In the recent Hurun Rich List 2012, the number of multimillionaires in Sichuan soared up to 25,500, ranking the province ninth across the nation.
According to Rupert Hoogewerf (known as Hurun in Chinese), a large number of young high-tech entrepreneurs will create wealth for Chengdu in the future.
A Forbes 2011 survey shows that Chengdu has become the main center for luxury fashion consumption across the nation. Eighty percent of global luxury brands have entered the Chengdu market, with sales value ranking third, following Beijing and Shanghai.
Chengdu is the only inland city in China recognized in the 2011 and 2012 "Top 10 Best Foreign Investment Strategy Cities in Asia and the Pacific Region" list by FDI.
In April 2012, Fortune publicly declared that the Fortune Forum 2013 would be held in Chengdu. Following Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing, Chengdu will become China's fourth city to host the global Fortune Forum. There are five main reasons Chengdu was selected to host.
After 10 years of solid development, China has become the second largest economy in the world, and its western development strategy has made the western part an economic center with great potential.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC
Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC
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Ministry of Culture of the PRC
National Tourism Administration of the PRC
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
People’s Government of Liaoning province
China-Northeast Asia Expo (Expo Affairs Bureau of Jilin province)
Jilin Development and Reform Commission
Jilin Industry and Information Technology Dept
Jilin Science and Technology Dept
Jilin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
Jilin Economic and Technical Cooperation Bureau
Jilin Council for the Promotion of International Trade
