Wu Xinming said that today’s Nantong has both the advantages of a seaport that crosses the Yangtze River and reaches the sea, connecting it to the world, and the advantages of a channel that goes up along the Yangtze River and serves the inland.

By Zhu Wenjun, Li Tong, Fan Yi and Xing Zhijie

On 12th July, the 15th Jianghai Talent Entrepreneurship Week opened at Nantong International Conference Center.

Wu Xinming, Secretary of CPC Nantong Committee, said that today’s Nantong has both the advantages of a seaport that crosses the Yangtze River and reaches the sea, connecting it to the world, and the advantages of a channel that goes up along the Yangtze River and serves the inland. It also has the advantages of being adjacent to Shanghai and a window to the world. The output value of the six key industrial clusters exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan. High-tech enterprises have grown by 20% annually in the past two years. He sincerely invited talents from all over the world to deploy their innovative business in Nantong, root the innovative projects in Nantong and transform innovative achievements in Nantong.

Zhang Tong, Mayor of Nantong, said that ‘investing in Nantong is investing in Shanghai, planning in Nantong is planning in the Yangtze River delta’ has become the consensus of many enterprises. Nantong is not only a historical and cultural city, but also a happy city suitable for living and working. She sincerely invited talents from all over the world to create a better future.

At the opening ceremony, Dr. Thorsten from Munich, Germany and Yuan Hongliang, Chairman of the Board of Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. shared their stories of innovation and entrepreneurship in Nantong.