Ningbo magnet for CEEC investment
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- Published: Tuesday, 01 June 2021 12:47
Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province has emerged as a hotspot for investment from the Central and Eastern European countries.
Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province has emerged as a hotspot for investment from the Central and Eastern European countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) and deliver a keynote speech in Beijing on February 9, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
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The summit, proposed by China, will be held via video link, Hua announced on Tuesday. Leaders and high-level representatives of CEECs, as well as representatives of China-CEEC cooperation observers will be invited to attend the summit
Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province has a permanent population of 9.4 million, an uptick of 23.65 percent from 2010, according to the seventh national census recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Slated for June 8 to 11, the second China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Expo will be held in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, said the organizers.
China will continue to be one of the main driving forces for global growth in 2021, the Bloomberg said in its Sunday report "China to Keep Up Momentum With Broadening Recovery: Eco Week".The country announced the latest economic indicators on Monday, showing that its industrial output rose by 9.8 percent year-on-year in April, and retail sales grew by 17.7 percent year-on-year.The news agency said China's role as the world factory is cemented with producing and selling everything from oxygen concentrators and masks to cellphones and home renovation supplies.
The country's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic last year not only boosted the domestic economy but also the profits of international companies, said the news agency