Transcript Basic Information about Xiamen - Overseas Education College of

Status Quo & Opportunities
----from the perspective of
Xiamen SEZ
Arthur Zhang
Director, Xiamen Investment Promotion Agency
June 17, 2010
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Outline
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Basic Information
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Health Care Services & Industry
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Opportunities
Basic Information
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Where is Xiamen
Taiwan
•In the South of Fujian Province
•To the west of the Taiwan Straits
•Sits between the Pearl River Delta and
Yangtze River Delta
•Permanent Population: 2.52million
•Area: 1,573 km2
•Population of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and
Quanzhou in total : 15 million
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Administrative Layout
Jimei Bridge
Xiamen Bridge
Xinglin Bridge
Haicang Bridge
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Xiang’an Tunnel
A Modern Port & Tourism City
Important Central City on the West Coast of Taiwan Straits
International
Nations in
Bloom
Gold Medal
City by
World Bank
Best City for
Migrant
Workers
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Xiamen
Best City
for MNCs’
Investment
UN
Habitat
Award
Great changes in the last 100 years
Xiamen (Amoy) Port in 1905
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Xiamen International Cruise Port in 2009
Air Transportation
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Seoul
Osaka
Luxemburg
L.A.
Hong Kong
Macao
Bangkok
Chicago
Taipei
Manila
• One of China’s top 5 largest international airports, and the
regional hub airport in Southeast China.
• Serves 167 domestic & international routes operated by
35 airlines, passenger throughput exceeded 10 million, and
cargo & mail throughput reached 150,000 tons in 2009.
Singapore Jakarta
• Phase III of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is under
construction whilst a brand new airport is planned.
Kuala
Lumpur
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The World’s 19th largest Container Port
7th largest container port in China
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137 container shipping routes
Throughput of Xiamen port in 2009 is 4.68 million TEUs & 110 million tons of cargo.
The world’s top 20 shipping companies have all set up their businesses in Xiamen.
4th port in China to handle the sixth-generation large container vessels.
One of China’s 8 key container call ports.
Rail Transportation
 A few coastal high-speed passenger and cargo railways are now under construction and
will be in service in the next 1-2 year, making Xiamen a key rail hub in Southeast China.
 The biggest railway goods yard in South China, Qianchang Railway Goods Yard, started
the construction in 2008.
 Closely connected with Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta economic zones. It
takes only 3 hours to Shenzhen and 6 hours to Shanghai by rail.
Routes
Origin/terminus
Wen-Fu Wenzhou/Fuzhou
Length Hours Open Time
（km）
298.4
2
2009
Fu-Xia
Fuzhou/XIamen
276
1.85
Xia-Shen
Xiamen/Shenzhen
500
3
Gan-Long Ganzhou/longyan
290.1
4
Long-Xia Longyan/Xiamen
150
1
2010
603.6
3.5
2011
Xiang-Pu
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Nanchang /
Fuzhou, Putian
April 2010
2011
April 2005
Land Transportation
 Integrate into National Expressway Network on the Western Coast of Taiwan Straits.
 Build up half-day land transport area in Haixi and one-day land transport area
covering Jiangxi, Southwest Zhejiang, Northeast Guangdong and South Hunan.
 Various expressways in service and under construction: Shenhai Expressway,
Xiacheng Expressway, Xia’an Expressway, etc..
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Public Transport
 City Expressway：Haixiang Highway, Xiang’an Highway, Chenggong
Highway, Ring Island Road, etc.
 Cross-sea channels：Jimei Bridge, Xinglin Bridge, Xiang’an Tunnel
 BRT and urban rail transit: construct convenient public transport system.
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Xiang’an Tunnel
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BRT
Jimei Bridge
BRT
Burgeoning Economy in Xiamen
Unit: USD million
22,941
GDP
1990
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43,314
44,740
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
Industrial Output
1995
2000
Imports & Exports
2005
2009
3 Pillar Industries
 Electronics & Information Industry
 Machinery Industry
 Fine Chemical Industry
Electronics & Information
32.5%
Others
27.6%
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Fine Chemical
14.7%
Machinery
25.2%
Xiamen Brands
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FDI in Xiamen
 By 2009，there are 8,609 FDI projects approved in Xiamen, with a contracted
value of US$ 31.98 billion and paid-up value of US$ 20.63 billion.
 48 “Global Fortune 500” invested 87 projects in Xiamen, with a contracted
value of US$ 1.88 billion.
contracted
value
Unit: billion USD
surpass 1
billion USD
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0.67
1.06
2003
2004
1.30
2005
2.31
2006
3.27
2007
1.90
2008
1.37
2009
“3 4 5 6 7 8”
FDI enterprises’ contributions to Xiamen’s economy :
 30% of fixed assets investment;
 40% of tax revenues;
 50% of job opportunities created;
 60% of imports & exports;
 70% of GDP;
 80% of total industry output.
