Guiyang commits to opening up more fields of business

Guiyang, the capital of southwestern China's Guizhou province, is taking big strides in opening up to the outside world, aiming for high-quality economic development, the city's mayor, Chen Yan, said.

Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, Chen said, "We plan to form a comprehensive opening-up system covering more fields by 2020, with total foreign trade volume exceeding $5 billion."

The system is expected to boost the city's foreign trade volume to $50 billion by 2035, added Chen, who is also an NPC deputy.