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Fujian

The economy Leveraging its rich maritime cultural heritage and

increasingly sophisticated shipbuilding technology,
o n th e sou th easte rn Fujian remains a national leader in the maritime
Located coast of the Chinese economy. From January to July 2025, Fujian¡¯s ship
mainland, Fujian is close to Taiwan and the two exports reached RMB11.67 billion (approximately
regions share the same Hokkien language and US$1.62 billion), a YoY increase of 33.7% , setting
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cultural roots. Fujian covers an area of about a new record for the same period. State-owned
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124,099 km and had a population of 42 million enterprises continue to be the main force behind
in 2024 . Xiamen SEZ, the province¡¯s economic Fujian¡¯s ship exports, offering diversified products
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hub, is situated in the southeast. During the 14th and expanding into overseas markets.
FYP period, Fujian has been striving to build a
modernized industrial system by strengthening Looking ahead to the next five years, Fujian
the foundation of the real economy. Its GDP will strive to accelerate high-quality development
more than doubled to RMB5.8 trillion in 2024, by helping traditional enterprises go digital and
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marking a 5.5% increase . The added value smarter, while fostering an array of emerging
generated by the digital economy reached and future industries, including next-generation
RMB3.2 trillion , ranking Fujian among the top information technology, new energy, biomedicine,
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provinces nationwide. With 40 newly recognized AI and quantum technology. The province also
¡°little giant¡± enterprises and 11 national-level aims to pursue green and low-carbon growth by
single-product manufacturing champions, Fujian¡¯s developing new energy industries and ensuring
industrial ecosystem continues to improve, all manufacturing enterprises are powered by
featuring smarter and greener supply chains. green electricity.

Fig 7. Fujian ranked eighth among China¡¯s 31 provinces by economic size

Source: NBS, EY analysis
58 Statistics Bureau of Fujian, http://www.fujian.gov.
cn/zjfj/
59 Statistics Bureau of Fujian, https://www.fujian.gov.
cn/zwgk/sjfb/tjgb/202503/t20250313_6779048.htm
60 Government site of Fujian, https://fujian.gov.cn/ 61 Government site of Fujian, https://www.fj.gov.cn/
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