ZhanjiangCityZhanjianglocatesinthesouthernmostpartofChina’smainland,withatotallandareaof12471squarekilometersandapopulationofmorethan7million.ItisthenearestforeigntradeseaporttoSoutheastAsia,Africa,EuropeandOceaniafromChina’sMainlandandenjoysimportantstrategicstatus.1.GeneralSurveyofEconomicDevelopmentItscomprehensiveeconomicstrengthiscontinuouslyenhancinganditsforeigntradeforceisincreasingstrongly.In2003,thetotalimportandexportvaluereached1.94billion,62.1%over2002,amongwhichthetotalexportvaluewas900million,increasedby65.1%.ThecontractualattractionofforeigncapitalwasUSD257million,upby30.8%.AndtheactualutilizationofforeigninvestmentwasUSD180million,upby63.3%.2.UniqueAdvantagesandDevelopmentCharacteristics(1)Owingspecialregionaladvantage.ItlocatesinthecrossingofGuangdong,GuangxiandHainanandbecomesthetransportationcenterofSouthwestChina,SouthChinaandHainan.ItisanimportantpivottotheimportandexporteconomyofSouthwestChina,andisalsotheimportantroutewayfromChina’smainlandtoHainan.ItisthenearestforeigntradeseaporttoAfrica,EastAsia,Europe,SoutheastAsiaandOceaniafromChina’sMainlandandenjoysimportantstrategicstatus.(2)Owingrichresource.Therearelotsofseaports,andtheportareacanaffordtheconstructionofdeep-waterwharfwiththecoastlineof97kilometers.Zhanjianghasbeendevelopedasoneofthe4majorsugarbases,thebiggesteucalypts,sisalsandredwoodsproductionbase.Thearea’soutputandoutputvalueoftheout-saleorientedvegetablesranksthefirstinthetopfiveareasofsouthernarea’svegetablestonorthernarea.Thereare520kindsoffish,547kindsoftestaceanand28kindsofshrimps.TheoutputofZhanjiang’saquaticproductshasbeenrankingfirstformanyyearsintheprovince.(3)Owingcharacteristicindustry.Withitsadvantagesofadjoiningtoseaandport,Zhangjiangisstep-by-stepconstructingeightpivotalindustries:petrochemicalindustry,explorationofoffshoreoilgas,electricity,papermaking,processingofagriculturalandaquaticproducts,feeds,textileandcostume,electricappliancesandmachineries.ItalsohasfourmajorindustrialbaseincludingNangfangpetrochemicalbase,agriculturalseafoodprocessingexportbase,high-qualitypapermakingbaseandsmallhomeappliancesmanufacturingbase.