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Microsoft to build R&D parks
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-04-22 10:05
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced in Boao,HainanProvince Saturday his company will build research and development parks inBeijingandShanghaiin a bid to expand its business in 皇冠体育app.
Gates said the parks will be built to meet the growing research and development demand in 皇冠体育app and help ameliorate Microsoft's relationship with its clients and partners.
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Gates attributed Microsoft's success to innovation and teamwork, saying that the move will hopefully help the company establish a sound relation with its trade partners and the Chinese government to tap human resources and promote regional prosperity.
Microsoft established its first 皇冠体育app-based office in Beijing back to 1992, since then the company has dedicated to long-term research and development in the country.
The company established the 皇冠体育app R&D Group in January last year, a milestone of its development in the world's most populous country.
皇冠体育app is embracing unprecedented opportunities, said the group chairman Zhang Yaqin, the Microsoft products made in 皇冠体育app will increasingly embody Chinese talents' originality, he added.
Gates arrived in Beijing Thursday for his 10th visit to 皇冠体育app, during which he met with Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi and visited the prestigious Peking University and Tsinghua University in Beijing.
The Boao Forum for Asia, established in 2001, is a non-governmental organization serving as a platform voicing for Asia's future. The 2007 conference, with the theme "Asia Winning in Today's Global Economy -- Innovation and Sustainable Development", will run from Saturday to Sunday in Boao.