CHINA DAILY Monday, May 15, 2017 Shandong supplement 27 Local businesses’ investment fl ows to hotspot destinations Province steps up to lead intl partnerships, Tractors produced by Shandong’s farming machine maker China’s ‘going Lovol are favored by users in Africa. global’ strategy By ZHAO SHIJUN Industrial might of
[email protected] At the crossroads of the Silk Shandong province Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, East China’s Shandong moves westward province has been an active player in the Belt and Road Initiative. By ZHUAN TI Since the initiative was
[email protected] launched in 2013, the prov- ince has taken measures to More enterprises in Shan- 29.4 enhance economic and cultur- dong province are seeking billion yuan al exchanges with countries the huge market potential and regions along the routes, brought by the Belt and Road Shandong’s investment according to local o cials. Initiative, said local o cials in Belt and Road regions She Chunming, chief of the and businesspeople. Shandong Bureau of Com- Countries along the route merce, said: “In recent years, have become the favorite Shandong has implemented a destination for Shandong to ‘going global’ strategy, actively transfer its industrial capac- pany, signed a deal for an taking part in construction in ity to thanks to their lower Uzbek project last May. The Belt and Road countries and costs and abundant resourc- company and its Uzbek part- strengthening international es, according to Zhang ners will cooperate to build investment, trade and indus- A representative of the Saudi Arabia branch of Shandong-based IT giant Inspur introduces the company’s products to Saudi Arabian Xingcheng, deputy chief of 46 gas stations, with total trial capacity cooperation.” customers during the Inspur Customer Day in February 2016.