July 14 is the National Day of France. Serge Lavroff, Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of France in Wuhan, stated in the large-sized activity in celebration of the National Day that the economic and cultural cooperation of France with Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and other central China provinces is increasingly being strengthened, and French investment in the area presently roughly makes up 1/3 of its total investment within China.

Based on introduction, the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi at present totally hold nearly 1000 citizens and 80 enterprises of France. The Sino-French cooperation in the area of economy is diversified and especially in the areas of auto, energy, retailing, banking and urban sustained development, more and more hi-tech enterprises spring up.