Greater Bay Area
Greater Bay Area
Beijing has a grand plan to integrate Hong Kong and Macau with nine cities in the southern province of Guangdong – Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing. It wants to turn the area into a world-class economic and innovation hub that will produce more than 10 per cent of China’s GDP and 20 per cent of the country’s exports.
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Bohai Economic Rim
Bohai Economic Rim
The Bohai Economic Rim includes the area surrounding the Bohai Sea in northern China, is home to 18 per cent of the country’s population and accounts for 20 per cent of its GDP. It is a traditional heavy industry and manufacturing centre – from aviation to logistics, shipping, cars, electronics and petrochemicals.
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Yangtze River Delta
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta comprises Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, and Anhui in the southeast. It is home to 15 per cent of China’s population and contributes around a quarter of the country’s GDP and more than a third of its foreign trade and investment.
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Sichuan-Chongqing region
Sichuan-Chongqing region
The Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle has a GDP of more than 7 trillion yuan (US$1.01 trillion) and is a hub for the huge market in the hinterland of China’s southwestern region.
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