Top 10 best China cities for start-up businesses

Chinadaily News: A list of 'Best cities for start-up businesses in Chinese mainland 2016' was jointly released on July 12 by Biaozhunpaiming, Tencent Research Institute and UR Work.

The list was made based on three criteria for start-up businesses - popularity, policy environment and intelligent support. Beijing tops the list with the highest score 96.448, almost 36 points higher than the second runner-up Shanghai.

Here is the list:

1 Beijing
Score: 96.448

2 Shanghai
Score: 59.2638

3 Shenzhen
Score: 51.2196

4 Hangzhou
Score: 42.1493

5 Guangzhou
Score: 41.2384

6 Tianjin
Score: 38.8829

7 Wuhan
Score: 36.1946

8 Suzhou
Score: 35.9827

9 Nanjing
Score: 35.5945

10 Chengdu
Score: 34.0449

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