SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Ronald Piervincenzi, chief executive officer of the US Pharmacopeial Convention and his delegation yesterday.

Han said Shanghai is carrying out reforms to accelerate the development of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and he welcomed the US Pharmacopeial Convention to open an office in the FTZ, which he believed will boost the company’s cooperation with Shanghai.

Han said the Shanghai government will do all it can to improve business environment for domestic and foreign enterprises, including the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, and encourage them to participate in Shanghai’s drive to become a global innovation center.