Special economic zones of China - wikipedia Special economic zones of China Special Economic Zones A map showing the locations of the Special Economic Zones Simplified Chinese 经济 特区 Traditional Chinese 經濟 特區 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngjì Tèqū Wu Romanization Jin je tah chi Yue : Cantonese Jyutping Ging zai Dak keoi Southern Min Hokkien POJ Keng - chè Te̍k - khu Special economic zones of China ( SEZs ) are special economic zones located in mainland China. The government of China gives SEZs special ( more free market - oriented ) economic policies and flexible governmental measures. This allows SEZs to utilize an economic management system that is more attractive for foreign and domestic firms to do business in than the rest of mainland China. In SEZs, ``... foreign and domestic trade and investment are conducted without the authorization of the Chinese central government in Beijing. '' SEZs offer `` tax and business incentives to attract foreign investment and technology ''. Contents 1 History 2 List of SEZs 3 Economic policies of SEZs 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links History Since the late 1970s, and especially since the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee in 1978, the Chinese government decided to reform the national economic setup. The basic state policy has focused on the formulation and implementation of overall reform and opening to the outside world. During the 1980s, China passed several stages, ranging from the establishment of special economic zones and open coastal cities and areas, and designating open inland and coastal economic and technology development zones. Since 1980, China has established special economic zones in Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou in Guangdong Province and Xiamen in Fujian Province, and designated the entire province of Hainan as a special economic zone. In August 1980, the National People 's Congress ( NPC ) passed `` Regulations for The Special Economy Zone of Guangdong Province '' and officially designated a portion of Shenzhen as the Shenzhen Special Economy Zone ( SSEZ ). In 1984, China further opened 14 coastal cities to overseas investment : Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Yantai, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Nantong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang and Beihai. Since 1988, mainland China 's opening to the outside world has been extended to its border areas, areas along the Yangtze River and inland areas. First, the state decided to turn Hainan Island into mainland China 's biggest special economic zone ( approved by the 1st session of the 7th NPC in 1988 ) and to enlarge the other four special economic zones. Shortly afterwards, the State Council expanded the open coastal areas, extending into an open coastal belt the open economic zones of the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Xiamen - Zhangzhou - Quanzhou Triangle in south Fujian, Shandong Peninsula, Liaodong Peninsula ( Liaoning Province ), Hebei and Guangxi. In June 1990, the Chinese government opened the Pudong New Area in Shanghai to overseas investment, and additional cities along the Yangtze River valley, with Shanghai 's Pudong New Area as its `` dragon head. '' Since 1992, the State Council has opened a number of border cities, and in addition, opened all the capital cities of inland provinces and autonomous regions. In addition, 15 free trade zones, 32 state - level economic and technological development zones, and 53 new and high - tech industrial development zones have been established in large and medium - sized cities. As these open areas adopt different preferential policies, they play the dual roles of `` windows '' in developing the foreign - oriented economy, generating foreign exchanges through exporting products and importing advanced technologies and of `` radiators '' in accelerating inland economic development. Primarily geared to exporting processed goods, the five SEZs are foreign trade - oriented areas which integrate science, innovation and industry with trade. Foreign firms benefit from preferential policies such as lower tax rates, reduced regulations and special managerial systems. In 1999, Shenzhen 's new - and high - tech industry reached an output value of high - tech products of 81.98 billion yuan, making up 40.5 % of the city 's total industrial output value. Since its founding in 1992, the Shanghai Pudong New Zone has made progress in both absorbing foreign capital and accelerating the economic development of the Yangtze River valley. The government has extended special preferential policies to the Pudong New Zone that are not yet enjoyed by the special economic zones. For instance, in addition to the preferential policies of reducing or eliminating Customs duties and income tax common to the economic and technological development zones, the state also permits the zone to allow foreign business people to open financial institutions and run tertiary industries. In addition, the