On the afternoon of May 19, the Gansu Province Investment Promotion Conference for Greater Bay Area, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Enterprises was grandly held in Shenzhen. Zhuang Guotai, Chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting was presided over by Huang Zeyuan, Secretary-General of the Gansu Provincial CPPCC. Seven cities, one district, and one county of Gansu took turns to make investment promotions. More than 200 people, including the Guangdong Provincial CPPCC, the Shenzhen Liaison Department of the Central Government’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong, members of the Gansu Provincial CPPCC residing in Hong Kong and Macao, and persons in charge of enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, gathered together to discuss new opportunities for cooperation between the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Gansu.

In his speech, Zhuang Guotai pointed out that although Gansu and Shenzhen are thousands of miles apart, the people of the two places have deep friendship and a long history of exchanges and cooperation. From the inheritance of the revolutionary old area spirit to the promotion of the special economic zone spirit, and then to the in-depth linkage of various exhibition platforms today, the two places have formed an indissoluble bond, which has also laid a solid foundation for the subsequent deepening of cooperation. At present, with the in-depth implementation of major national strategies such as the high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, the formation of a new pattern in promoting the development of the western region in the new era, and “double carbon”, the functional positioning of Gansu as an ecological barrier, energy base, strategic channel, and opening hub has been unprecedentedly highlighted. It is in a rare opportunity period of overlapping national strategies and increasing major policies, and in a golden period of development where comparative advantages are fully released and potential kinetic energy is accelerated. It has become a new fertile land full of hope and a big stage for achieving careers.

Zhuang Guotai said that Gansu has a vast territory, abundant products, convenient transportation location, a solid industrial foundation, a long and profound historical and cultural heritage, and a continuously optimized business environment. It is a unique resource treasure house, a development treasure land with great potential, a cultural highland with profound heritage, and an investment hot land that is friendly to business, reassuring to business, and enriches business. At present, Gansu is carrying out the action of “attracting large, strong and leading enterprises” in depth, and warmly welcomes entrepreneurs from the Greater Bay Area to pay more attention to Gansu, focus on Gansu, walk into Gansu, and invest in Gansu, so as to jointly share the development opportunities of the new era, expand the space for cooperation, and win a better future. It is sincerely hoped that taking this investment promotion activity for the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan as a new starting point, a cooperation platform for entrepreneurs to share Gansu’s resources and business opportunities will be built, and an exchange channel for mutual benefit and win-win results will be opened up. It is hoped that the majority of entrepreneurs will promote the opportunities and advantages of Gansu’s development more, and help Gansu introduce more advanced concepts, outstanding talents, development funds, and marketing platforms. The Gansu Provincial CPPCC will make every effort to do a good job in bridging and service guarantee, promote smoother and more efficient exchanges and cooperation, and promote the fast landing and early effect of investment projects.

Lin Long’an, member of the National Committee of the CPPCC and President of the Greater Bay Area Import and Export Commercial General Association, was invited to attend the conference and delivered a speech. He said that as the golden section of the ancient Silk Road and an important gateway for China’s opening to the west, Gansu has deeply implemented the actions of strengthening industry, science and technology, provincial capital, and county towns, and has achieved remarkable results in economic development, industrial upgrading, and business environment optimization, providing a broad space for cooperation for domestic and foreign enterprises. As one of the most economically developed and internationalized regions in China, the Greater Bay Area has unique advantages in scientific and technological innovation, international trade, financial services, etc. Especially at present, when artificial intelligence is reshaping the cross-border trade format, the perfect AI industry ecology and mature cross-border e-commerce system in the Greater Bay Area are injecting new kinetic energy into the import and export industry. The two places have strong industrial complementarity and huge cooperation potential.

As an important strategic partner of Gansu Province in “Gansu goods going to sea”, international logistics and bulk commodity trade, new energy and new material industry, etc., under the support and promotion of relevant departments of Gansu Province, the Greater Bay Area Import and Export Commercial General Association has carried out in-depth exchanges with many government departments and cities and prefectures in Gansu, and reached a number of strategic cooperation. In the future, it will continue to play the role of a bridge and link of the chamber of commerce, organize more Greater Bay Area enterprises to walk into Gansu, understand Gansu, and invest in Gansu, and promote the cooperation between Gansu and Guangdong to go deeper and more practical, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

At the promotion meeting, the relevant persons in charge of Lanzhou City, Lanzhou New Area, Jiayuguan City, Jinchang City, Jiuquan City, Zhangye City, Baiyin City, Qingyang City, and Zhengning County took turns to take the stage to make investment promotions, fully demonstrating the local development advantages, industrial layout, and investment promotion priorities, presenting sincere cooperation opportunities for Greater Bay Area enterprises, and further broadening the space for cooperation between the two places.

The chamber of commerce brought its vice-president units and director units to the meeting, and organized representatives of many well-known enterprises in the Greater Bay Area to participate in the meeting. The successful holding of the promotion meeting has built a solid bridge for the linkage between the government and enterprises in Gansu and the Greater Bay Area and mutual benefit and win-win results. It not only enables Greater Bay Area enterprises to more comprehensively understand Gansu’s development advantages and investment promotion opportunities, but also consolidates the foundation of government-enterprise cooperation between Gansu and Guangdong. In the next step, the chamber of commerce will continue to play the role of a bridge and link, promote the landing of more pragmatic cooperation projects between Guangdong and Gansu in many fields, help Gansu’s high-quality development, and work together to expand the new blue ocean of Silk Road cooperation.

