After 35 years of rapid revenue growth in China, foreign companies are broadening their business networks by expanding in the western part of the country.
Chengdu, an inland city in southwestern China known for its giant pandas and tasty cuisine, is striving to become a globally appealing city and China's western gateway for opening-up.
Sichuan's foreign trade achieved double-digit growth at 12.5 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, despite the nation's foreign trade still registering a drop.
Chengdu, the bridgehead of West China's Development Project, has been planned by the State Council as a center in Southwest China for science and technology, commerce and trade, finance, transportation and communications.
The park has attracted more than 30 educational and scientific research institutions, which include the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.
