Dongguan reaffirms its strong position as one of China's innovation hubs

The World Dongguan Entrepreneurs Convention, held every two years in Guangdong province's manufacturing powerhouse of Dongguan since 2012, has established itself as a platform for local companies to collaborate and share their best practices in doing businesses.

This year's event, running from Dec 13 to 14, is attracting more than 1,200 corporate representatives across the globe, up 17.7 percent from the previous show in 2016. Of these, 909 are based in the Chinese mainland, 139 from Hong Kong and Macao and 155 from foreign countries.