SIP a model for development

China has witnessed enormous changes, especially in its economic development, since the start of its opening-up and reform campaign 30 years ago. The propelling forces behind the changes are numerous and one of them is, no doubt, China's close cooperation with other countries.

At the beginning, cooperation came mainly through overseas investment in Chinese enterprises, and joint ventures.

Yet Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) blazed the path of cooperation at the government level and is surely a successful model that can be duplicated in other areas of China with modifications in accordance with the local environment and conditions.