Xiuwen conducts online investment promotion

Xiuwen county in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province recently signed project contracts worth around 2 billion yuan ($295.6 million) with five cooperative enterprises via the internet.

They were inked during the current novel coronavirus of epidemic prevention and control measures, indicating a good start to attracting investment in the first quarter of 2020.

The five projects included the Guizhou Supply Chain Industrial Park for Yonghui Supermarket with an investment of 400 million yuan.

There were also the Mingya Education Industry Base with an investment of 320 million yuan, the Auto Parts E-commerce Warehousing & Logistics Park in northern Guiyang with an investment of 80 million yuan, the Guizhou Tourism Port (Phase I) being funded by Longshang Group with an investment of 1 billion yuan and Shouyang Group's headquarters and logistics distribution center, costing 200 million yuan.

An Zhenhai, deputy director of the investment promotion bureau of Xiuwen county communicates with enterprises through WeChat. [Photo/gog.cn]

Although the COVID-19 epidemic has cut off physical, face-to-face communications, it could not deter the enthusiasm for investment promotions.

Xiuwen county investment promotion bureau made plans in advance, to reduce the impact of the epidemic on its work. It also introduced online communications immediately after the Spring Festival.

The bureau took full advantages of WeChat, telephone, faxes and other online contact methods to interact with companies, to understand their demands and difficulties and provide them with online services. Their efforts had strengthened the investment confidence of companies and promoted project cooperation.

Next, Xiuwen county plans to follow up investment information in a timely manner and actively contact companies that are in negotiation and have signed projects.

It will adopt online publicity, promotions and contract signing to create a favorable atmosphere and lay a good foundation for investment promotions.

An Zhenhai, deputy director of the investment promotion bureau of Xiuwen county, replies to messages on WeChat. [Photo/gog.cn]