Global business elites at the ongoing Fortune Global Forum examine the developmental blueprint of Chengdu.
A farmer's hostel in the suburbs of Chengdu. "Agri-tourism" is growing popular with urban vacationers. Zhang Guorong / For China Daily
US chemical giant DuPont partners with ChemChina An executive at US chemical giant DuPont said the multinational is committed to contributing to Chengdu and Sichuan's growth with a new joint venture that will begin operation soon.
Chengdu outranked peer cities in western China in most economic indicators in the first quarter, according to the Chengdu Statistics Bureau late May.
Zou Xueming, chairman of AllTech Medical Systems, is a household name to many people in Chengdu as well as those in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance worldwide.
Chengdu is strategically important to Bayer, said Johannes Dietsch, president of the Bayer Greater China Group. He said the company is committed to growing its presence in western China and there is no better place to start than the Sichuan capital.
Fortune Global Forum now underway in Sichuan capital, Zhuan Ti and Peng Chao report Chengdu has an "initial value, industrial and supply chain" for Fortune Global 500 and other leading international firms, Mayor Ge Honglin said on the opening day of the Fortune Global Forum on Thursday.
Chengdu is a top tourist destination.
Sichuan hotpot dates back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when it was first created in a small town along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Local ChemPartner team delivers results more cost effective When Chen Yuanwei talked about the high-tech industries, a most frequently used word was "talent".
Intl expansion to create more business for WPP Martin Sorrell, CEO of the world's largest advertising company WPP Group, sees great potential for his company to grow further in Chengdu because he believes many Chinese companies in the city have the potential to expand internationally.
With costs rising on the coast, businesses are taking their money west, Cecily Liu reports Chengdu's growth is a crucial part of China's transition from an export-oriented economy to one based on consumption and knowledge, economists in Europe said.
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