Top 8 economic rims in China

By Zhang Junmian
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Since China's reform and opening-up in 1978, China has broken boundaries among different administrative regions to form a number of closely-knit economic rims or belts, most notably, Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Rim.

These urban agglomerations, each centering on a core megacity, have become massive powerhouses for the country's rapid economic development. They have also simultaneously spurred the development of their surrounding areas. In the coming decades, they will remain the most dynamic economic regions in China.

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China is constructing additional economic rims with city clusters at their core to promote coordinated regional development.

   Northwest Economic Rim 西北经济圈

 

Northwest Economic Rim, one of the 'Top 8 economic rims in China' by China.org.cn.

Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi Province, in the Northwest Economic Rim [baidu.com]
The Northwest Economic Rim is centered on the Guanzhong Area, a historical region in the lower reaches of the Wei River in Shaanxi Province. It mainly includes Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and the western part of Inner Mongolia, covering about 3.44 million square kilometers, or 36 percent of China's total land area. Of the eight major economic rims in China, this one is the largest in terms of land area, but the least in terms of economic development and population. Half of the region is covered by deserts. A development initiative, officially called "Development of the Western Regions" and launched by the central government in 2000, has brought great changes to this geographically-disadvantaged and once backward area.

In 2010, the 14th Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between eastern and western China attracted a total of US$6.96 billion in foreign investment. To boost the region's development, the central government has staged a series of sub-regional development plans since 2009 including the Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Belt, Kashi and Horgos special economic zones, Lanzhou-Baiyin Economic Belt, Jiuquan-Jiayuguan-Hami Economic Belt and the Yili Economic Belt. China aims to also develop the "Silk Road" economic belt which links Central Asia and Europe.

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