South Central Region of China Tatheer Zahra Sherazi 30/10/2018
List of content 1. CEPEC Cooperation agreements with South Central 2. Administrative Divisions of China 3. Location of South Central 4. Updates on South Central Region
CEPEC Cooperation agreements with South Central Few of Agreements with Pakistan 1. Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and Guangdong Provincial Grain Association of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 2. Pakistan and China have reached an agreement on building an oil refinery in Dera Ismail Khan, WAK group from Pakistan and Guangdong Electrical Design Institute from China. 3. Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) and South China University of Technology, Guangzhou agreements to provide strategic support to Gwadar Sea port 4. Development of industrial park and declaring Gwadar and Henan as sister cities. 5. Pakistan s Ambassador to China Masood Khalid has underscored for more cooperation between Pakistan and China s Hubei province in the fisheries and rice sectors. 6. The Agreement on Trade in Services was signed in Wuhan 7. The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at Karachi University (KU) has recently signed an agreement with between Hunan Anbang Pharmaceutical Company (HAPC). 8. The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and the Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute (GXBRI) signed an agreement to establish a Sino-Pakistan Joint Buffalo Research Centre 9. The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Guangxi Institute of Administration on signed an agreement to provide academic support to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). 10. Boao Forum in Hainan
Significance for Pakistan The first five special economic zones 1. Shenzhen, 2. Zhuhai, 3. Shantou in Guangdong province 4. Xiamen
ADMINISTRATIVE ZONES OF CHINA North Western Pop: 97 Mn North Pop: 164 Mn North Eastern Pop: 109 Mn South West Pop: 193 Mn East Pop: 393 Mn South Central Pop: 384 Mn
North West Location of South Centre North North East South West South Centra l East
Regional Division 22,4,5,2,1 North Northeast East South Central South West North West 1. Beijing Municipality 2. Tianjin Municipality 3. Hebei 4. Shanxi 5. Inner Mongolia AR 1. Heilongjiang 2. Jilin 3. Liaoning 1. Shandong 2. Jiangsu 3. Shanghai 4. Zhejiang 5. Fujian 6. Jiangxi 7. Anhui 1. Henan 2. Hubei 3. Hunan 4. Guangdong 5. Hainan 6. Guangxi AR 7. Hong kong 8. Macau SAR 1. Chingqing 2. Sichuan 3. Guizhou 4. Yunnan 5. Tibet AR 1. Shaanxi 2. Gansu 3. Qinghai 4. Ningxia Hui AR 5. Xinjiang AR
Location of Central South of China Henan 99 M 1. Henan ( Zhengzhou) 2. Hubei ( Wuhan) 3. Hunan (Changsha) 4. Guangdong ( Guangzhou) 5. Guangxi AR (Nanning) 6. Hainan ( Haiku) SAR 1. Hong Kong 2. Macau Guang xi 49 M Hubei 60 M Hunan 67 M Gunagd ong 113 M Hainan 8 M Macao 0.5 M Hong Kong 7 M
Out of 35, 7 cities are from South Central 1. Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China( 324 b equal to Israel) 2. Foshan, Guangdong Province in southeastern China (235 equal to Uzbekistan) 3. Dongguan, an industrial city in China s Pearl River Delta and city of Gunagdong( 186 b, Ethopia) 4. Changsha, the capital of central China s Hunan province(246 b, sri lanka) 5. Tangshan is a city of Hebei province(191b New zeland) 6. Zhengzhou, city of Henan province(210 b Ecuador ) 7. Guangzhou, $524 b Switzerland
One of the three Mega Regions Beijing-Tianjin With a combined GDP of $1.14 trillion Yangtze River Delta With a combined GDP of $2.17 trillion Pearl River Delta With a combined GDP of $1.89 trillion, the Pearl River Delta has cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, and Macao.
Updates on South Central Region 1. Xi Jinping visit to Guangdong :Highlights 2. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 3. The 2018 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) expo
1) Xi Jinping visit to Guangdong Reform, Protests Deng Xiaoping s landmark tour of Guangdong in 1978, 1992 (showing China s determination to continue reforms) The tactic worked. In 1992, China s income per capita was $366, in 2017, 25 years later, it was 24 times greater. Trade War In the last 40 years, China s development achievements have impressed the world, the Chinese leader said. I come to Shenzhen again... so that we can declare to the world: China s reform and opening up will never stop, The road of reform and opening up was the correct path and China could create bigger miracles by sticking to it. Main purpose was 1. Boosting the masses 2. Reassuring private businesses 3. Encouraging integration of Hong Kong
2) Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area The 55-km bridge, situated in the waters of Pearl River Estuary, connects the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Zhuhai and the Macao SAR The bridge is the first of its kind for Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao to jointly build a supergiant sea-crossing traffic project under the principle of "one country, two systems.
3) The 2018 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR)expo The 2018 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) International Expo kicked off in Dongguan on October 25th. The expo is hosted 1,732 exhibitors 1,221 overseas enterprises 57 countries and regions. The MSR Expo was first held in 2014, it has become a significant platform for exchange & cooperation between Guangdong and countries and regions along the Belt and Road
References http://www.hzmb.hk/eng/about_overview_01.html https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2170483/hongkong-zhuhai-macau-bridge-can-mark-dawning-golden-age https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/worldbank/event/africa/investing %20in%20Africa%20Forum/2015/investing-in-africa-forum-chinas-specialeconomic-zone.pdf https://www.pwccn.com/en/research-and-insights/publications/chinesecities-of-opportunities-2018/chinese-cities-of-opportunities-2018.pdf
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