Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, ranked 23rd in the 2022 list of the China's top 100 counties released by the CCID County Economic Research Center, local media reported on July 20.

It ranked 7th among the county-level cities of the province.

Meanwhile, Rugao ranked 16th in the 2022 list of top 100 counties in the Yangtze River Delta released by the CCID Consulting Co Ltd Shanghai Branch.

The launch ceremony for the construction of the Scania Rugao Manufacturing Base is held on June 10 in Rugao, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/WeChat account: rugaofabu]

This year, Rugao has signed agreements for 19 projects worth more than 500 million yuan ($74.14 million) each and two projects worth more than $30 million each.

In addition, the city is home to three enterprises recognized as national manufacturing champions and eight national "little giants", more than anywhere else in Nantong.