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Investments from USA
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394 US-invested projects, with total inward capital of US$ 1.32 billion
• Industries: aircraft maintenance, mechanical, chemical, electronics, etc.
Key projects:
3 projects with China HQ, serve clients of China, Japan & North Asia
5 projects with almost US$ 80 million
Other key US investors include Coca-Cola, Boeing, GE, United Airlines,
Wal-Mart, Plexus. .
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International Schools
Xiamen International School (XIS) , established
in 1997, is rapidly joining the ranks of the world's
finest schools according to international school
standards and employs 29 credentialed foreign
teachers . XIS also employs 11 credentialed local
Chinese teachers and 10 assistant teachers. The
school offers a PreK--12, high quality Americanbased curriculum to over 250 students from more
than twenty five countries and regions. It is also
accredited by the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges (WASC).
Manila Xiamen International School (MXIS) is a
college preparatory co-educational day and
boarding school. We offer Pre-school,Elementary
and High School courses to children of expatriates,
overseas students and to the dependents of locals
who would want to avail of its service.
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Bank Service
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branches of 4 big commercial banks
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branches of 6 small and media commercial banks
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1 regional commercial bank
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1 post saving office
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1 rural credit cooperative
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15 branch and representative offices of
foreign banks
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1 other financing company
A Hot Tourist Resort
With a coast line of 234 km and a beach of 12.56 km, Xiamen is one of the
most livable cities in China.
A wealth of tourist attractions such as Gulangyu Island, Wanshi Botanic
Garden, Ring-Island Road, Nanputuo Temple, etc..
 As one of China’s top 10 tourist resorts, Xiamen accommodates 21.94 million
tourists in 2009, of which 1.26 million from abroad.
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Xianglu Grand Hotel
Hot Spring
Excellent living Environment
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Excellent living Environment
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Health Care Services & Industry
in Xiamen
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Health Care Services
Well equipped with a complete set of health care institutions
- 1,129 health care institutions including 38 hospitals, 4
sanatoriums, 21 community health service centers, 15 health
care stations, 82 clinics, 7 maternal & child care service centers
and 7 CDC centers
- 16,200 professional health staff including 6,178 medical
practitioners, 680 assistant medical practitioners and 6,022
registered nurses
- 9,681 beds, among which 8,100 are of hospitals, 678 are of
sanatoriums, 527 are of health care centers
Foreign-invested hospitals approved in Xiamen
- Chang Gung Hospital from Taiwan with total investment of RMB1.3
billion (USD190 million), with the planned 2,000 beds in total, among
which 500 beds were put into use on January 15th, 2008.
- EMBO Hospital from Taiwan was approved in June 2008
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Advanced Health Care Information System in Xiamen, the first in China and the world
to realize the sharing of health care information within a city
Covering the whole city
Xiamen Health Care Information Center
Xiamen Citizen Health Care Information System
Public Security Civil Administration Birth Control
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Social Insurance
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13 Key Manufacturing Industrial Chains with
Targeted Output Value of RMB 10 Billion
Industrial Chain
Covered Industries
Key manufacturers
Power transmission &
distribution, control
equipment
Power distribution & control equipment,
electrical appliances & components,
specialized electrical devices
Automobile industrial chain
Various automobile, auto parts &
components
KINGLONG Bus
Golden Dragon Bus Co.,Ltd.
Engineering machinery
industrial chain
Machinery for construction engineering,
heavyweight handling equipment
Xiamen XGMA Machinery
Co.,Ltd. Linde Forklift Truck
Corp. Ltd
Shipbuilding industrial
chain
Vehicle ro-ro ships, yachts
Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry
Co., Ltd. Xiamen Tangrong Yacht
building Co., Ltd.
Aircraft maintenance
industrial chain
Aircraft maintenance & aerospace
components manufacturing
Taikoo Aircraft Engineering
Co.Ltd.
Computer and
communication-equipment
industrial chain
Computer, mobile phone
Dell Computer
Lenovo mobile
LCD industrial chain
Backlight modules, LCD displays, LCD TVs
AU Optronics Corp(AUO)
Biologic & new pharmacy
industrial chain
Biologic medicine, genetically engineering
medicine, bacteria, diagnostic reagent,
pharmaceutical raw materials,
pharmaceutical intermediate, traditional
Chinese medicine
Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co.,Ltd.
Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd.
Mchem Pharma Group
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ABB, AREVA
Health Care Industry in Xiamen
120 enterprises
total industrial output : RMB6.95billion (US$ 1 billion)
Main Products:
genetically engineered drug, medical devices, bio-medicine, In Vitro
Diagnostic Reagents, pharmaceutical chemicals, natural drug,
traditional Chinese medicine, marine drugs and biological husbandry
Leading enterprises:
Carestream, GN Resound, Motic, InTec, Thomson Biotech, Xingsha
Group, Mchem Pharma, Amoytop, Xiamen Bioway Biotech, etc.
