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processing, materials and new materials, biotech In March 2004, the Guangxi-ASEAN Economic
and modern services. The details are as follows: and Technological Development Zone (¡°ASEAN
Economic Development Zone¡±) was established
? Equipment manufacturing: Construction in Nanning, Guangxi. On 2 March 2013, with the
machinery, automobile and parts, power, approval of the State Council, the ASEAN Economic
agriculture and other special and general Development Zone was upgraded to a state-level
equipment, medical equipment economic and technological development zone.
The planning of the ASEAN Economic Development
? Electronic information: Intelligent Zone includes four functional zones: The
electronic instruments, intelligent household Comprehensive Industrial Park, Nanning Education
appliances, automatic data processing equipment, Park, Cultural Tourism Leisure Zone and Modern
next generation mobile communication equipment, Agricultural Demonstration Area. The ASEAN
integrated circuits, new displays, multimedia Economic Development Zone is an important
equipment, key devices organizer of the China-ASEAN Expo and one of the
14 key industrial parks in the Guangxi Beibu Gulf
? Food processing: Bird¡¯s nest processing, Economic Zone.
health care and halal food, special agricultural
products, seafood deep processing In 2024, the GDP of the ASEAN Economic
Development Zone grew 9.8% YoY and the added
? Materials and new materials: Palm product value of industrial enterprises above designated
extraction new materials, new alloy materials, new size increased by 19.2% YoY . The Management
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chemical materials, new marine materials Committee of Guangxi-ASEAN Economic and
Technological Development Zone also promulgated
? Biotech: General southern medicine several measures to promote the scientific and
and modern Chinese medicine, marine technological innovation and announced its plans
biopharmaceuticals, agricultural biotech, to encourage the transition and upgrading of
biomedical health care, bioenvironmental manufacturing industry last year as well.
protection technology
Guangxi Dongxing National Key
? Modern services: Modern logistics, Experimental Zone for Development and
financial insurance, commercial exhibition, Opening up
cultural leisure, technical consultation, service
outsourcing, education and training, regional The Guangxi Dongxing National Key Experimental
headquarters economy Zone for Development and Opening up (¡°Dongxing
Experimental Zone¡±) is one of the first three frontier
The China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park has developments and opening up experimental zones
emerged as a key processing and trade center for in China and is in the core region of the Guangxi
Malaysian specialty products. As of 2024, 22 bird¡¯s Beibu Gulf Economic Zone and belongs to the
nest enterprises operate in the park, contributing southwest China, Pan-Pearl River Delta (PRD) and
to an annual output value of RMB1.42 billion, ASEAN economic circles. It is a national important
which represents an increase of 24.7% YoY 109 . gateway for promoting implementation of the Belt
Meanwhile, the park has signed agreements for and Road Initiative and is pivotal for southwest
345 projects, with a total industrial output value China¡¯s development and opening up.
of RMB106 billion 110 .
In July 2012, the State Council approved
Guangxi-ASEAN Economic and Tech- the Implementation Plan for the Construction
nological Development Zone of the Dongxing Experimental Zone, which
¡°strives to build the Dongxing Experimental
109 GXFTZ, http://en.gxftz.gxzf.gov.cn/2025-
04/17/c_877246.htm 111 Management Committee of Guangxi-ASEAN Eco-
110 GXFTZ, http://en.gxftz.gxzf.gov.cn/2025- nomic and Technological Development Zone, https://
04/15/c_877244.htm gxdmjkq.nanning.gov.cn/zwgk/ghjh/t6304107.html

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