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People visit the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan. 7, 2020. The world's premier tech show was officially launched on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the United States. More than 4,500 exhibitors joined the annual show with nearly 20,000 new transformative tech products, encompassing 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart cities and resilience, sports, robotics and more. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, was officially launched on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the United States.

More than 4,500 exhibitors joined the annual show with nearly 20,000 new transformative tech products, encompassing 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart cities and resilience, sports, robotics and more.

About 1,000 Chinese companies participated in the conference, including Byton, Changhong, DJI, Haier, Hisense, Huawei, Konka, Lenovo, Segway, TCL and ZTE.

CES 2020 features new and expanded exhibit areas, 300 conference sessions with 1,100 speakers, and more than 1,200 startups from over 45 countries, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), organizer of the CES.

Some 1,550 new exhibitors joined this year's show.

According to CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro, trends on the show floor include the latest in 5G and mobile connectivity, vehicle technology, smart cities and digital health.

CES 2020 will run from Tuesday to Friday.