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Guizhou

The economy a modernized industrial system. By 2027, Guizhou

plans to establish three RMB500 billion industrial
in the southeastern part of clusters in deep resource processing, new energy
Located southwest China, Guizhou battery materials and modern energy, as well as
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covers 176,200 km and had a population of three RMB300 billion industrial clusters in soy sauce-
38.6 million in 2024. It serves as an important flavored liquor, big data and electronic information
hub connecting the Belt and Road, the Yangtze and advanced equipment manufacturing.
River Economic Belt, the Pearl River-Xijiang River
Economic Belt, the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Being one of the Chinese provinces rich in
Zone and the GBA. It is also a key node in the mineral resources, Guizhou has discovered 137
New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in types of minerals, accounting for 80% of China¡¯s
Western China. During the 14th FYP period, total discovered mineral types. To implement
Guizhou¡¯s GDP grew from RMB1.83 trillion in the refined exploitation of mineral resources
2020 to RMB2.27 trillion in 2024, with an average strategy, Guizhou has launched a new round of
annual growth rate of 4.9%. By integrating cultural exploration initiatives and developed an ¡°1+3+5¡±
tourism with industries such as baijiu, agriculture industrial network. A number of major projects
and sports, Guizhou is creating distinctive and worth over RMB100 billion have been completed
immersive experiences that transform its resource and started operation, fundamentally building a
advantages into economic growth. Total tourism modern industrial system and nationally important
revenue reached nearly RMB840 billion in 2024. In resource deep processing base. To further promote
H1 2025, Guizhou¡¯s economy maintained steady the new energy battery and materials industries,
growth of 5.3% YoY 117 , driven by strong industrial the government is implementing the ¡°Electric
output. The integration of modern services Guizhou¡± initiative, forming a robust industrial chain
with advanced manufacturing is accelerating, encompassing mineral resources, battery material,
and the transformation and upgrading of the battery cells, battery management systems, NEVs
service sector are progressing. Thanks to the and battery recycling. To transform the traditional
Belt and Road Initiative, the province has greatly ¡°complementarity of water and thermal power
expanded foreign trade with the Belt and Road generation¡± into a multi-energy complementarity
partner countries and the ASEAN, achieving an of water, thermal, wind, solar power and energy
average annual growth rate of 28.4% and 33.8% storage, Guizhou focuses on building a new
respectively over the past two years. integrated energy base and aims to reach an output
value goal of RMB500 billion by 2027.

Market highlights With the deep implementation of ¡°East-to-
West Computing Capacity Diversion¡± project,
As a comprehensive reform demonstration Guizhou has built competitive edge in intelligent
zone for western China¡¯s development, Guizhou is computing and has been leading the nation in
focusing on the ¡°3533¡± industrial cluster strategy, digital economy growth for ninth consecutive
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building six major industrial bases and constructing years. Meanwhile, the Global Big Data Exchange in
Guiyang, founded in 2015 and serving as China¡¯s
117 Statistics Bureau of Guizhou, https://stjj.guizhou.
gov.cn/tjsj/tjfbyjd/202507/t20250721_88317327.html first big data exchange, has been promoting the
118 Government of Guizhou, https://www.guizhou.gov. flow and trade of data resources nationwide.
cn/home/gzyw/202410/t20241002_85784420.html Supported by abundant computing power

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