As summer reaches its peak, the city of Lanzhou buzzes with energy. On July 7th, the 30th Lanzhou Investment & Trade Fair featured a pivotal event: the Gansu Business Symposium, themed "Cultivating New Quality Productive Forces and Forging Ahead Together".

The venue was filled with an esteemed gathering of luminaries and guests from across the nation. Heads of Gansu Chambers of Commerce from 39 provinces, municipalities, and regions, 26 nonlocal chambers operating in Gansu, the Gansu General Chamber of Commerce in the USA, and 12 overseas Gansu business representative offices convened under the banner of "Cultivating New Quality Productive Forces and Forging Ahead Together", to reminisce about their roots, cherish hometown sentiments, and strategize for growth.

Among the distinguished attendees were Wang Jinsheng, President of Beijing Gansu Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Zuo Pengqiang, Vice President of the same chamber and Chairman of YOPO Holding Group, and Wang Yan, Secretary General of Beijing Gansu Enterprise Chamber of Commerce.

Successive speeches were delivered by Wang Jinsheng and representatives from Gansu Chambers in Tianjin, Shanxi, Shanghai, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, Xinjiang, among others. Also present were leaders from the Gansu Investment Chamber of Commerce, Gansu Zhejiang Enterprise Federation, Gansu Shandong Chamber of Commerce, as well as overseas chambers and business representatives from Thailand and the USA.

In his address, Wang Jinsheng, President of Beijing Gansu Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the need to fortify service-oriented approaches, introduce practical and relevant economic and industrial policies, precisely address enterprise needs, resolve challenges, and ignite market dynamism. To tackle the financing challenges of SMEs, he advocated for tailored financial support policies, optimized business environments, streamlined administrative approvals, enhanced efficiency, and the establishment of a comprehensive one-stop service system. This, he said, would safeguard investor rights and foster a fair, transparent, and predictable business landscape. With such concerted efforts, Gansu's economy stands poised to breakthrough and ascend to new heights.

Gansu entrepreneurs, with a deep sense of responsibility and attachment to their hometown, have ventured out to strengthen their enterprises while simultaneously fostering development in Gansu. According to partial data, Longzhou businesses have invested over RMB 100 billion in Gansu over the past three years, spanning industries such as photovoltaic power generation, traditional Chinese medicine, and agricultural specialties, contributing significantly to local prosperity. Moreover, these businesses have donated over RMB 400 million towards rural revitalization, epidemic prevention, earthquake relief, and education support in Gansu.

The symposium encouraged Gansu entrepreneurs to embody the spirit of giving back to society, assume greater social responsibilities, actively engage with their hometown, and leverage their private enterprise's capital, networks, and market strengths to attract high-end talents, resources, and industries. It urged them to return in groups to invest, initiate projects, facilitate partnerships, support underdeveloped regions, and collaborate towards shared prosperity, thereby propelling Gansu's economy and society towards high-quality development.