GANDHINAGAR: Even as local trade bodies have given a call to boycott Chinese goods and Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani appealed to people to adopt Swadeshi (indigenous) products, a high-level state government delegation is currently camping in China to woo investors.As part of an its international road shows in the run-up to the next Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS), a delegation of senior government officials and representatives of 20 companies is on a five-day tour of China. A number of business-to-business (B2B) meetings have already taken place. "Our delegation's objective is to strengthen the relationship between China, Hong Kong and India where Gujarat will play a key role by offering avenues across sectors to enhance business relationships," Sanjay Prasad, principal secretary, agriculture and co-operation, Gujarat government, said in an official statement after B2B meetings in China. We do not encourage purchase from there (China). If China wants to invest in Gujarat and produce from here, we welcome them.

Source: Times of India October 20, 2016 02:20 UTC