Jiangsu steps up efforts for private sector

New measures to improve environment for nonpublic companies, says official

East China's Jiangsu province will release more measures to support the development of the nonpublic sector that has been an integral part of the provincial economy, according to a top official.

Lou Qinjian, Party secretary of Jiangsu, said the private sector accounts for more than half of the region's economy, and the province will unswervingly encourage its development.