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Tianjin TEDA - North China
Wiring China
Tianjin Economic and Technical Development Area
TEDA is the core of the well-known Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA).
The 11 th Five-Year-Plan incorporates further development initiatives
for the area, showing the government’s high level of interest in its
progress which resulted in a GDP of RMB 98.87bn in 2007, 18.7% of
Tianjin’s total GDP. According to their strategy, the Binhai New Area
aims to become an asset to regional development in a fashion similar
to the rise of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Shanghai
Pudong New Area.
The Tianjin Economic and Technical Development Area (TEDA),
founded in December of 1984, is one of China’s first 14 state-level
development zones. An area of 33km² was originally reserved for the
site, and due to its success as a top manufacturing base for electronic
and communications products, most of this space is now occupied.
The output of products such as cellular phones and monitors is currently
the highest in the country.
Connecting Beijing to the Pacific
TEDA is located in the Tanggu District, a coastal district of the Tianjin
Municipality 50km to the east of Tianjin’s city center. Light rail connects
TEDA and Tianjin downtown, starting from Zhongshanmen
Station and passing Dongli Development Zone, TEDA and the Tianjin
Free Trade Zone for a total of 46km.
TEDA is 180km away from Beijing Capital International Airport, about
35km from Tianjin Binhai International Airport and 5km from Tianjin
New Harbor. Coming from Beijing, TEDA is easily accessible via the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu
Highway and by rail. The Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu
Highway runs through TEDA and divides it into two parts, the financial,
trading and residential area covering 8.5km² in the south and an industrial
park spanning an area of 24.5 km² in the north.
TEDA’s Top Industries
• Electronics and communications industry (61%)
• Bio-pharmaceuticals (5%)
• Machinery manufacturing industry and car production (25%)
• Food and beverage industry (6%)
A total of 14,000 industrial companies have set up shop, among them
nearly 4,500 foreign-funded enterprises.
Province of Hebei Increases Commercial Relations with German
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Plans for Extension Bright
Shijiazhuang – Hebei’s provincial government plans to encourage investment between Germany and Hebei
Province, increasing the number of Hebei companies in Germany as well as welcoming German investment
in Hebei. An exhibition in Düsseldorf will kick-off the effort in October.
Beatrice Han, Siemens Ltd. China and Norbert Stöhr,
Bayer AG China share a toast with Hebei Vice Governor
Yang Chong Yong
Director General Wang Zhiming of the Ministry of Commerce’s
North European Division stated that while
Hebei had traditionally been a producer of grain,
cotton, textiles, leather, cement, coal, iron, steel, and
heavy vehicles, it was transitioning toward coal chemistry,
pharmaceuticals, new materials including building
materials, electronics and specialized vehicles,
while upgrading its traditional strengths. Shijiazhuang
National Hi-Tech Industry Development Zone, Handan
Economic Development Zone and Hebei Xinji Economic
Development Zone all invite investment.
The German Chamber of Commerce in China
Several years after its inception, TEDA’s area could no longer meet
increasing development demands. As a result, three additional industrial
parks and specialized sub-zones were built outside the original
area, for a total area of 125km².
The Yat-sen Scientific-Industrial Park, located in the Wuqing
District, was founded in May of 1993. In 1996, under approval of the
Tianjin Municipal Government, it became a sub-area of TEDA specializing
in electronics and IT products.
In 2003, TEDA cooperated with the Jinnan District of Tianjin to build
the Micro-Electronic Industrial Park (MIP), which is an extension
of TEDA with new space, industry, management and service functions.
The MIP focuses on electronic components and mobile phone manufacturing
with 92 foreign-invested companies from 12 countries.
The Chemical Industry Park at TEDA was established in 1996 in the
Hangu District of Tianjin. The park is TEDA’s petrochemical base. By
the end of December 2006, 58 projects had been signed in the Chemical
Industry Park, with a total contracted investment of USD 940m.
Permission was granted to TEDA in 2005 to develop an additional
zone, TEDA West Zone, which focuses on industries with high technical
content, good prospects, and less environmental pollution, such
as bio-pharmaceuticals, auto parts, electronics and communications,
mechanical manufacturing, and new energy industries. By the end of
2007, 60 enterprises had settled in the TEDA West zone, making the
zone an important part of the modern manufacturing and R&D application
base. The contracted overseas investment totaled USD 2.1bn.
Overseeing Progress – Administrative Structure
There are two levels of administration authorities for the Industry
Park, TEDA Investment Holding Co. Ltd. and TEDA Administration Committee.
The Administration Committee is an organization set up under
the authority of the Tianjin Municipal Government. Its responsibilities
include: formulating and amending the development projects, plans,
and industry policies; approving investment projects and land use and
supervising construction projects; coordinating daily administration
by different governmental authorities, such as the customs office and
foreign affairs office. TEDA Investment Holding Co. Ltd. has responsibility
for development. The company’s activities include real estate,
infrastructure development and the operation of public utilities like
water, waste water, electricity, steam and gas.
MOFCOM Northern European Affairs Department Director
General Wang Zhiming and European Affairs Deputy Director
Zhang Shuna enjoy after dinner reading in Hebei