Zhejiang entrepreneurs to play vital role in national modernization

Zhejiang entrepreneurs and businesses will play a vital role in China's modernization drive, according to top officials and experts in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province.

For thousands of years, business people from Zhejiang have been making great achievements, and they will create more opportunities for the economic development of the province and the country, said Yi Lianhong, Zhejiang's Party chief.

He made the remarks at the Sixth World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Convention, which opened on Friday and attracted over 700 participants, including business leaders, overseas Zhejiang business people, Fortune 500 representatives and scholars.