The cities recommended at this investment promotion conference are as follows:

Lanzhou City 01

Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province, a national comprehensive transportation hub, and an advanced manufacturing base in Northwest China. It has 34 universities and more than 1,200 scientific research institutions. The proportion of college students ranks among the top in the country, and the comprehensive index of scientific and technological progress reaches 82.6%. The city has been selected as a national business environment innovation city for three consecutive years. The cost of industrial water, electricity, and gas is low. It focuses on the development of six major economies, including urban economy, county economy, development zone economy, private economy, digital economy, and open economy. It has launched 196 investment application scenarios, which are highly consistent with the industries in the Greater Bay Area. It is an investment hot land with suitable business and living and unlimited potential.

Lanzhou New Area 02

The first state-level new area in Northwest China and an important strategic platform for the country’s opening to the west, it has strong industrial carrying capacity. More than 200 chemical projects have been landed, with more than 1,000 products, ranking among the top 100 chemical parks in the country. The scale of data center cabinets has reached 79,000, and it has outstanding advantages in clean energy, new materials, green computing power, and modern agriculture. The park has low factor costs, smooth logistics channels, and strong policy support. It focuses on launching 18 high-quality industrial projects, which is the preferred place for enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency and layout in the west.

Jiayuguan City 03

Jiayuguan is the western starting point of the Ming Great Wall, the world’s first majestic pass, a key point of the ancient Silk Road, and a famous industrial tourism city with a concentration of world cultural heritage. It has a solid industrial foundation, with a production capacity of 11 million tons of steel and 1.7 million tons of electrolytic aluminum. It is the largest steel base and an important new energy base in Northwest China. It has the CNNC 404 nuclear industry guarantee area and a million-kilowatt-level photovoltaic base. It is a national comprehensive transportation hub and a modern circulation pivot city. Cultural tourism, steel and aluminum new materials, nuclear technology application, and green electricity industry develop in coordination, and the business environment has remained at the forefront of the province for many years.

Jinchang City 04

Jinchang is known as the “Nickel Capital of China”. Its nickel reserves rank third in the world and first in Asia, and its rare and precious metals account for more than 90% of the country. It is the largest nickel and cobalt production base in China and the carrying area of the national advanced manufacturing cluster. The developable capacity of wind and solar energy exceeds 15 million kilowatts, and a complete industrial ecology of non-ferrous metal new materials, new energy batteries, modern chemical industry, digital economy, resource comprehensive utilization, etc. has been formed. Led by Jinchuan Group, the park has mature supporting facilities and has been rated as the province’s high-quality development contribution award for 16 consecutive quarters, with outstanding investment carrying capacity and industrial competitiveness.

Jiuquan City 05

Jiuquan is the cradle of aerospace and the hometown of Dunhuang. The installed capacity of new energy is 41.1042 million kilowatts, and the country’s first ten-million-kilowatt-level wind power base has been built. The price of large industrial electricity is lower than 0.42 yuan. The city’s efficient vegetable planting area exceeds 700,000 mu, and it is an important plateau summer vegetable supply base for the Greater Bay Area. It has many world cultural heritages and receives more than 6 million tourists from the Greater Bay Area every year. The four major advantages of green electricity, computing power, modern agriculture, and cultural tourism industries are superimposed, and the development space is broad.

Zhangye City 06

Zhangye is historically known as “Golden Zhangye”. It is a national historical and cultural city and the largest corn seed production base in China. One of every two corn seeds in China is produced in Zhangye. The developable capacity of clean energy is nearly 100 million kilowatts, and the reserves of attapulgite clay ore account for 63% of the country. It has 23 scenic spots above 4A level, gathering all landform landscapes except the ocean. It supplies 400,000 tons of vegetables to the Greater Bay Area every year. It has obvious advantages in land, electricity, and labor costs. The city’s comprehensive credit index leads the country. It is a preferred place for investment in modern agriculture, new energy, and cultural tourism integration.

Baiyin City 07

Baiyin is the eldest son of China’s non-ferrous industry and the only city named after precious metals in the country. It is rich in copper, lead, zinc, and other minerals, with an installed power generation capacity of more than 10 million kilowatts. Its rare earth production capacity accounts for 1/5 of the country. It has the world’s largest single titanium dioxide production line and the largest lithium iron phosphate production line in China. It is the core section of the Lanzhou-Baiyin National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. The “one district and six parks” of the park develop in coordination, with nearly 120 specialized and new enterprises, and the supply rate of standard land exceeds 63%. It has opened a green channel for foreign-funded and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan enterprises, with perfect industrial supporting facilities and strong investment guarantee.

Qingyang City 08

Qingyang is a national energy town and a national hub node of “East Data West Computing”. The predicted coal reserves are 236 billion tons, and the natural gas reserves are 2 trillion cubic meters. The computing power scale reaches 150,000 P. As the hometown of Qihuang and a red holy land, it has 527 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine resources and is the core base of high-quality agricultural and livestock products in Gansu. The city integrates five major national strategies of “West-East Gas Transmission, West-East Power Transmission, and East Data West Computing”. It has convenient transportation and the best business environment in the province. It focuses on the layout of five major industrial tracks: energy and chemical industry, artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, modern agriculture, and cultural tourism integration.

Zhengning County 09

Zhengning is the eastern gate of Gansu and the location of the first capital of the Guanzhong Special Zone. Comrade Xi Zhongxun once worked here for six years. The coal reserves are 2.5 billion tons, and it has the Hetaoyu Coal Mine with an annual output of 8 million tons and a million-ton CCUS demonstration project. The forest coverage rate of the county is 50.9%, and apples, traditional Chinese medicine, and dry farming agriculture have distinct characteristics. The business environment has been the first in the city and at the forefront of the province for many years. Focusing on coal power chemical industry, characteristic agriculture, agriculture, culture and tourism, and digital economy, more than 70 key projects have been planned, with a total investment of more than 76.5 billion yuan, which is a vibrant highland for high-quality development of counties.

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