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MEISHAN, China, Sept. 20, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

From September 16 to 20, the 18th Western China International Fair is held in

Chengdu. More than 50,000 guests and merchants from 66 countries (regions)

participated in the exhibition online and on site, according to Meishan

Municipal People's Government.

At this year's Western China International Fair, Meishan City, Sichuan

Province, China, has presented the largest ever exhibition since its

participation. The exhibition is divided into two venues: Comprehensive Image

Venue and International Cooperation Venue, with a total exhibition area of

1,575 square meters. The content of the exhibition is rich and colorful. It not

only shows the historical and cultural heritage brought by Meishan as the

hometown of Su Dongpo, the great ancient scholar, but also the ecological

advantages that it relies on as a national forest city and an important part of

the Sichuan Area of the Giant Panda National Park, as well as characteristic

local industries such as bamboo weaving and Dongpo pickled vegetable.

Represented by innovative industry projects such as Sino-French Agricultural

Technology Park, Unilever (Sichuan) Global Production Base, Legoland of Tianfu

New Area, Sino Japanese International Healthy Care Precinct, etc., the

exhibition shows a new city image with innovation and opening-up.

It is worth noting that, to enhance the interactive experience, the Meishan

Exhibition Hall is embedded with modern sound and light equipment such as

"virtual roaming, 360 holographic images", and a cartoon image designed with Su

Dongpo, the representative figure of Meishan, as the prototype, is used as the

virtual host to tell visitors about the development of Meishan from the aspects

of culture, ecology, and industry.

Meishan is located in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, an important area

of China's "the Belt and Road" strategy. It belongs to the Chengdu metropolitan

area led by the core city, with obvious regional advantages. In recent years,

Meishan has prioritized "open development" and established economic and trade

relations with 70 countries and regions. In Sichuan, it is one of the

fastest-growing areas, with the second-largest number of Fortune Global 500

enterprises establishing their presence, behind Chengdu.

In addition to the obvious geographical advantages and potential industrial

resources that have won the favor of foreign investors, the positive attitude

of the local government is also an important reason for attracting investment.

Meishan makes full use of international and domestic exhibitions such as the

China International Import Expo, Canton Fair, and Western China International

Fair to actively promote its advantageous industries. In the process of

actively "going out" and "bringing in", many high-quality projects and

enterprises have settled down in Meishan.

Taking the Western China International Fair as an example, at the 17th Western

China International Fair held in 2018, Meishan signed 26 projects with a total

contract amount of RMB 28.6 billion. Relying on this platform, high-quality

projects such as Lenovo Dieyun (Meishan) Innovation and Technology Park

Project, Mengniu Dairy (Meishan) Annual Production of 180,000 Tons of

Low-Temperature Milk Production Project, Lekai New Material Electronic Material

R&D and Industrial Base Project have settled down in Meishan.

From January to August 2021, Meishan signed 109 new projects for investment

attraction, with the contract amount reaching RMB 249.814 billion. The number

of projects and the contract amount increased by 18.48% and 65.94%

year-on-year, respectively.  

On August 3, Shanghai Shanshan Lithium Battery Material Technology Co., Ltd., a

well-known Chinese lithium-ion battery anode material R&D and production

company, formally signed a contract with Pengshan District, Meishan City. The

company will invest RMB 10 billion to create an integration project with an

annual output of 200,000 tons of lithium battery anode material.

Zheng Yonggang, chairman of the company's board of directors, believes that

although Meishan is not currently a major city in the lithium battery industry,

it has a good business environment and new energy industry foundation. The

project will help Meishan become the world's largest lithium battery anode

material production base.

Source: Meishan Municipal People's Government