establishing and managing efficient media. Global Sources connect buyers and suppliers all over the world with relevant information through proper channels in appropriate occasion.
Global Sources is committed to promoting international trades in 44 years. They provide buyers over 4.5 million kind of products and 262,000 suppliers with 14 industry websites, 13 monthly publications, 16 digital magazines, 80 sourcing reports and dozens of exhibitions. Over those years, Global Sources have established top-level international buyer communities. The buyers be provided by Global Sources are also praised by suppliers.
 
The exhibitions business of Global Sources has entered a new stage of all-round development with the stress strategy of subject, location and time of exhibitions. Since the first China Sourcing Fair held in 2003 in Shanghai successfully, subjects, locations, sessions and sizes of fairs have been promoted rapidly. As for the subject of fairs, it increased to 10 categories like electronic products and components, mobile electronics, gifts, household articles, garment, fashion costume, underwear and swimwear, security products, hardware and building materials and so on. As for the location of fairs, it increased to five main purchasing centers like Hong Kong, Miami, St. Paul, Djakarta and Johannesburg with the total fairs of 40 sessions.

The quantities of buyers are increased rapidly as the quick development of China Sourcing Fair. The visitors are over 1.4 million by 2013.