China's Special Economic Zones
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China’s Special Economic Zones: Spotlight on the Pudong New Area of Shanghai Bryant Evans, M.A. Houston Community College – Northwest Note: The author wishes to extend a special thanks to the World Affairs Council of Houston for the opportunities they have provided through their education program. Contents • I. General Background on China • II. Special Economic Zones – A. Introduction and Rationale – B. The First Four: Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, and Xiamen – C. Later additions of Hainan Island and Pudong – D. Impacts on China • III. Shanghai • IV. Pudong New Area • V. Concluding Thoughts I. General Background on China A. Population and Size B. History and Culture C. Economic Growth and Development Source: www.maps-of-china.com II. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) • What are Special Economic Zones? • Background • China’s SEZs Source of Map: Alan Mak China’s Original SEZs Established in 1980 • Shenzhen • Shantou – Across from Hong Kong – Across from Taiwan in in Guangdong Province Guangdong Province • Zhuhai • Xiamen – Across from Macau in – Across from Taiwan in Guangdong Province Fujian Province Later Additions • Hainan Island (1988) – Located at China’s southernmost point • Pudong (1990) – In Yangtze River Delta, northernmost of the SEZs Source: De Blij and Muller, Concepts and Regions 3/e Impacts of SEZs on China • Socialist government and capitalist economy • Economic growth • Disparities • Environment Shanghai Shanghai June 2007 • Location • Population and Area • Background and History • The Shanghai - Pudong connection Source: Shanghai Statistical Bureau Images of Shanghai - June, 2007 Photos taken by: Bryant Evans The Nanjing Bund Road Skyline Zhongshan Park Pudong New Area • General Background • Establishment and structure as a Special Economic Zone • Goals and objectives Shanghai • Commonalities and distinctions Pudong New Area Urban Area on the West Bank • Development and implications Source: http://pudong.shanghaichina.org/basi.html Pudong Before and After SEZ Designation Top Image: Looking across the Huangpu River towards Pudong in 1980. Bottom Image: Looking across the Huangpu River towards Pudong in 1997. Source: C.L. Tai Images of Pudong New Area - 2007 Photos Taken By: Bryant Evans, June 2007 Looking across the Huangpu River at Pudong Master Plan Map of the Pudong New Area A view of the Jinmao Source: http://pudong.shanghaichina.org Tower in Pudong View of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Pudong Concluding Thoughts “Black cat or white cat: if it can catch mice, than it’s a good cat.” - Deng Xiaoping “At the centerpiece of the gradualist approach toward economic transition and development, the concept of the SEZ has shaped the course of China’s economic transition.” – Wei Ge “Does the redevelopment of Pudong really make people better off or does it exacerbate the gap between the wealthy and the poor?” – C.L. Tai “Over the past 15 years, the designers and constructors (of Pudong) have been like inspired painters, adding ever more content to the area. The map has become larger and more colorful, and contains far more information than earlier versions.” - Hu Yan.