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development, it highlights some major tasks, bonded warehousing and cold chain logistics.
including building a higher-level open economy Langqi Block focuses on the development of
pattern, creating high-quality industry system, tourism, education and training, health and
exploring the opportunity to further cooperate medical treatment. Nantai Island Block focuses on
with Taiwan, taking deeper participation into the development of cross-strait financial services
the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting the innovation, professional exhibition services,
modernization of governance system and capacity. commodity exhibitions and transactions.

2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the ? The Fuzhou Bonded Port area has a
establishment of FJFTZ. Over the past decade, FJFTZ planned area of 9.3 km and is divided into two
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has had 138,000 newly established enterprises, 8.8 blocks. Xincuo Block focuses on the development
times the number before its establishment . It of advanced manufacturing industries
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also implemented multiple experimental policies (highlighting bonded automobile maintenance
to boost cross-border trade, including streamlining and refit, aircraft R&D, manufacturing, operation
the administrative approval process, shortening and maintenance) and finance leases. Jiangyin
the customs clearance period and granting equal Block focuses on the development of international
treatment to domestic and foreign enterprises. shipping and logistics, vehicle and spare parts
Taking customs clearance as an example, Fujian has import and export, bonded warehousing and
offered one-stop customs clearance services for bonded exhibitions and transactions.
companies in the pilot FTZ areas, which allows them
to apply for customs clearance without docking the During past ten years, 50,500 new enterprises
vessels. The policy has reduced logistics costs by have established in the Fuzhou FTZ, increasing
28% and improved customs clearance efficiency by seven times compared to 2015 . Driven by
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30% on average. policy support and excellent business services,
the development of cross-border e-commerce
Fuzhou area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free in Fuzhou Jiangyin Port Free Trade Zone has
Trade Zone gained rapid momentum. The cargo throughput
of Jiangyin port hit new record high and reached
The Fuzhou area of China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade 0.39 billion tons .
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Zone covers 31.3 km and is divided into the Fuzhou
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Economic and Technological Development Zone Xiamen area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free
(22km ) and the Fuzhou Bonded Port Area (9.3km ). Trade Zone
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The layout of the Fuzhou area¡¯s ¡°two sections The Xiamen area covers a total area of 43.8 km ,
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and seven blocks¡± consists of: with a focus on building a demonstration area for
cross-strait emerging and modern service industry
? The Fuzhou Economic and Technological cooperation, a southeast international shipping
Development Zone has a planned area of 22km center, a cross-strait regional financial service
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divided into five blocks. Majiang Block (covering center and a cross-strait trade center. The area
an area of 0.6 km within the Fuzhou Bonded includes two blocks that consist of:
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Port Area) focuses on the development of trade
platforms for the 21st Century Maritime Silk ? The core area of the cross-strait trade
Road, cultural creativity, commodity exhibitions center covers an area of 19.4 km , designed to:
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and transactions. Kuai¡¯an Block focuses on the (i) develop modern port-vicinity industries such
development of high-tech industries, industrial as shipping logistics, import and export, bonded
finance and service trade (cross-border logistics, valued-added processing, service
e-commerce). Chang¡¯an Block (covering an area of outsourcing and bulk commodities trade; (ii) build a
1.1 km within the Fuzhou Export Processing Zone)
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focuses on the development of processing trade, 70 FJFTZ, http://3g.china-fjftz.gov.cn/article/index/
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