Fortune Global Forum now underway in Sichuan capital, Zhuan Ti and Peng Chao report

Chengdu has an "initial value, industrial and supply chain" for Fortune Global 500 and other leading international firms, Mayor Ge Honglin said on the opening day of the Fortune Global Forum on Thursday.

While noting that 238 Fortune Global 500 companies now have operations in Chengdu, Ge also stressed the important contributions made by local firms to the city's economic growth.