Administrative regions in southern China plan to form an economic bloc with Hong Kong and Macau to sustain rapid economic development and better compete with the booming Yangtze River delta region. The proposed "pan-Pearl River Delta region" is scheduled to be inaugurated at a government meeting this May. It will include Guangdong, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, […]
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A group of mainland scholars and government officials founded the Cross-Strait Trade Exchange Association, with the intention of resolving trade disputes between the two sides. Despite Taiwan and the mainland having no formal ties, trade between them grew to US$57 billion last year, making Taiwan the mainland's fifth-largest trading partner. The mainland was Taiwan's top […]
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A bridge for prosperity
The port city of Ningbo has a grand plan to conquer nature and increase its wealth.
China should divide its territory into much smaller provinces to help the central government break down local protectionism and improve efficiency, according to a group of top official think tanks. Under the proposal, the country would be redrawn into 50 to 60 provinces from the present 28 provinces and autonomous regions, four municipalities and two […]
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New department for Northeas
The central government announced it intends to set up a special department devoted to revitalizing the struggling economy in Northeast China. The temporary department would be similar to ones set up to oversee the Three Gorges project, the western development program and the south-north water diversion project and is likely to be headed by Premier […]