China's outback west is becoming a hot attraction for Spanish investors.

"The vast market is like our challenging bullring," said Spanish entrepreneur Jorge Botello, who is going to set up a factory in west China's Sichuan Province.

Botello is one of the 20 delegates of an inspection tour organized by the Catalunya government. Their businesses cover the manufacturing, processing and distribution of farm products.

"It is a long-considered decision to invest in Sichuan. Because we share the same advantages in geographic location, processing industry and agricultural instruments manufacturing," said Antonihidi Siurana, Agriculture minister of Catalunya and also the leader of the team, adding that their cooperation will be fruitful.

After several days of inspection the team has decided to establish business contact with Sichuan in agricultural machines manufacturing, fruit distribution and safe production of meat.

As early as March 1994, the autonomous region of Valencia established an international friendship city relationship and partnership with Sichuan Province.

In January 2002 the Baroque Artistic Furniture Center opened in Chengdu,the capital city of Sichuan Province, bringing the elegant, classical Spanish furnishings into western Chinese people's homes.

"Above all, the Chinese mainland has become immersed in economic globalization and Sichuan is becoming a new 'bullring' for Spanish entrepreneurs," said an official with the Valencia government.

Source: Xinhua