Zhanjiang Special

Forging strong bonds with ASEAN member countries

Since the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership came into force in 2022, Zhanjiang, a coastal city in Guangdong province, has expanded trade and industrial cooperation with RCEP members.

Trade with BRI regions skyrockets with better port links

Updated: 2019-04-26

Zhanjiang's trade with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year, propelled by the southern port city's enhanced efforts to increase its imports and exports.
Zhanjiang aiming to be first port of call for businesses

Updated: 2019-03-15

Positioned as a sub-center in western Guangdong province, the coastal city of Zhanjiang has strategic plans to play a more important role in regional development.
Local figures outline their visions for the future

Updated: 2019-03-15

Reacting to this year's Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on March 5, three deputies to the 13th National People's Congress from Zhanjiang, a burgeoning city in western Guangdong province, discussed the development of the city.
New villages with an industrial focus planned to fight poverty

Updated: 2019-03-15

Zhanjiang will build 40 villages that feature distinctive agriculture, ecology, folk culture and architecture by the end of this year, in an effort to revitalize the rural economy and improve the living standards of farmers, said Mayor Jiang Jianjun.
Coastal magnet set to attract more emerging investments

Updated: 2018-11-27

Overseas and domestic companies are increasingly seeing the coastal city of Zhanjiang as a prime emerging investment destination - given its abundant marine resources and improving transportation infrastructure, according to leading businessmen.
National marine show lands a record at latest event

Updated: 2018-11-27

The China Marine Economy Expo, the nation's only State-level comprehensive marine show, wrapped up with preliminary agreements on deals worth more than 110 billion yuan ($15.8 billion) signed in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province on Sunday, a record since its launch in 2012.
Zhanjiang on the growth accelerator

Updated: 2018-11-27

Zhanjiang, one of the most important marine cities in southern Guangdong province, is strengthening its reform and opening-up effort to accelerate its already rapidly growing economy and to enhance its development potential, according to senior local officials.
What they say

Updated: 2018-11-20

The China Marine Economy Expo is a large marine economic and trade event co-hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guangdong provincial government.
Annual event in metropolis showcasing maritime sector's heavyweights

Updated: 2018-11-20

The upcoming China Marine Economy Expo in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province will feature several companies that have pledged massive investments in the city, such as German chemical giant BASF, which plans to invest $10 billion in a fi ne chemical project.
Expo should provide big boost for economy in Zhanjiang

Updated: 2018-11-20

Zhanjiang in Guangdong province has long striven to become a maritime powerhouse in China, with its economic growth closely tied to its ocean industries - and the upcoming China Marine Economy Expo is expected to be a major step toward that goal.
Efforts accelerated as city aims to become key regional transportation hub

Updated: 2018-07-04

The Zhanjiang city government has pledged to redouble its efforts to improve its transportation network, in line with decisions outlined in the city government's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), for it to become a major regional transportation hub.
Tourism industry to boom on back of big investment projects

Updated: 2018-07-04

In the wake of the decision to turn Zhanjiang into a major tourism destination of Southern China in the city government's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), swathes of investment has flowed into the coastal city to create a new pillar of industry.