Deals for 121 projects signed at Mianyang High-tech Expo

Deals for 121 projects worth 90.42 billion yuan (US$13.22 billion) were signed during the investment promotion conference of the 6th China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City's International High-tech Expo in Mianyang, Sichuan province, on Sept. 7. 

The investment promotion conference of the 6th China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City International High-tech Expo is held in Mianyang, Sichuan province on Sept. 7. [Photo by Zheng Chengqiong / China SCIO]

The annual High-tech Expo has become a significant platform for exchanges and cooperation for Sichuan province. Among the signed projects, 57 relate to Mianyang and involve a total of 76.08 billion yuan.

Peng Yuxing, vice governor of Sichuan province, said Sichuan will go all out to coordinate development within its four economic zones – the Chengdu Rim Economic Circle, the South Sichuan Economic Zone, the Northeast Sichuan Economic Zone and the Panxi Economic Zone.

Mianyang is the only science and technology city approved by the State Council, and the second-largest city in terms of economic output in Sichuan province.

Liu Chao, Party chief of Mianyang, said the city is on course to become a dream destination for investment and start-ups.

During the conference, the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone, South Sichuan Economic Zone, Northeast Sichuan Economic Zone, Panxi Economic Zone and Northwest Sichuan Ecology Demonstration Zone were also pitched to investors. 

The conference attracted many top enterprises from China and abroad, financial institutions, R&D institutes as well as colleges, and more than 650 guests.