The world is shifting its focus on the city of Chengdu again as the World Routes, a gathering of aviation organizations from around the world and the largest global annual event of its kind, is to be held in Chengdu Sept.24-27. The city is gaining greater presence on the map of the world's convention industry after having hosted the Fortune Global Forum, World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in recent years, and is highly regarded for its promising prospect of economic development and creativity, its excellent cultural environment and government service, and the efficiency in hosting international events.

德国总理默克尔与成都小朋友交流

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with local kids

Chengdu is playing an active role with confidence and open-mindedness in the “One Belt, One Road” strategy and the city government has decided to speed up the construction of the center for international transportation and communication in western China as one of the major tasks to make Chengdu a major city in China.

Many distinguished guests have visited Chengdu in recent years, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former British PMs David Cameron and Tony Blair and the US first lady Michelle Obama.