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Situated in the southeast coastal region of China, Fujian Province is the important advanced manufacturing industry base and ocean development base of this region. It also plays a leading role in China’s opening-up to the world, especially in the economic and trade exchanges between China Mainland and Taiwan. Being the key area of logistics construction in southeast coastal region of China, the logistics industry in Fujian has shown a rapid development in recent years. Figure 5.1 is a map of Fujian Province showing its location and some key cities.
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Advanced manufacturing industry refers to the manufacturing industry which continuously absorbs high & new technologies in electronic information, computer, machinery, materials, modern management technology, etc., and comprehensively applies these advanced manufacturing technologies to the whole process of R&D design, manufacturing, online inspection, marketing service and process management, thus realizing high-quality, efficient, low energy consumption, clean and flexible production.
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In this chapter, price variations have been taken into consideration when calculating the growth rate of the economic indicators such as GDP, industrial added value and total value of import and export trade; so they refer to actual growth rate unless otherwise specified.
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Meizhou Bay Port was formed in 2012 by merging the four port areas around the original Meizhou Bay Port (Xiaocuo Port Area, Douwei Port Area, Xiuyu Port Area and Dongwu Port Area), the three port areas of Quanzhou Port (Quanzhou Bay Port Area, Shenhu Bay Port Area and Weitou Bay Port Area) and the Xinghua Bay Port Area of Putian Port.
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The maximum feasible quantity of cargos a port can handle during a certain period of operation.
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The “Twelfth Five-year” Development Plan for Transportation of Fujian Province, the People’s Government of Fujian Province, 2011-05-18.
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Fuzhou Bonded Area, the People’s Government of Fujian Province, 2010-08-04.
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Level A logistics enterprise is rated according to the comprehensive assessment and grading of China’s logistics enterprises by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.
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Compiled from data provided by the Fujian Development and Reform Commission.
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“Cross-strait container freight index is expected to be issued in the next year,” the People’s Government of Fujian Province, 2013-03-22.
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Statistics Bureau of Fujian Province (2013) Statistical bulletin of national economic and social development (2012). Statistics Bureau of Fujian Province, Fujian Province, 2013-02-19
Li Xiangjuan (2013) Newly Taiwan-funded enterprises in Fujian first surpass Hong Kong-invested enterprises in 2012. Fujian Daily, 2013-03-14
Xinhuanet (2013) Trade of Fujian towards Taiwan rose stably in 2012 and will reap the four benefits this year, 2013-01-17. http://news.xinhuanet.com/yzyd/local/20130117/c_114409318.htm
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Xiao, J. (2014). Logistics Development in Fujian Province. In: Liu, Bl., Lee, Sj., Wang, L., Xu, Y., Li, X. (eds) Contemporary Logistics in China. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55282-3_5
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