Sichuan economy grows in stature
By Huang Zhiling and Todd Balazovic in Chengdu | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-08 05:40
Former US ambassador sees more global attention focused on province
The economy of Western China is now better recognized by the rest of the world, former US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman told the Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Friday.
He said that Sichuan has more people, for instance, than France, and is an important global manufacturing center, backed by a strong local economy, and particularly high-quality universities.
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