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City Facts
- Located in Fujian Province
- Island City on SE Coast of China
- Avg. Temp = 21 C
- Area = 1,569 Sq Km
- Pop = 2.3 Million
- > 11 % of the population has an educational background of Junior College or above
- 29 Higher Education Institutions
- 80 Year old Xiamen University is widely acclaimed at home and abroad
- 29 Secondary Vocational & Technical Schools
Operational Environment
- Electricity; Three local power plants; Reliability of power is rated above 99.98%
- Air Transportation; Rated in the top 10 airports in China, 4th busiest for entry/exit in China
- Linked to 82 locations around the world
- 25 International/Regional Routes
- Cargo routes to Tokyo, Chicago, Los Angeles, Luxemburg, and Amsterdam
- Sea Port - 299 Sailings per month (32 to USA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle, SF, LA, NY)
- Water Supply - Daily capacity exceeds 1,000,000 tons, Good Quality and 99.9% meets quality std
- Banking - 410 Financial Services, 13 Foreign Banks (USA Banks include; Citibank, Metrobank, Bank of the Orient),11 domestic commercial banks
- 211 High Tech Enterprises contribute 59.5% of total industrial output
- Health Care - 1,083 Medical Institutions incl; 13 Major Hospitals, and 120 First Aid Centers
- Heart, Eye, and Blood Centers are on cutting edge of respective fields
National Awards
- Sanitation City
- Garden City
- Model City for Environmental Protection
- Excellence in Tourism<
- Rated in the Top 10 Most Livable Cities in China
- Habitat Award
International Awards
Industrial Development
- 1980 - One of Four Special Economic Zones Established
- 1988 - Granted Provincial Level Autonomy
- 1989 - Taiwan Investment Zone Established
- 1990 - First Torch Hi-Tech Industrial Zone Established (Huli)
- 1992 - Free Trade Zone Established (Xiangu)
- 1994 - Local Legislative Power in Economic Administration
- 2002 - Haicang Export Processing Zone Established
Competitiveness Top 10 List
- Comprehensive Competitiveness
- Government Service
- Legal Systems
- System Building
- Culture & Education
- Infrastructure
- Market Openness
Foreign Investment
- 7,500 Foreign Investment Projects
- US$26 Billion Total Registered Capital
- US$16 Billion Paid Up
Major Corporate Investors
- USA: GE, Kodak, Dell, Boeing, Wal Mart, Honeywell, Citibank
- EU: ABB, Philips, Linde, Taeco, Jardine, Metro, ECCO
- Japan: NEC, Panasonic, FDK, Matsushita, TDK, Marubeni, Toshiba, Itochu, Nissho Iwai, Mitsubishi, Toyota Tsusho, Toto
- Hong Kong: Hutchison
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