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Annual Report on the Development of China’s Special Economic Zones

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Annual Report on the Development of China's Special Economic Zones (2016)

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This report is the continuation of the previous year’s report on the development of China’s special economic zones. With an analysis of the latest available statistical data, this report seeks to show the recent development of China’s special economic zones. In order to continue the previous year’s report, the writing framework and the data analysis indicators used in that report have been used in this report.

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    China Tumen River Regional (Hunchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone, Kashgar Special Economic Zone, Khorgos Economic Development Zone.

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    Economic areas for which planning documents have been unveiled or planning is underway include: the Economic Belt on the North Slope of Tianshan Mountain, central and southern Liaoning Province, the Liaoning Coastal Economic Belt, the Shenyang Economic Zone, the Harbin-Daqing-Qiqihar Industrial Corridor, the Changjitu Economic Zone, the Chengdu- Chongqing Region, the Lanzhou-Xining Economic Zone, the Central Guizhou Economic Zone, the Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone, the urban agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, the Poyang Lake Eco-economic Zone, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Economic Zone, the Central Plains Economic Region, the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, the Yellow River Delta Efficient Ecological Economic Zone, etc. Since last year, the State has examined and approved regional development plans in a relatively frequent way, with approved plans including the Revitalization Plan for Shan-Gan-Ning Old Revolutionary Base Areas, the Development Plan for the Central Guizhou Economic Zone, and the Development Plan for the Central Plains Economic Region.

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    Liang Zhenjun, et al., The Output Value of Strategic Emerging Industries Hit 60 Billion Yuan in Hainan Province in 2013, Hainan Daily. www.sme.gov.cn, 2014-01-23.

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    Song Xianhui: Zhuhai will release the High-end Service Industry Development Plan and Relevant Policy Opinions to Build a National Modern Service Industry Cluster Area with Distinctive Characteristics, Zhuhai Daily, May 14, 2013.

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    Office of the Shantou People’s Government: Circular Concerning Printing and Distribution of the 12th Five-Year Development Plan of Shantou City for the Cultural Industry, portal website of the Shantou People’s Government. 2014-04-16, http://www.shantou.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/0001010/2.3.3/201304/287915.html.

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    Increasing Input in the Cultural Industry, Turning Guangdong into a Culturally Strong Province, Guangdong Statistical Information Online. http://www.gdstats.gov.cn/tjzl../tjfx/201306/t20130617_122580.html.

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    The same as above.

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    Chen Weilin, Huang Yidan: More Than 10 Billion Yuan Were Invested in 33 Major Cultural Industry Projects in Our Province. 2014-03-22.

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    Chen Weilin, Huang Yidan: More Than 10 Billion Yuan Were Invested in 33 Major Cultural Industry Projects in Our Province. 2014-03-22.

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    Zhong Ruoyu: Addressing the “Future Development of Special Economic Zones from the Perspective of Efficiency and Quality”, Special Zone Economy, 2012(2).

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    Hereinafter referred to as the Plan.

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    Among the top ten unaffordable housing markets in the world as considered by housing prices relative to payment according to the calculation mode adopted by the International Monetary Fund, there are seven in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Chongqing. New housing prices grew by 7.11 % in China in July, 2013, the largest increase since December, 2012.

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    http://finance.ifeng.com/a/20141021/13203388_0.shtml.

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Yitao, T., Meng, L. (2016). Annual Report on the Development of China’s Special Economic Zones. In: Tao, Y., Yuan, Y. (eds) Annual Report on the Development of China's Special Economic Zones (2016). Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0542-8_1

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