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Leading Health Care Enterprises in Xiamen
Xiamen Xingsha Pharmaceutical Group is originated from
Xiamen Cod Liver Oil Factory established in 1952. It is one of China’s
largest Vitamin and cod liver oil producers.
Xiamen Kingdomway Group
Global leading nutrient supplement producer, with the main products of
Coenzyme Q10 series, microalgae DHA series, vegetable ARA series,
Vitamin A series and Vitamin D3 series, certified with ISO9001, ISO14001,
HACCP, FAMI-QS, KOSHER and HALAL and etc..
Carestream Health Inc. is formally the medical imaging department of
Eastman Kodak sold to Canada’s Onnex Group in 2007, producing
medical and dental imaging systems and information technology solutions;
molecular imaging systems; and non-destructive testing products.
GN Group has 4 projects in Xiamen, GN ReSound (China) is now the
world’s largest supplying base of hearing aids & audio logical
measurement devices.
Thomson Biotech is a key producer of Xylitol, L-Arabinose and Xylooligosaccharide.
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R&D Institutes in Health Care
 Xiamen University, Jimei University, National No.3 Marine Research Institute
and other research institutions have a substantial pool of high-caliber
researchers, especially in the field of bio and medicine.
 Xiamen University have four colleges ( College of Bio & Medicine, College of
Life Science, College of Chemical Technology and Medical College) engaged
in the study of bio and medicine, and 3 academicians in prestigious China
Academy of Sciences.
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One national level biomedical research institute—National Institute of
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Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases
21 provincial level R&D engineering and technology centers
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Human Resources
Xiamen has over 20 universities and colleges that can provide about 50,000
undergraduates of various specialties annually.
Xiamen has 27 secondary vocational schools and polytechnic colleagues,
which offer technical personnel of about 10,000 each year.
Xiamen Talent Service Center pools 110,000 professionals in its Talent
Reserve Bank
Job fair is held three times a week by Xiamen Talent Service Center,
providing convenience and service for employment
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Xiamen Testing &
Industrialization
Base for Biomedicine
Chang Gung
Hospital
Xiamen Biomedicine
incubator
Xiamen Biomedicine
Industrial Park
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Xiamen Bio-medicine Industrial Park
 The project is west to Xinyang Industrial Zone with an area of 369 hectars, there
planned to be R&D area, industrial area, warehousing area, supporting area, etc.
 Main target of the industrial park is large & middle sized biomedicine enterprises.
Biomedicine and Health Care
products industrial park
Package and
Storage Area
Living
facilities
Medical Devices
Industrial Park
R&D Area
Vaccinum
Industrial Park
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Opportunities
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About HAIXI Strategy---West Coast of Taiwan Straits
Haixi Economic Zone
Formally approved by China’s central government in May 2009
as the national development strategy
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About HAIXI Strategy---West Coast of Taiwan Straits
Fujian Province: all 9 cities in the province
Scope
Zhejiang Province: Wenzhou, Lishui and Quzhou
Guangdong Province: Shantou, Meizhou, Chaozhou and Jieyang
Jiangxi Province: Shangrao, Yingtan, Ganzhou and Wuzhou
Population & GDP
70 million and GDP of RMB2,000 billion yuan ( US$ 300 billion ) in 2009
Strategic Positioning
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Development
Strategy
Economy
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Culture
Strengthen
Transport
Promote
Target
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cooperative & communication hub between people from both sides of
the Straits
 new path of opening up to serve the neighboring regions
 Important manufacturing base on the Eastern Coastal Area
 Important tourism center for natural and cultural heritage
Undertake the industry transfer of IT & machinery industry from Taiwan
 Import more Agriculture tech and seeds from Taiwan
 Encourage Financing Service Centers
 Build up tourism and logistics centers
 Attract Taiwan’s headquarters, purchasing, R&D and logistics centers
cooperation on science, education, sanitation and sports.
Trough Minnan , Kejia and Mazu Culture to enhance emotion feelings.
direct flights and other traffic aisles
Add shipping port directly to Taiwan
2012：GDP per capita be the average Eastern Coastal Area
2020：GDP RMB 4,000 billion yuan (US$588 billion)
 Taiwan’s population in 2009: 23.08 million; Taiwan’s GDP in 2009: US$
356.4 billion
Xiamen’s Importance to Haixi Stragegy
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A Modern Port and Tourist Destination
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An Important Center in Haixi Area
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Development Objectives:
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Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Industries in Haixi Area;
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Center for modern service industries
including logistics, financing, tourism,
convention, cultural creation, software
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Opportunities for Xiamen
Unique Adjacency to Taiwan:
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less than 1 hour’s flight from Taipei to Xiamen
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36 ferry ships/day between Xiamen and Kinmen, providing services to about 1.2 million
passengers in 2009.
Only 136 nautical miles between Xiamen and Taichung, 12 hours for direct container
vessel sailing
Xiamen
Taipei
Taichung
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