Acclaimed as the “Land of Abundance,” Chengdu, an inland city in western China, has been developing fast over the recent years. It has established a modern industrial system involving the advanced manufacturing, modern service sector and modern agriculture. In 2015, the city's GDP hit over RMB1 trillion.

成都造汽车整装待发闯世界

Chengdu-made vehicles to be exported 

As a vital city for the China's national Belt and Road Initiative and the strategy to develop the Yangtze River Economic Zone, Chengdu, seizing the important historical opportunities, is well poised to take on the roles of a national major city and an economic center in western China.

Currently, the city targets to become an important national base for advanced manufacturing and modern service sector, in hopes of involving in the global division of labor and promoting regional industrial synergy.

Having long been a strategically important city for overseas and domestic companies to explore the market in southwest and western China, Chengdu's market reach has expanded to Central Asia, Europe and other parts of the world. According a report on global investment environment released by the World Bank in 2007, Chengdu had become a Benchmark City for Investment Environment in Inland China.