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exploring the opportunity to further cooperate • The Fuzhou Bonded Port area has a
with Taiwan, taking deeper participation into planned area of 9.3km and is divided into two
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the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting the blocks. Xincuo Block focuses on the development
modernization of governance system and capacity. of advanced manufacturing industries (highlighting
Meanwhile, efforts will be made to innovate, bonded automobile maintenance and refit, aircraft
upgrade, open up and develop major industrial research and development, manufacturing,
chains and supply chains through accumulating operation and maintenance) and finance leases.
high-quality elements and high-end resources. Jiangyin Block focuses on the development of
Ultimately, the FJFTZ will be built into a key international shipping and logistics, vehicle and
business hub with strong attraction, innovation spare parts import and export, bonded warehousing
capacity, influence and competitiveness, and bonded exhibitions and transactions.
embracing even more international economic
cooperation and fostering new competitive In early 2021, the government of Fuzhou
advantages. It’s expected that eight platforms issued several measures to further promote
worth over ten billion yuan and two hundred- the development of the Sea Silk Mall, which is
billion-yuan platforms with quite strong domestic composed of 20,000m of exhibition center,
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influence will be built before 2025 . 15,000m of warehousing and logistics center
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and imported food testing laboratory. It provides
Fuzhou area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free an open business environment to enhance the
Trade Zone facilitation of port trade. The measures include,
providing rewards to import enterprises and
The Fuzhou area of China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade offering subsidy for renting in the mall, as well as
Zone covers 31.3km and is divided into the Fuzhou supporting marketing campaign, such as online
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Economic and Technological Development Zone shopping festival and live stream activities.
(22km ) and the Fuzhou Bonded Port Area (9.3km ).
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Driven by policy support and excellent business
The layout of the Fuzhou area’s “two sections services, the development of cross-border
and seven blocks” consists of: e-commerce in Fuzhou Jiangyin Port Free Trade
Zone has gained rapid momentum. The cargo
• The Fuzhou Economic and Technological throughput of Jiangyin port reached 0.37 billion
Development Zone has a planned area of 22km tons, ranking third in the province .
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divided into five blocks. Majiang Block (covering
an area of 0.6km within the Fuzhou Bonded Xiamen area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free
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Port Area) focuses on the development of trade Trade Zone
platforms for the 21st Century Maritime Silk
Road, cultural creativity, commodity exhibitions The Xiamen area covers a total area of 43.8km ,
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and transactions. Kuai’an Block focuses on the with a focus on building a demonstration area for
development of high-tech industries, industrial cross-strait emerging and modern service industry
finance and service trade (cross-border cooperation, a southeast international shipping
e-commerce). Chang’an Block (covering an area of center, a cross-strait regional financial service
1.1km within the Fuzhou Export Processing Zone) center and a cross-strait trade center. The area
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focuses on the development of processing trade, includes two blocks that consist of:
bonded warehousing and cold chain logistics.
Langqi Block focuses on the development of • The core area of the cross-strait trade
tourism, education and training, health and center covers an area of 19.4km , designed to:
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medical treatment. Nantai Island Block focuses on (i) develop modern port-vicinity industries such
the development of cross-strait financial services as shipping logistics, import and export, bonded
innovation, professional exhibition services, logistics, valued-added processing, service
commodity exhibitions and transactions. outsourcing and bulk commodities trade; (ii) build a
56 FJFTZ, https://fdi.swt.fujian.gov.cn/en/show-11955. 57 The government of Jiangyin, http://www.jiangyin.
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