“苏州的企业类型已从轻纺为主转变为以I T产业为主。2004年全市IT产品的销售超过260亿美元,约占全国销售总量的10%。”6月2日,在国务院新闻办举行的“中国苏州电子信息博览会eMEX2005新闻发布会”上,苏州市人民政府市长阎立表示,目前,苏州市2000多家IT企业构筑了规模实力较强 “The type of business in Suzhou has shifted from being a light-weight textile industry to being dominated by the IT industry. In 2004, the city’s IT product sales exceeded 26 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for about 10% of the national total.” On June 2, in the State Department News Held at the “China Suzhou Electronic Information Exposition eMEX2005 press conference,” Yan Li, Mayor of Suzhou Municipal People’s Government said that at present, Suzhou City, more than 2,000 IT companies to build a scale of strength