Suihua City in Heilongjiang Province has
succeeded in luring heavy investment totalling 5.2 billion
yuan (US$628.7 million) during the 16th China Harbin Fair
for Trade and Economic Co-operation.
Most of the flagship investment projects
of Suihua are plants grown on the area's unique black soil
resources.
After visiting the city's exhibition booths,
some Australian, Japanese and the Republic of Korea's companies
showed great interest in these products and signed investment
contracts with local firms.
An Australian firm purchased 36 kinds of
black soil plants during the fair and planned to establish
long-term strategic co-operation with a local firm.
Eyeing the city's unique resources, the
Cuba Commercial Counselor had lengthy discussions with leaders
of the municipal government and planned to pay a visit to
the city.
Yu Shayan, mayor of the city, said it attached
great importance to investment promotion activities and
had done much preparation.
At the beginning of this year, the city
launched comprehensive research programmes into different
investment promotion projects and chose the "largest
and the most unique ones" to exhibit during the fair,
which "has resulted in success," said Yu.
They set up 15 exhibition booths, covering 220 square metres.
The major exhibition booths included three showcasing the
achievements in revitalizing the area's traditional industrial
bases, six exhibiting green food products and four textile
products.
About 80 top local products were on show
during the fair.
"As the fair continues to expand its
overseas influence, this year's trade fair offered huge
commercial opportunities to Suihua. With more foreign investment
to be injected into the city, the city's international profile
has been raised," she added.
Besides luring investors, Yu said the city
had gotten to grip with more state-of-the-art patented technology
and information.
"We will make in-depth analyses and
studies on them, and if possible and feasible, we will introduce
them to local firms to help them upgrade their technology,"
she added.
Concerning trade to Russia, the city's long-term
trading partner, Yu said the city had made committed efforts
to upgrade its trade structure, and had launched more projects
involved in planting, breeding, labour transfers and agricultural
food processing, in a bid to expand its market presence
in Russia and grab more market share in that country.
Source: China Daily
