Mr. GIN RAY (Manager, Science City): (Through Translator) We want Hefei to become a top-level, high-tech city.
Hefei Intermediate People's Court clerk Zhang Li confirmed the officers' trial was being held but gave no details.
Through working hard over the next 15 years, we want Hefei to be the Silicon Valley of China.
Hefei offers a well-educated work force, sometimes for about a third of the cost of hiring in Shanghai.
Japanese firms have to be in China, says Akira Kitaura, the Japanese manager of the clothing factory in Hefei.
The government is also working overtime to make Hefei a more livable city.
British conglomerate Unilever just moved its Chinese production operations to Hefei from Shanghai.
He has invested in two shopping-mall projects, one in the southern city of Changsha and another in the eastern city of Hefei.
On the edge of town, on what used to be a state-owned pig farm, the vision of Hefei's government is being put into practice.
Ms. GRACE GAO (Human Resources Department, WebEx): (Through Translator) Hefei has many high-quality engineers from very good universities, so it's a very attractive city.
Even within China, living standards in the major cities, Beijing and Shanghai, are very different from those in smaller inland cities such as Hefei and Kaifeng.
The Intermediate People's Court in Hefei found all four guilty on Monday and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from five to 11 years, according to Xinhua.
It's now only four and a half hours from Hefei to Shanghai on the newly built highway and less than three by the new high-speed rail link.
You've probably never heard of Hefei, but if the leaders of this city of nearly four million people have their way, within a few years you'll know all about it.
This will eventually be the site of Science City, a high-tech park covering nearly 20 square miles, where the Hefei government is offering massive financial incentives to high-tech companies, both local and foreign.
There's still a long way to go before Hefei becomes the international city it wants to be, but when you look at what else China has achieved in 25 years, you might not want to bet against it.
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