The Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone (KETDZ), is a state-level

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established on February 13, 2000 in East Kunming,

Yunnan Province Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

, China. It is administratively under Kunming Prefecture. It has a developed area of 6 square kilometers.

Industrial structure

The KETDZ has formed the industrial chain with the following major industries as its pillar industries: *

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and related industries * IT and

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manufacturing *

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, food processing *new materials development industry

Investment priorities

;Established industries: *integrated optical-electric-mechanical industry * biofood industry *bio-pharmaceutical industry ;Commercialization and marketing: *information electronics *high- efficiency agriculture *new materials *new

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s * environment-friendly technologies ;Investment and modernization: *

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* Trading services ;Economic spin-offs: *

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*Intermediary services *Cultural programs *Educational programs

Communication and transportation

Road

The KETDZ is 4 kilometers from the downtown Kunming, where the highways lead straight to the China-Laos border town of Mohan, the China-Vietnam border town of Hekou, and the China-Myanmar (Burma) border town of

Ruili Ruili (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥣᥝᥰ; shn, မိူင်းမၢဝ်း; th, เมืองมาว; my, ရွှေလီ) is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It ...

. All three

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s are rated as Grade A border ports of China. All the highways within a radius of 200 kilometers from Kunming are of high-grade standards.

Railway

A railroad network has been built around Kunming, consisting of the Guiyang-Kunming, Chengdu-Kunming, Nanning-Kunming, Guangtong-Dali, and Yunnan-Vietnam Railways. The KETDZ is 2 kilometers away from the Kunming East Railway Station, and 4 kilometers from the Kunming South Railway Station, both are rail centers for both cargo and passenger transportation.

Air transportation

The Kunming International Airport, 1.8 kilometers from the KETDZ, is Yunnan's most important gateway to international destinations. It operates eight air routes to overseas airports such as Singapore, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Osaka, and more than 70 domestic routes to Hong Kong, Macao, and other cities.

Harbor

The KETDZ has access to ocean shipping at the Beihai and Fangcheng Ports in Guangxi province via the Nanning-Kunming Railway, at

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Port of Guangdong province via the Guiyang-Kunming Railway, at Shanghai Port, and at

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of Vietnam via the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway.

References

*http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-04/19/content_571682.htm

External links

Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone (KETDZ) Official Website
{{coord missing, Yunnan Kunming Economy of Yunnan Special Economic Zones of China