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Research progress of industrial geography in China

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The expansion and upgrading of Chinese industries have accompanied with the spatial restructuring process across the country. This paper provides a literature review on China’s industrial geography, paying special attention to industrial agglomeration and industrial clusters. The increasing industrial agglomeration and development of industrial clusters have been the prominent characteristics of dynamics of industrial landscape in China. The major driving forces of China’s industrial geography include economic globalization, decentralization and regional competition and rebuilding of regional advantages. This paper concludes with a discussion of future research focus.

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He, C., Pan, F. & Chen, T. Research progress of industrial geography in China. J. Geogr. Sci. 26, 1057–1066 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-016-1315-y

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