Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi Province, as the starting point of ancient Silk Road, represents the origin of Chinese civilization and the microcosm of China's rapid development. We hereby sincerely invite all friends from the whole world to come to Xi’an and participate in “2016 China-Shaanxi SME cross-border investment and trade corporation conference” hosted by Bank of China and Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government in May.
Xi’an - One of the Four Ancient Cities over the world
With more than 7000 year’s history of civilization, Xi’an is known as the ancient capital of the world’s Four Ancient Cities with Athens, Cairo, and Rome. Meanwhile, Xi’an enjoys the reputation of “Natural History Museum” due to its long standing history and splendid culture. Besides, the city is also regarded as the birthplace of Chinese civilization and Chinese nation with being the capital for 13 main dynasties along the history.
Xi’an - the Center City in China
Xi’an marks the geodetic center of China with its unique geographic advantages. Being the hub of the Modern Silk Road and Eurasian Economic Belt as well as the core of three-hour economic circle in China, Xi’an has 36 air routes connecting 32 countries and several high-speed rails throughout the whole country, making the city become the largest hub of air and ground transportation in West China.
Xi 'an - Unique Political Status
Xi’an is considered to be the heart of the Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Belt, the permanent site for Euro-Asia Economic Forum and the starting point of Silk Road for economic construction, helping the city gain a core status in West China. In that case, more than 200 foreign head of state has come to Xi’an for a visit, some of which are from the Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Korea, Belgium, and Spain. Head of state like Mr. Modi, Mr. Karimov, Mr. Sarkozy and Mr. Clinton, even took Xi’an, hometown of China’s president---Xi Jinping, as their first stop to visit, showing Xi’an its own extraordinary political position over the whole country.
Shaanxi - Paradise for Venture Investment
Leading aerospace Industry --- Shaanxi, as the important aerospace industry center in China, has the only satellite tracking control center, aircraft flight test institute, rocket engine manufacturing base, satellite navigation research institute and satellite navigation control system production base throughout the country.
Hi-tech Industries Zone --- Xi’an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone is one of the three national-level high-tech development zones, owning over 1300 recognized high-tech enterprises, which cumulatively apply 8200 scientific and technological achievements into practice.
Abundant Resources --- Shaanxi province, where Xi’an located, is full of energy resources. Shenfu Coal Field, located in the north of Shaanxi province, is one of the seven biggest coal fields around the world and the biggest un-compartmentalized gas field on land in China as well. Meanwhile, Shaanxi’s proven geological reserve stock of oil resources ranks fifth country-wide and the halite proven reserve stock ranks first over the nation, accounting for more than one third of the nation-wide total amount.
Equipment Manufacturing-Base --- Xi’an is one of the important equipment manufacturing bases in China. Weapon equipment manufacture, ranking top in the county, alongside with new energy vehicles, aerospace industry, electrical machinery, advanced rail transportation equipment and computer numerical control machine tools have constituted China’s progressive industrial clusters.
Hi-tech Agriculture --- Xi’an is also the birthplace of Chinese agricultural civilization, where located Yang-Ling Agriculture Hi-tech Industrial Zone, the only national-level agriculture hi-tech development zone in China.
Since Chinese president Xi Jinping has put forward the concept of Silk Road Economic Belt, international giants are accelerating for the west with global research and development base to China. The effect of foreign invested industry clusters begin to show. Lately, Samsung transfer its electronics manufacturing to Xi’an, which is the biggest single investment in China. Contemporarily, there are many foreign enterprises investing in China, now with 94 out of the Fortune 500 companies moving into Xi’an.
Shaanxi - Offering Preferential Policies for Overseas Investment
For encouraging foreign investment, Shaanxi provincial government offers preferential policies as many as possible. In addition to China's Western Campaign policies and the incentive policies implemented by the State, the foreign investors also enjoy Shaanxi local preferential policies.
Foreign investments in Shaanxi, embracing municipal infrastructure construction and public service on export enterprises, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, energy, and transportation, along with investment in high-tech zone companies, enjoy exemption or reduction on corporation income tax, tariff and added value tax. Particularly, favorable exporting policies are available to enterprises which integrate agriculture with trade and industry. Meanwhile, exemption or reduction on land use fee is applicable in specific regions. In addition, provincial foreign-capital enterprises can obtain loan, guarantee, and mortgage assistance when seeking for domestic financing.
The Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China (ITFCEW), one of the most important national exhibitions, features domestic and overseas business investment projects and exhibition of commodity with local characteristics, designed to improve investment and cooperation among home and aboard, boosting the trade liberalization and facilitation. Over 98 national leaders, more than 2000 foreign celebrities, and 100,000 guests and businesses from home and abroad attended the 19th ITFCEW in 2015, an exceptionally grand occasion, with 20,000 kinds of exhibitions, 4,117 investment projects reaching an agreement, and contract volume 590.478 billion Yuan.
2016 China-Shaanxi SME Cross-border Investment and Trade Cooperation Conference, co-hosted by Bank of China and the Shaanxi provincial government, is one of the ITFCEW events, which will invite about 600 quality enterprises from modern agriculture, advanced manufacture, high technology (including Information Technology, biotechnology etc) at home, and welcome enterprises abroad to discuss the opportunities of cooperation and development, where over 1000 one-to-one business meetings will be launched. Bank of China will provide cross-border investment and trade matchmaking services, such as establishing an information database, demand matchmaking, online meetings, and face-to face discussion and leading field trips to meet the demand of enterprises.
Those who are interested in investment and cooperation are welcomed to Shaanxi, to the province with abundant business and cultural resources!
Please download “Bank of China SME Cross-border Investment and Trade Cooperation Conference Application” (attached below) and send to the e-mail address below.
Contacts: 029-89592165、89592166、89592167、89592713
Email: kjchzxqyb_sn@mail.notes.bank-of-china.com
Please apply before March 31, 2016. Looking forward to your participation!
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