A keen interest has been shown by many private-owned
enterprises in east China in participating in West Development Fair held in Shanghai on
May 9.
Co-sponsored by the State Economic & Trade Commission (SETC) and other economic and
trade departments in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Anhui, Fujian, West
Development Fair has attracted many private enterprises in east China and enterprises from
China's west. Six delegations representing economic and trade departments from Shaanxi,
Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang have brought with them more than 2000 project items to
the fair. With these six delegations at the fair are also over 200 representatives from
enterprises in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Fujian, Ningbo, Xiamen and
Shenzhen.
Officials from the SETC briefed the representatives with a speech at the fair on the plans
and measures guiding west development. Officials from five provinces of west China
introduced their regional advantages, investment environment, business items, preferential
policies, measures to be adopted and the development situation of private enterprises.
Representatives from Shanshan Group, Shuaikang Group, Shanghai Aijiang Group, Shanghai
Fuxing Hi-tech Group and Wuxi Hongdou Group jointly initiated and passed a Private
Enterprises Manifesto, expressing their zeal and desire to develop the West. |
