In the present, Nantong residents’ footprints are over more than 120 countries and areas. The number of people exceeded 100 thousand, ranked the 1st in Jiangsu

By Zhu Wenjun, Liu Lu and Lu Zhaoxin

On 14 September, Nantong entrepreneurs’ representatives in places including Africa, south America and Europe, flew back to Nantong from places all over the world, like a group of migratory birds, to participate the first session of the second Nantong entrepreneurs’ association members conference. Vice president of Jiangsu federation of industry and commerce and board chairman of Jiangsu Zongyi group Zan Shengda was elected as the new president of Nantong entrepreneurs’ association.

In the past more than 20 years, Nantong started with home textile trade, expanded to fields including mining development, clothing, mechanics and electricity, real estate, construction, and environmental protection, has been playing more and more important role in world economic stage. In the present, Nantong residents’ footprints are over more than 120 countries and areas. The number of people exceeded 100 thousand, ranked the 1st in Jiangsu.

Since it was founded in May 2017, Nantong entrepreneurs’ association has become the most integrated and largest chamber of commerce organization with largest cover area and most Nantong entrepreneurs in our city. Up to now, 71 Nantong chambers of commerce have been founded in other countries, including 8 provincial level chambers of commerce and 27 municipal level chambers of commerce.

‘Nantong’s home textile and construction are famous overseas.’ Lu Jianfei, executive vice president of Jiangsu chamber of commerce in Angola, whose hometown is Changle, Haimen, said that although many people never came to Nantong before, but they heard about it, ‘hometown of new overseas Chinese’ and ‘hometown of construction’ are both important brands for Nantong to go international.

As the new elected president of overseas chamber of commerce of Nantong entrepreneurs’ association, Chen Hui said that the chamber of commerce would further improve the cohesion and relationship of Nantong entrepreneurs abroad, work together to develop business, create more active and positive Nantong entrepreneur’s image in the world, tell Chinese stories and Nantong stories well.