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highly efficient, convenient, green and low-carbon Plan , we understand the city will fully boost
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logistics network and a modern shipping service the development of “5+X” key sectors, foster the
system with high-quality services and complete next generation information technology industry
functions; and (iii) build itself into an important as a backbone; focus on two emerging leading
international container hub port in the Asia-Pacific industries, which are the biomedicine and health
region focusing on the west coast of the Taiwan industry and the new material and new energy
Strait, which serves Taiwan, Chinese mainland industry; strengthen two characteristic landmark
and the rest of the world and having the ability to industries, which are the digital innovation and
allocate global shipping resources. marine high-tech industry. The goal of Xiamen
before 2025 is to achieve value-added of strategic
• The Haicang Port Area of the Southeast emerging industries to RMB250 billion, accounting
International Shipping Center covers 24.4km . for 25% of GDP. The value-added of high-tech
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It is designed to develop emerging industries industries is expected to account for 45% of that
and high-end service industries, such as high- of all industries.
tech scientific research and development,
information consumption, airport-vicinity Pingtan area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free
industries, international trade services, financial Trade Zone
services, professional services and cruise economy
industries. It aims to build a regional international The Pingtan area of the China (Fujian) Pilot
trade center that focuses on Chinese mainland and Free Trade Zone covers 43km and is divided into
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is open to the Asia Pacific region. three blocks: (i) the Port Economic and Trade Zone
(16km ); (ii) the High-tech Industrial Zone (15km );
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The GDP of Xiamen saw 3.1% YoY increase in and (iii) the Tourism and Business Zone (12km ).
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2023, reaching RMB806.7 billion. The consumer The Pingtan Area focuses on constructing a cross-
market is gradually recovering, with total retail strait common home and international tourist
sales of consumer goods hitting RMB274.3 billion. island and providing facilities for the free and
As a key city under the new development paradigm, convenient exchange of investment, trade, capital
Xiamen’s total import and export value rose to and personnel. Functional positioning:
RMB947 billion in 2023, with a 2.7% YoY increase,
outpacing national and provincial growth rates. • The Port Economic and Trade Zone
The actual use of foreign investment was US$1.9 was set up to: (i) accelerate the construction
billion, accounting for 45.8% of the provincial total of industrial functional platforms such as port
and an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the logistics, business service and electronic industry
previous year . clusters; and (ii) focus on the development of
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international trade, modern logistics, business
In October 2021, the Development and Reform services, electronic information equipment
Commission of Xiamen issued the Guidance manufacturing, etc.
for the Industrial Spatial Distribution in Xiamen
(2021 Edition) to facilitate the construction • The High-tech Industrial Zone was set up
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of key industrial chains. The industrial spatial to: (i) explore cross-strait cooperation in building
distribution in Xiamen is classified into two high-tech industrial bases by accelerating the
parts namely advanced manufacturing and construction of industrial functional platforms
modern service, covering nine leading industries such as R&D headquarters, marine industry and
and two comprehensive parks, encompassing high-end light manufacturing clusters; (ii) give
60 functional areas with a total land scale of full play to policy advantages regarding place
309.8km . In the government’s 14th Five-Year of origin; and (iii) focus on the development of
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marine life, medical devices, packaging materials
58 Government site of Xiamen, http://tjj.xm.gov.cn/zfxxgk/ and light equipment manufacturing and other
zfxxgkml/tjsjzl/ndgb/202403/t20240320_2829912.htm
59 Xiamen development and reform commission, high-tech industries.
http://dpc.xm.gov.cn/xxgk/xxgkml/qtyzdgkxx/202110/ 60 Government of Xiamen, http://www.xm.gov.cn/
t20211015_2591408.htm zwgk/flfg/sfbwj/202110/t20211022_2593423.htm

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