At the forum, Li Zhihong, executive vice mayor of Chengdu, said that as a key area of Shenzhen, the first economic special zone and the financial center of China, Qianhai has set examples for financial innovation. As the intersection of the Belt and Road route and the Yangtze River economic belt, Chengdu is one of the big cities in central and western China. Its economic aggregate amounted to over a trillion yuan. He said the interaction between Chengdu and Qianhai on innovation is frequent and the cooperation on financial innovation has been upgraded.
He encouraged the two parts to have more cooperation on both the innovation and talents.
Li Qiang, chairman of Qianhai Financial Holdings Company, which was one of the hosts, said the financial resources should be put into the real economy and the financial innovation should better guide the resources and lower down the risks.
Li also introduced the development of the company and said Qianhai should strive to be a cross-border investment center.