Consulate organized an India-China business and investment forum in the city of Changzhou, Jiangsu on 23 September 2013. The Forum was organized in collaboration with the Changzhou Municipal Government. Consul General led the Indian delegation which included representatives of several Indian companies. Vice-Mayor of Changzhou Mr. Fang Guoqiang met the Indian delegation prior to the Forum and said that the local government strongly supported greater economic ties. Changzhou is already home to several big Indian companies such as Wipro Infrastructure, Aditya Birla Group and NIIT. At the Forum presentations were made on investment opportunities in India for Chinese companies, the FDI policies of the government of India and how to set up businesses in India. About 120 participants from more than 60 companies participated in the Forum.