March 2012
Intermediate to advanced
332 pages
9h 10m
English
APPENDIX C
Geography of China
MAJOR ECONOMIC REGIONS OF CHINA
1. The Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (the Delta) is formed by Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces. With favorable geographic conditions, a strong capacity for industrial support, high-quality labor resources, integrated scientific and technological strength, it has transformed into a better investment environment to attract multinational investment in the strategic region. Large-scale transnational capital is transferred to the Yangtze River Delta region. Recently, a growing number of large companies, major banks, headquarters, and R&D centers are located in Shanghai, which is the financial center of the Delta. The Yangtze River Delta will continue to attract more foreign investment, and become the world’s sixth-largest city zone.
The region’s rapid economic development will change the economic structure in East Asia to enhance China’s position in the world economy. In terms of economic size, population, standard of living, market, and international institutional indicators, the Yangtze River Delta is the engine of China’s economic growth. Its main industries include R&D, financial service, manufacturing, logistics, information technology, and international trading.
2. The Pan-Pearl River Delta includes nine provinces: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and two Administrative Regions, Hong Kong and Macao. The nine provinces are in the mainland region with an area ...
