Baoding, which belongs to Hebei Province, governs 3 districts and 4 cities 18 county, with a total area of 22,000 square kilometers and a total population of104,000. It is the fourth most populous city in China after Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing.
Baoding has good prospects for economic and trade cooperation;
First, the market is vast.
With Baoding as the center and relying on the three central cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, which are 120- 140 km apart, a huge multi-level and diversified consumer market with a population of nearly 50 million has been formed.
Second, the characteristics are obvious.
With a number of well-known enterprise groups such as Le Kai, Swan, Tianwei, Sail, Baoshuo, Bada, Tianye, Yimian, Longfei, Tianchang, Kangxin as the main body, more than a dozen leading industries such as machinery, textiles, electronics, light industry, chemicals, building materials, automobiles, minerals, food and medicine have been formed, with Le Kai films, Sail batteries, swan rayon and so on.
Anguo Chinese herbal medicine market, historical fur market and Baigou luggage market, which are famous in the north of China, are three national professional markets. They have special industries such as Rongcheng clothing, Shunping casing, Quyang stone carving and Levin knitting, which have formed new advantages in entering the international market. There are more than 200 kinds of export products in the city, and the annual export trade volume reaches more than 654.38 billion US dollars.
Third, rich resources and products.
The plain is rich in agricultural and sideline products such as wheat, corn, oilseeds, vegetables, strawberries, apples, pears, persimmons, fresh peaches and peppers. There are more than 50 kinds of mineral resources in mountainous areas, such as iron, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, granite, high-quality limestone, ceramics, glass raw materials, etc., with large reserves, good grade and high development value.
Taking Baiyangdian Lake, Laishui Yesanpo and North China Pearl Laiyuan Liangcheng as key areas, the development prospects of hot spring recuperation, entertainment and fitness tourism projects around Beijing and Tianjin are promising.
Fourth, the investment environment has been continuously improved.
Baoding has the National High-tech Industrial Development Zone approved by the State Council, Zhuozhou City, Gaobeidian City and Baiyangdian Hot Spring City have the provincial-level economic, technological and tourism development zones approved by Hebei Province, and all kinds of Chinese and foreign enterprises established in the development zones can enjoy all kinds of preferential policies stipulated by the state and Hebei Province. At present, there are more than 1000 foreign-funded enterprises in the city, among which a number of world-renowned large companies such as Philippine Victory Company, French Oumai Company and American General Electric Company have successively settled in Baoding. Baoding has foreign-related institutions such as customs, commodity inspection, foreign-invested enterprise management service center, foreign-invested enterprise legitimate rights and interests protection center and foreign-invested enterprise complaint center, which implement "one window and joint examination and approval" for foreign-invested projects to protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors according to law. There are bonded warehouses, and the service system is relatively sound.
Baoding, as one of the top 50 cities in China with comprehensive economic strength, is full of talents. There are 7 colleges and universities with nearly 10,000 college graduates every year. The number of scientific and technological personnel per 10,000 people in cities and towns ranks first among similar cities in China.