Economic and Technological Development Zones
The China National Economic and Technological Development Zones (Chinese: 国家级经济技术开发区) are the special areas of the People's Republic of China where foreign direct investment is encouraged. They are usually called the "Economic and Technological Development Zones" or simply the "Development Zones".
These national level programs started with the Special Economic Zones for three cities in 1978, as part of China's economic reform, and were extended to the Economic and Technological Development Zones in 14 cities in 1984. In 2006, there are now 49 Development Zones (in the order of the list in the Chinese Wikipedia page, i.e. in the order of the approvals):
- Dalian Development Area
- Qinhuangdao
- Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
- Yantai
- Qingdao
- Nantong
- Lianyungang
- Weihai
- Fuqing Rongqiao
- Tongshan
- Shenyang
- Haerbin
- Changchun
- Wuhan
- Wuhu
- Huizhou Dayawan
- Beijing
- Urumuqi
- Hefei
- Zhengzhou
- Xi'an
- Chengdu
- Kunming
- Changsha
- Guiyang
- Nanchang
- Hohhot
- Yinchuan
- Nanjing
- Suzhou Industrial Park
- Shanghai Minhang
- Shanghai Hongqiao
- Shanghai Caohejing Development Zone (Shanghai Metro)
- Shanghai Pudong Lujiazui Financial & Trading Zone
- Shanghai Pudong Waigaiqiao Free-Trade Zone
- Shanghai Pudong Jinqiao Export Manufacturing Zone
- Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
- Hangzhou
- Hangzhou Xiangshan
- Ningbo
- Ningbo Daxie Island
- Wenzhou
- Fuzhou Mawei District
- Xiamen Haicang District
- Guangzhou
- Guangzhou Nansha
- Zhanjiang
- Hainan Yangpu Economic Development Zone
- Xining
- Taiyuan
- Lasa
- Nanning
- Lanzhou
- Shuyang Shuyang Economic and Technological Development Zone
Provincial Economic Development Zones
There are now many Provincial Economic Development Zones, such as:
- Dalian Changxing Island Seaport Industrial Area (Liaoning)
- Dongying Economic Development Zone (Shandong)
Some of them are as large as the National Economic and Technological Development Zones. There are also the Municipal-Level Economic Development Zones.
See also
- Metropolitan regions of China
- Economic reform in the People's Republic of China
- Special Economic Zones
- Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China
- List of technology centers of the world
- List of economic and technological development zones in Beijing
- List of economic and technological development zones in Shanghai
References
External links
- Ministry of Commerce MOFCOM
- China Association of Development Zones
- China Development Zones
- Support service to enter development Zones to Mainland China
- RightSite.asia | China Industrial Zone and Property Directory