China's Ministry of Commerce officially announced last week the designation of Xiamen and nine other cities as national supply chain innovation and application demonstration cities. Commerce representatives also announced the designation of four local firms as demonstration enterprises -- the Linde (China) Forklift Truck Corporation, Xiamen C&D, the Xiamen ITG Group and the XMXYG Company. Program representatives said that the launch of the pilot project is intended to develop city-wide wholesale and retail industries by fostering the local supply chain and supporting supply chain enterprises.
