Yunnan never leaves poorer prefectures behind

Kunming city may host the 2017 South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair (SSACEIF) but Yunnan province has no intention of leaving poorer prefectures behind.

The press conference

At the press conference to launch the Fair before a hundred local and international press, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture was given a chance to present itself as another ideal investment destination.

The information on Chuxiong, which sits in the middle of Yunnan with a population of 2.73 million, provides a good example of China’s efforts to deal with inequity and poorer areas of the country.

Chuxiong officials sell their prefecture as another economic gateway in Yunnan as well as its richness in copper, titanium, zinc and iron, and 6,000 plant species. It also houses the Myanmar-China’s oil pipeline.

The officials declared budget spent on poverty reduction via number of villages, target to deal with inequality, share of income between urban and rural population, and what it expects in contribution to the prefecture’s growth because of the OBOR via South and Southeast Asia.

They declared prefecture government service reform with changes in the laws, to achieve clean governance, boost efficiency and economic level’s playing field. In all endeavours, it will attain ethic solidarity.

They disclosed data on progress with Alibaba e-commerce to get local firms on the world’s business map.

Provided by Jpana;  Editor: Eric Wang