23 deals signed at Chongqing development summit
Deals for 23 projects collectively valued at 31.81 billion yuan ($4.63 billion) were signed at the first summit on high-quality development and cooperation in the private economy in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. The signings took place in Chongqing's Rongchang district on Friday.
More than 400 entrepreneurs from chambers of commerce and government officials in Sichuan province and Chongqing attended the event.
The signings involved key and supplementary projects in new energy, electronic information, equipment manufacturing and new materials, according to local authorities.
"The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China noted the importance of boosting the private economy and optimizing the business environment," said Gao Hongbo, head of Rongchang district.