state has given Shanghai permission to set up a stock exchange, expand its examination and approval authority over investments and allow foreign - funded banks to engage in RMB business. In 1999, the GDP of the Pudong New Zone came to 80 billion yuan, and the total industrial output value, 145 billion yuan. In May 2010, the PRC designated the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang a SEZ. Kashgar 's annual growth rate was 17.4 percent from 2009, and Kashgar 's designation has since increased tourism and real estate prices in the city. Kashgar is close to China 's border with the independent states of former Soviet Central Asia and the SEZ seeks to capitalize on international trade links between China and those states. List of SEZs As part of its economic reforms and policy of opening to the world, between 1980 and 1984 China established special economic zones ( SEZs ) in Shantou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai in Guangdong Province and Xiamen in Fujian Province and designated the entire island province of Hainan a special economic zone. In 1984, China opened 14 other coastal cities to overseas investment ( listed north to south ) : Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Yantai, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Nantong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, and Beihai. Then, beginning in 1985, the central government expanded the coastal area by establishing the following open economic zones ( listed north to south ) : Liaodong Peninsula, Hebei Province ( which surrounds Beijing and Tianjin ), Shandong Peninsula, Yangtze River Delta, Xiamen - Zhangzhou - Quanzhou Triangle in southern Fujian Province, Pearl River Delta, and Guangxi. In 1990, the Chinese government decided to open the Pudong New Zone in Shanghai to overseas investment, as well as more cities in the Yang Zi River Valley. Since 1992, the State Council has opened a number of border cities and all the capital cities of inland provinces and autonomous regions. In addition, 15 free - trade zones, 32 state - level economic and technological development zones, and 53 new and high - tech industrial development zones have been established in large and medium - sized cities. As a result, a multilevel diversified pattern of opening and integrating coastal areas with river, border, and inland areas has been formed in China. Type City Province Special Economic Zone, City Shenzhen Guangdong Haining Zhejiang Zhuhai Guangdong Shantou Guangdong Xiamen Fujian Kashgar Xinjiang Special Economic Zone, Province - Hainan Coastal Development Areas Dalian Liaoning Qinhuangdao Hebei Tianjin - Yantai Shandong Qingdao Shandong Lianyungang Jiangsu Nantong Jiangsu Shanghai - Ningbo Zhejiang Wenzhou Zhejiang Fuzhou Fujian Guangzhou Guangdong Zhanjiang Guangdong Beihai Guangxi Economic policies of SEZs Special tax incentives for foreign investments in the SEZs. Greater independence on international trade activities. Economic characteristics are represented as `` 4 principles '' : Construction primarily relies on attracting and utilizing foreign capital Primary economic forms are Sino - foreign joint ventures and partnerships as well as wholly foreign - owned enterprises Products are primarily export - oriented Economic activities are primarily driven by market forces SEZs are listed separately in the national planning ( including financial planning ) and have province - level authority on economic administration. SEZs local congress and government have legislation authority. Leong ( 2012 ) investigates the role of special economic zones ( SEZs ) in liberalizing the Chinese and Indian economies and their impact on economic growth. The policy change to a more liberalized economy is identified using SEZ variables as instrumental variables. The results indicate that export and FDI growth have positive and statistically significant effects on economic growth in these countries. The presence of SEZs increases regional growth but increasing the number of SEZs has negligible effect on growth. The key to faster economic growth appears to be a greater pace of liberalization. See also Metropolitan regions of China Economy of China Special Administrative Region of the People 's Republic of China New areas Notes ^ Jump up to : `` special economic zone ( SEZ ) - Chinese economics ''. Jump up ^ Fish, Isaac Stone ( 2010 - 09 - 25 ). `` A New Shenzhen ''. Newsweek. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 29. References Chee Kian Leong, 2007, A Tale of Two Countries : Openness and Growth in China and India ( 1 ), Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade ( DEGIT ) Conference Paper. Chee Kian Leong, ( forthcoming ), Special economic zones and growth in China and India : an empirical investigation, ( 2 ) International Economics and Economic Policy. External links Chung - Tong Wu. 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Question: three of the four special economic zones are located in which province of china
Answer: Guangdong Province