Commencing with an official briefing today, more than 50 foreign
China experts and foreign media gathered in Hangzhou, the capital
of Zhejiang Province, for Linking Zhejiang 2006,
the seventh such annual event held to better expose this thriving
province to the world.
At the close of 2005, the level of international import/export
trade volume in and out of Zhejiang topped US$110 billion, one of
four provinces to hit this mark. Those dollars were in large part
generated by 2,217 foreign enterprises, and additional private
sector businesses operating within the province – many of which
produce industrial electronic equipment and appliances.
Zhejiang accommodates more foreign-owned enterprises than any
other province in China.
During Linking Zhejiang 2006, from June 16 to 22, foreign and
Chinese media and scholars will interview provincial officials and
entrepreneurs, visit businesses, inspect environmental protection
projects, tour villages in the process of renewal, and generally
gain a better understanding of the urban and rural areas of
Zhejiang.
This publication’s parent company, China International
Publishing Group (CIPG), has dispatched a team of eight
correspondents to cover the week-long event, including foreign
staff experts from the US, Italy, France and Russia.
(China.org.cn by Lowell Bennett, June 16, 2006)
