The Suzhou statistics bureau on May 18 released the results of the seventh census by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2020.
Suzhou New District saw 46.8 percent and 58.0 percent increases in industrial investment and foreign trade exports from January to March.
Suzhou New District saw its total imports and exports grow 45.4 percent year-on-year to $10.14 billion in the first quarter of this year。
Suzhou New District has been home to more than 400 Taiwan-funded enterprises, with a total investment of $7 billion.
Suzhou New District saw the number of Japanese companies it was home to rise from zero to more than 600 over the past 27 years.
Suzhou New District has beefed up efforts to attract scientific and technological investment in 2020.
