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highly efficient, convenient, green and low-carbon digital management, smart logistics warehousing,
logistics network and a modern shipping service smart ports and smart supervision will be eligible
system with high-quality services and complete for an annual subsidy of 12% of their digital and
functions; and (iii) build itself into an important IT-related expenditures. The measures took effect
international container hub port in the Asia-Pacific immediately upon release and will remain valid
region focusing on the west coast of the Taiwan until 31 Dec 2026.
Strait, which serves Taiwan, Chinese mainland
and the rest of the world and having the ability to Pingtan area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free
allocate global shipping resources. Trade Zone

? The Haicang Port Area of the Southeast The Pingtan area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free
International Shipping Center covers 24.4 km . It is Trade Zone covers 43 km and is divided into three
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designed to develop emerging industries and high- blocks: (i) the Port Economic and Trade Zone (16
end service industries, such as high-tech scientific km ); (ii) the High-tech Industrial Zone (15 km );
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R&D, information consumption, airport-vicinity and (iii) the Tourism and Business Zone (12 km ).
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industries, international trade services, financial The Pingtan Area focuses on constructing a cross-
services, professional services and cruise economy strait common home and international tourist
industries. It aims to build a regional international island and providing facilities for the free and
trade center that focuses on Chinese mainland and convenient exchange of investment, trade, capital
is open to the Asia-Pacific region. and personnel. Functional positioning:

Since its establishment in 2015, the Xiamen FTZ ? The Port Economic and Trade Zone was set
has been a driving force for reform and innovation. up to: (i) accelerate the construction of industrial
Over the past decade, the Xiamen FTZ has functional platforms such as port logistics, business
introduced a total of 632 innovative measures, with service and electronic industry clusters; and (ii)
153 of them being pioneering initiatives in China . focus on the development of international trade,
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42,966 new enterprises have been established in the modern logistics, business services, electronic
Xiamen FTZ, with the added value of main industries information equipment manufacturing, etc.
and foreign trade experiencing an average annual
growth rate of 10.7% and 12.3%, respectively . In ? The High-tech Industrial Zone was set up
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2024, the Xiamen FTZ contributed 12.4% of the to: (i) explore cross-strait cooperation in building
city¡¯s GDP, 35.5% of its foreign trade and 30.6% of its high-tech industrial bases by accelerating the
actual foreign investment , significantly propelling construction of industrial functional platforms such
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the high-quality development of the region. as R&D headquarters, marine industry and high-
end light manufacturing clusters; (ii) give full play to
A series of measures have been introduced in policy advantages regarding place of origin; and (iii)
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2025 to deepen the supply chain innovation and focus on the development of marine life, medical
application in the Xiamen FTZ, further improving devices, packaging materials and light equipment
the cross-border e-commerce ecosystem. manufacturing and other high-tech industries.
According to the measures, the Xiamen FTZ will
support enterprises in digital transformation and ? The Tourism and Business Zone was set
upgrading. Enterprises that implement digital and up to: (i) focus on connecting Taiwan¡¯s tourism and
information-based enhancements in supply chain tourist services; and (ii) accelerate the construction
of industrial functional platforms such as coastal
72 FJFTZ, http://3g.china-fjftz.gov.cn/article/index/
aid/23529.html tourist, cross-strait tourism and agricultural and
73 Xiamen FTZ, http://en.ftz.xm.gov.cn/2025- fishing product processing clusters.
04/21/c_1087317.htm
74 Government site of Fujian, https://wb.fujian.gov. In 2024, the GDP and FAI of Pingtan FTZ grew
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75 Government site of Fujian, https://swt.fujian.gov. 1% YoY and 1.3% YoY , respectively. By end of
cn/xxgk/jgzn/jgcs/zmsyqzcyjs/zmzcc_zcfg/202505/ 76 Fujian FTZ, https://ftz.fujian.gov.cn/article/index/
t20250526_6918122.htm aid/23253.html

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