Special report: Deputies spell out downturn counter-measures

Editor's note: During the NPC and CPPCC sessions in March, deputies to the congresses, government officials and entrepreneurs talked to China Daily about the local, social and economic development, as well as solutions to tackle the global economic downturn.

Ding Dawei, mayor of Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, and NPC deputy:

Nantong has taken active steps to ensure the sound performance of its regional economy in light of the global gloom. We have increased government investment, strengthened our infrastructure facilities, stabilized foreign investment and in-outbound trade, and stimulated consumption.