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China (Dongxing) - Vietnam (Mong Cai) Cross- Nanmushan Avenue and Luofu West Road, with a
border Economic Cooperation Zone. The joint total investment of 843.54 million RMB. By August
communique issued by China and Vietnam on 11 2019, the total value of Dongxing's foreign trade
May 2017 specified that both countries should was 3.97 billion RMB, up 87.3% year-on-year.
speed up negotiation and signing of the “Overall
Plan for Construction of the China-Vietnam Cross- Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
border Economic Cooperation Zone”.
The Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
The China (Dongxing) - Vietnam (Mong Cai) runs through Guangdong and Guangxi, with
Cross-border Economic Cooperation Zone covers Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces upstream, and
a total planned area of 23.44 square kilometers, Hong Kong and Macau downstream. The scope
including 9.94 square kilometers of Chinese includes Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing and
territory and 13.5 square kilometers in Vietnam. Yunfu in Guangdong Province and 7 cities in
The core area of the Chinese side focuses on Guangxi Province, including Liuzhou, Wuzhou,
finance and trade, electronics and machinery, Guigang, Laibin and Chongzuo. The economic
textile and garments, new energy, modern belt occupies an important strategic position in
logistics, agricultural product processing, etc., to China’s development and the opening up to and
build a "One Zone and Three Parks" (Financial cooperation with ASEAN. In July 2014, the “Pearl
and Trade Zone, Shenzhen Electronic Technology River-Xijiang Economic Belt Development Plan”
Industrial Park, Hong Kong Textile and Garment was approved by the State Council, and regional
Industrial Park, and Taiwan Processing Trade development based on the Pearl River-Xijiang
and Logistics Comprehensive Industrial Park) River Basin was officially promoted as a national
model. The Dongxing Cross-border Economic strategy. The State Council proposed to (i) support
Cooperation Zone is speeding up its development optimization, (ii) establish and update modernized
and construction and will become a new growth industrial systems, (iii) adhere to planning and
point for China's economic border development. coordination, (iv) promote the development of
new-type urbanization, (v) put the improvement
In 2020, the Administrative Committee of of people's lives first, and (vi) strive for improved
Guangxi Dongxing National Key Development and public services. The plan also proposes to (i)
Opening-up Pilot Zone issued the “Implementation uphold the principle of opening up, (ii) improve
Opinions on The Establishment and Promotion the process of opening up and cooperation, (iii)
of the Joint Working Mechanism of Coordinated shape the Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
Development between Dongxing Park District into a new growth base for the opening up and
and Dongxing Municipal Government District of development of southwest and central south
China's Dongxing - Vietnam's Mong Cai Cross- China, and (iv) a create model for regionally
border Economic Cooperation Zone.” Promoting harmonious development and watershed
the high-quality development of Dongxing Park, ecological construction.
a cross-border economic cooperation zone
between Dongxing and Mong Cai in Vietnam, On 17 September 2020, the seventh Joint
improving work efficiency, consolidating work Conference of Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces
forces, and comprehensively improving the on Promoting the Development Planning
institutionalization, standardization and scientific and Implementation of the Zhujiang-Xijiang
level of the linkage of development between the Economic Belt was held in Sanya. The conference
region and Dongxing city. promoted (i) implementation of the “Three-year
Action Plan on Comprehensively Connecting
By the end of September 2019, the Cross- Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau in the
border Economic Cooperation Zone (Chinese Greater Bay Area with Guangdong and Guangxi
Park) between Dongxing and Vietnam Mong Cai to Accelerate the Construction of the Pearl River
Street completed construction of Guomenlou, an and Xijiang Economic Belt (2019-2021)”, (ii) further
inspection yard, standard workshop and several strengthening cooperation between Guangdong
major road projects including Youhao Avenue, and Guangxi, and (iii) high-quality development
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border Economic Cooperation Zone. The joint total investment of 843.54 million RMB. By August
communique issued by China and Vietnam on 11 2019, the total value of Dongxing's foreign trade
May 2017 specified that both countries should was 3.97 billion RMB, up 87.3% year-on-year.
speed up negotiation and signing of the “Overall
Plan for Construction of the China-Vietnam Cross- Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
border Economic Cooperation Zone”.
The Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
The China (Dongxing) - Vietnam (Mong Cai) runs through Guangdong and Guangxi, with
Cross-border Economic Cooperation Zone covers Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces upstream, and
a total planned area of 23.44 square kilometers, Hong Kong and Macau downstream. The scope
including 9.94 square kilometers of Chinese includes Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing and
territory and 13.5 square kilometers in Vietnam. Yunfu in Guangdong Province and 7 cities in
The core area of the Chinese side focuses on Guangxi Province, including Liuzhou, Wuzhou,
finance and trade, electronics and machinery, Guigang, Laibin and Chongzuo. The economic
textile and garments, new energy, modern belt occupies an important strategic position in
logistics, agricultural product processing, etc., to China’s development and the opening up to and
build a "One Zone and Three Parks" (Financial cooperation with ASEAN. In July 2014, the “Pearl
and Trade Zone, Shenzhen Electronic Technology River-Xijiang Economic Belt Development Plan”
Industrial Park, Hong Kong Textile and Garment was approved by the State Council, and regional
Industrial Park, and Taiwan Processing Trade development based on the Pearl River-Xijiang
and Logistics Comprehensive Industrial Park) River Basin was officially promoted as a national
model. The Dongxing Cross-border Economic strategy. The State Council proposed to (i) support
Cooperation Zone is speeding up its development optimization, (ii) establish and update modernized
and construction and will become a new growth industrial systems, (iii) adhere to planning and
point for China's economic border development. coordination, (iv) promote the development of
new-type urbanization, (v) put the improvement
In 2020, the Administrative Committee of of people's lives first, and (vi) strive for improved
Guangxi Dongxing National Key Development and public services. The plan also proposes to (i)
Opening-up Pilot Zone issued the “Implementation uphold the principle of opening up, (ii) improve
Opinions on The Establishment and Promotion the process of opening up and cooperation, (iii)
of the Joint Working Mechanism of Coordinated shape the Pearl River-Xijiang River Economic Belt
Development between Dongxing Park District into a new growth base for the opening up and
and Dongxing Municipal Government District of development of southwest and central south
China's Dongxing - Vietnam's Mong Cai Cross- China, and (iv) a create model for regionally
border Economic Cooperation Zone.” Promoting harmonious development and watershed
the high-quality development of Dongxing Park, ecological construction.
a cross-border economic cooperation zone
between Dongxing and Mong Cai in Vietnam, On 17 September 2020, the seventh Joint
improving work efficiency, consolidating work Conference of Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces
forces, and comprehensively improving the on Promoting the Development Planning
institutionalization, standardization and scientific and Implementation of the Zhujiang-Xijiang
level of the linkage of development between the Economic Belt was held in Sanya. The conference
region and Dongxing city. promoted (i) implementation of the “Three-year
Action Plan on Comprehensively Connecting
By the end of September 2019, the Cross- Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau in the
border Economic Cooperation Zone (Chinese Greater Bay Area with Guangdong and Guangxi
Park) between Dongxing and Vietnam Mong Cai to Accelerate the Construction of the Pearl River
Street completed construction of Guomenlou, an and Xijiang Economic Belt (2019-2021)”, (ii) further
inspection yard, standard workshop and several strengthening cooperation between Guangdong
major road projects including Youhao Avenue, and Guangxi, and (iii) high-quality development
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