Geographical Distribution of Industry Focus and Soft-landing Zones in China 1 Preface This report is the second of two volumes which aim to support European SMEs who wish to establish a base in China. This first report provides an overview of the opportunities available and the general expectations of the SMEs to receive Chinese support. The second report provides detailed information on the support available in different cities across China, including information on specific soft-landing zones, funding and international R&I cooperation policies, plus an indication of the internationalisation level of the city. We hope you find these reports useful. Authors: Huihui He, Odette Paramor Organisation: University of Nottingham Ningbo China Date: 31st December 2020 For further information, check http://china.enrichcentres.eu/ 2 Table of Contents Preface ....................................................................................................................................... 2 I. Business Environment of Cities in China .......................................................................... 6 1.1. Sustained popularity of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China ............................ 6 1.2. Regional differences in GDP growth related to industry structures in China ............ 6 1.3. Popular Chinese Cities for FDI ................................................................................. 9 1.3.1. Rising cities in the Diamond Economic Circle Area ....................................... 10 1.3.2. Unbalanced Distribution of Foreign Investment ............................................. 12 II. The most popular Chinese cities for foreign investment ............................................. 13 2.1. Beijing ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 16 2.1.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 16 2.1.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 18 2.1.4. Supporting policies .......................................................................................... 32 2.1.5. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................. 32 2.1.6. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 34 2.2. Shanghai .................................................................................................................. 35 2.2.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 35 2.2.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 36 2.2.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 38 2.2.4. Supporting policies .......................................................................................... 44 2.2.5. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................. 47 2.2.6. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 48 2.3. Shenzhen ................................................................................................................. 49 2.3.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 50 2.3.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 50 2.3.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 52 2.3.4. Supporting policies .......................................................................................... 62 2.3.5. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................. 63 2.3.6. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 64 2.4. Guangzhou ............................................................................................................... 65 2.4.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 66 2.4.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 66 3 2.4.3. Key Districts and Industry Focus .................................................................... 68 2.4.4. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 77 2.5. Hangzhou ................................................................................................................. 78 2.5.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 78 2.5.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 79 2.5.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 81 2.5.4. Supporting policies .......................................................................................... 85 2.5.5. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................. 85 2.5.6. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 86 2.6. Nanjing .................................................................................................................... 87 2.6.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 88 2.6.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 88 2.6.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 89 2.6.4. Supporting policies .......................................................................................... 94 2.6.5. Key supporting policies: .................................................................................. 94 2.6.6. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................. 94 2.6.7. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ....... 96 2.7. Suzhou ..................................................................................................................... 97 2.7.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................. 97 2.7.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 98 2.7.3. Key Districts & Industry Focus ....................................................................... 99 2.7.4. Intellectual Property Rights ........................................................................... 102 2.7.5. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ..... 103 2.8. Tianjin .................................................................................................................... 104 2.8.1. Industry Focus ............................................................................................... 104 2.8.2. Introduction ................................................................................................... 105 2.8.3. Key Districts and Industry Focus .................................................................. 106 2.8.4. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................ 112 2.8.5. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ...... 113 2.9. Chengdu .................................................................................................................. 114 New Tier One City .............................................................................................................. 114 2.9.1. Industry Focus ................................................................................................ 115 2.9.2. Introduction .................................................................................................... 115 4 2.9.3. Key Districts and Industry Focus ................................................................... 115 2.9.4. Intellectual Property Rights ........................................................................... 120 2.9.5. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ..... 121 2.10. Chongqing ............................................................................................................. 122 2.10.1. Industry Focus ............................................................................................... 122 2.10.2. Introduction ................................................................................................... 122 2.10.3. Key Districts and Industry Focus .................................................................. 123 2.10.4. Intellectual Property Rights ........................................................................... 127 2.10.5. Contact of the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau/Service Centre ..... 129 2.11. Wuhan .................................................................................................................... 130 2.11.1. Industry Focus ..............................................................................................