A group signing ceremony of 20 German-invested projects is held in Taicang on June 25. [Photo/WeChat account: TCinvest]

From January to September, Taicang in Jiangsu province received foreign investments valued at $2.04 billion, up 59.79 percent year-on-year, according to the city's commerce bureau on Nov 2.

The signing ceremony between Taicang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone and US-based Moog Inc is held in Taicang on Aug 25. [Photo/taicangdaily.com]

During the nine-month period, agreements on 81 new foreign-invested projects were signed, bringing in $1 billion in foreign investment. An additional 48 foreign projects received $1.15 billion in added investment.