Investment zones in China

China's investment zones in comparison

In the following investment reports, we summarized the basic conditions for investors using selected locations and investment zones in China.

Guangdong Province

Guangdong is China’s most populous province, and was one of the provinces which adopted reforms and the open-door policy at an early time. The GDP of Guangdong Province accounts for 1/8 of the whole country. It ranks first in various economic indexes, such as economic scale, competitiveness, and financial strength.

• Jiangmen City
• Kaiping City

Jiangsu Province

Jiangsu Province is located in the eastern part of China. Together with Shanghai and Zhejiang Province, it forms the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, which is one of the six world class city clusters. Its GDP per capita and Development and Life Index (DLI) rank first in China. Jiangsu Province is China’s most developed region, its urbanization rate reached 63% by the end of 2012, far outstripping the national average.

• Jianye District of Nanjing
• Su-Tong Science and Technology Park, Nantong City
• Rugao City
• Taicang City

Zhejiang Province

Zhejiang Province is in the south of Yangtze River Delta, and is one of the most economically vibrant regions in China. The “Zhejiang model” favors small and domestic businesses and entrepreneurs. Disposable income per capita has ranked first in China for 21 consecutive years.

• Haining City
• Hangzhou Bay Shangyu Economic and Technological Development Area
• Jiaxing Economic & Technology Development Zone
• Tongxiang City
• Tongxiang Economic Development Zone
• Zhuji City

Hubei Province

Hubei Province is the strategic center of the “Rise of Central China” plan, while also being China’s transportation hub. It is home to a population of 400 million people within 500 kilometers of the provincial capital Wuhan City, and 1 billion people within 1000 kilometers of Wuhan.

• Wuhan City

Shanghai

• Shanghai is a world-famous metropolis, and forms the economic, financial, trade, logistics, shipping, and innovation center of China. Its GDP accounts for 4% of the whole country. Shanghai is an international port city whose cargo and container throughput ranks first in the world. The city has a unique attraction for foreign investment.
• Jinshan Industrial Park
• Xu Hui District 
• Yangpu District 
• Changning District 
• Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Qingpu District 
• Pudong New Area

Anhui

Anhui Province is in the center of eastern China. Lying in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, Anhui is the heart of the Yangtze River Delta and enjoys a strategic position with respect to the transportation network. By the end of 2015, its permanent resident population had reached 61.43 million, with an urbanization rate of 50.5%. Anhui is an important manufacturing base for agricultural production, energy, raw materials, and processing. Automobiles, machines, household appliances, chemicals, electronic appliances, and agricultural products processing are major industries in Anhui. Electronics products, agricultural products processing industry occupies a large proportion in Anhui.

• Anqing City (Chinese)

Liaoning Province

Liaoning Province is in the southernmost part of northeast China. It borders the Yellow Sea and Bohai in the south, and faces Japan and Korea across the sea. Liaoning is one of the most important old industrial bases in China, covering the widest range of industrial categories. The equipment manufacturing and raw material processing industries are relatively well developed here. It is one of the earliest provinces to adopt reforms and the open-door policy, and its trading partners are spread over 217 countries and regions. More than 110 Fortune 500 companies have invested in Liaoning.

• Puwan New District, Dalian City (Chinese)

Henan Province

Located in the central east, and lying in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, Henan Province is one of China’s important transportation hubs. Henan is a vital province economically, its GDP ranked 5th in China, and first in central and west China in 2015. The Central Plains urban agglomeration with Henan as its main region is the fourth growth pillar of China's economy. Henan has rich labor resources and an expanding consumer market. The permanent resident population reached 94.8 million by the end of 2015, making it 3rd in China.

• Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City