Innovation cooperation activities are also one of the highlights. The RCEP friendship cities cooperation forum, for example, was held on March 24 to reach consensus on deepening joint work between local governments after the signing of the RCEP or Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement. RCEP is a massive trade accord in the Asian-Pacific region which came into force on Jan 1 this year.

A Sino-European sustainable development industry and finance cooperation meeting will also be held, to attract more European venture capital funds, cutting-edge sci-tech projects and high-end science and technology innovation summits to Wuxi.

Other activities to promote commerce and industry will take place, such as a conference on bolstering Wuxi's business with multinationals and a life and health industry conference.

In addition, the event will launch an international innovation and entrepreneurship competition, a short video competition and hold signing ceremonies for some 40 commerce and trade projects, as well as set up an international talent entry and exit service center to boost the city's internationalization.

At the opening ceremony, a series of non-governmental international friendship activities were held, including the opening ceremony of a friendship park and the appointment ceremony of the Friendship Envoy of Wuxi.