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Regions”, which specify a series of support policies modern service industries such as trade, finance
for the Dongxing Experimental Zone from 31 and information.
aspects, including programs to develop border
areas and improve the lives of the border - The Lingang Industrial Zone: Located
residents, system and institutional reform, trade in Qisha Industrial Zone, this zone prioritizes
structure adjustment, differentiated support the development of industries with port
policies, infrastructure construction, financial characteristics, industrial transfers at home and
and tax support, financial innovation, and abroad, forming industrial clusters, and building
expanding tourism. an advanced equipment manufacturing, energy
and chemical base.
Dongxing Experimental Zone covers Dongxing
City and Gangkou District under the administration - The Ecological Agricultural Zone: Located
of Fangchenggang Municipality, as well as the at the foot of Shiwandashan Mountain, this zone
towns of Fangcheng, Jiangshan and Maoling of prioritizes the development of industries with
Fangcheng District, with a total area of 1,226 sub-tropical characteristics, such as agriculture,
square kilometers and population of 483,000. ecological tourism and leisure agriculture,
Dongxing Experimental Zone connects ASEAN ecological protection of coastal waters and land
countries through sea and land transportation. reservation for development of the Dongxing
With a land border of 100.9 kilometers and a sea Experimental Zone.
border of 537.8 kilometers, it has five national
ports including the largest port in western China, In 2019, the Dongxing Pilot zone achieved a
Fangcheng Port, and five barter trade zones for GDP of 55.563 billion RMB, up by 6.0% year-on-
border residents. year. There were 101 industrial enterprises above
designated scale, and the total industrial output
Details of the 5 functional zones of the value increased by 0.2% year-on-year. There were
Dongxing Experimental Zone are: 84 newly signed projects.

- The International Economic and Trade China (Dongxing) - Vietnam (Mong Cai)
Zone: Located in the border and coastal areas Cross-border Economic Cooperation Zone
of Dongxing City and Fangcheng District, this
zone prioritizes the development of international The China (Dongxing) - Vietnam (Mong Cai)
trade and exhibitions, logistics, import and export Cross-border Economic Cooperation Zone is
processing, cultural tourism and other industries, located in the core region of the Guangxi Beibu
and has a highly open international economic Gulf Economic Zone and overlaps with southwest
and trade cooperation base and an international China, Pan-Pearl River Delta and ASEAN economic
tourism base. circles. It is an important node for China to
implement the Belt and Road Initiative, which
- The Port Logistics Zone: Located is an important platform for China to open up
in Yuwangang District in Fangchenggang and cooperate with ASEAN countries, and is a
Municipality, this zone prioritizes the development demonstration area for China-Vietnam economic,
of port transportation, international logistics and trade and investment cooperation. In November
transshipment business, has expanded bonded 2015, Guangxi, China and Quang Ninh, Vietnam
business, and has a modern logistics base. jointly signed the “Cooperation Agreement on
Building Friendly Local Organizations Between the
- The International Business Zone: Located Guangxi Zhung Autonomous Region Committee
in the central downtown area of Fangcheng of the CCP and the Quang Ninh Province
District, this zone has developed into the cultural, Committee of the VCP”, proposing to accelerate
commercial and administrative center of the the construction of the China-Vietnam Cross-
city. The goals for this zone are to build a new border Economic Cooperation Zone. In October
ecological bay city and an international business 2013, during Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Vietnam,
service base, and prioritize the development of China and Vietnam agreed to construct the

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