Global investors going west

"We appreciate the local government's work in simplifying procedures as well as their supportive policies."

A direct rail route linking the inland Chinese metropolis to the central Polish city of Lodz was opened earlier this year, becoming the fastest rail freight route between China and Europe.

Ge said the new route was also more competitively priced than equivalent sea rates.

"When we invite multinational companies into the city, we focus on their connections with local small- and medium-sized enterprises, how they might boost the development of new technical products, and how they might fit into local industrial and supply chains," Ge added.