What they say

I have been to Chengdu nine times since 2006 and I'm impressed by the dynamic city, the open city and the development Chengdu has gone through in the past years. I'm glad to see so many European companies choose Chengdu as their top investment destination and achieve great development here.

Carmen Cano de Lasala, deputy head of the European Union delegation to China

Chengdu is a sizable city, which makes it easier for us to implement entrepreneurship and innovation. It is also active in internationalization. I think Chengdu is an ideal and promising city for us to expand cooperation.

Philippe Mariani, director of Sophia Antipolis Science and Technology Park in France

We attach vital importance to the cooperation and exchanges with Chengdu and Sichuan province, and we look forward to strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanges in such fields as economics, culture, and education. We would like to encourage more companies in Lodzkie to invest in Chengdu and more companies in Chengdu to invest in Lodzkie.

Joanna Skrzydlewska, member of the board of the Lodzkie Region

Chengdu has a very bright future in terms of innovation and the development of small -and medium-size enterprises. I expect that more members of EBN will come to Chengdu to seek opportunities with Chinese SMEs, explore the market and establish technology partnerships.

Alvaro Simon De Blas, rotating president of EBN, a network of EU business and innovation centers and other organizations that support innovative entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs

I have stayed in Chengdu less than 12 hours and I found it a city with massive potential, great ambition and enormous opportunities.

Eva Diedrichs, managing director of IMP3rove - European Innovation Management Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany

Chengdu was traditionally a leisure city, just like Paris. However, it soon turned into a city of innovation and entrepreneurship in the past year, closely after Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Niu Wenwen, president of Entrepreneurship Dark Horse Group

(China Daily 11/11/2015 page6)