Between June 10 and 12, the 2019 Chengdu Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
Fair was hosted in the city of Chengdu under the sponsorship of the Chengdu 
Municipal People's Government. Attended by guests from 22 nations and blocs 
such as the European Union, the United States, South Korea and New Zealand, the 
fair facilitated the completion of a total of RMB33.3 billion in transactions 
for key factors such as capital and technology.

With "new economy, new ecology, new scenarios" as the main theme. A total 576 
enterprises participated in the event, and visitor count reached approximately 
60,000 attends.

Key production factors like human resources, technology and capital are the 
lifeline of innovation. Total transactions completed at this edition of the 
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair amounted to 33.3 billion yuan, of which, 
there were 3,811 trades in technology that totaled 11.2 billion yuan in 
transaction value, while contracts signed for transactions in key capital 
factors were valued at RMB22.1 billion.

During the span of the fair there was also a specialized job fair. More than 
300 enterprises were organized to partake, and they announced 8,027 positions. 
Visitors to the job fair numbered 10,300 attends and some of the most popular 
professions include algorithm engineers, big data engineers and digital 
entertainment engineers, among others.

At present, Chengdu has formed economic and trade relations with 235 nations 
and regions across the globe, and has forged international sister city and 
friendly cooperation city relationships with 96 cities. Chengdu is also home to 
285 Fortune Global 500 corporations, and vice chairman at Forbes Media LLC Mike 
Perlis indicated: "Chengdu is creating a vibrant and sustainable climate 
conducive to innovation".

SOURCE: Chengdu Municipal People's Government