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Status Quo & Opportunities ---- from the perspective of Xiamen SEZ. Arthur Zhang Director, Xiamen Investment Promotion Agency. June 17, 2010. Outline. Basic Information
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Status Quo & Opportunities----from the perspective of Xiamen SEZ Arthur Zhang Director, Xiamen Investment Promotion Agency June 17, 2010
Outline • Basic Information • Health Care Services & Industry • Opportunities
Where is Xiamen Taiwan • In the South of Fujian Province • To the west of the Taiwan Straits • Sits between the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta • Permanent Population: 2.52million • Area: 1,573 km2 • Population ofXiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in total : 15 million xipa
Administrative Layout Jimei Bridge Xiamen Bridge Xinglin Bridge Xiang’an Tunnel Haicang Bridge xipa
International Nations in Bloom UN Habitat Award Gold Medal City by World Bank Xiamen Best City for MNCs’ Investment Best City for Migrant Workers A Modern Port & Tourism City Important Central City on the West Coast of Taiwan Straits
Great changes in the last 100 years Xiamen (Amoy) Port in 1905 Xiamen International Cruise Port in 2009
Air Transportation FifthFreedom FifthFreedom Fifth Freedom FifthFreedom Tokyo Amsterdam Seoul Osaka Regular CargoFlight Luxemburg L.A. Chicago HongKongMacao Taipei Bangkok Manila • One of China’s top 5 largest international airports, and the • regional hub airport in Southeast China. • Serves 167 domestic & international routes operated by • 35 airlines, passenger throughput exceeded 10 million, and • cargo & mail throughput reached 150,000 tons in 2009. • Phase III of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is under • construction whilst a brand new airport is planned. KualaLumpur Jakarta Singapore xipa
7th largest container port in China 137 container shipping routes The World’s 19th largest Container Port • Throughput of Xiamen port in 2009 is 4.68 million TEUs & 110 million tons of cargo. • The world’s top 20 shipping companies have all set up their businesses in Xiamen. • 4th port in China to handle the sixth-generation large container vessels. • One of China’s 8 key container call ports.
Rail Transportation • A few coastal high-speed passenger and cargo railways are now under construction and will be in service in the next 1-2 year, making Xiamen a key rail hub in Southeast China. • The biggest railway goods yard in South China, Qianchang Railway Goods Yard, started the construction in 2008. • Closely connected with Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta economic zones. It takes only 3 hours to Shenzhen and 6 hours to Shanghai by rail. Length (km) Hours Routes Open Time Origin/terminus Wen-Fu 298.4 2 2009 Wenzhou/Fuzhou Fu-Xia Fuzhou/XIamen 276 1.85 April 2010 Xia-Shen Xiamen/Shenzhen 500 3 2011 Gan-Long Ganzhou/longyan 290.1 4 April 2005 Long-Xia Longyan/Xiamen 150 2010 1 Nanchang / Fuzhou, Putian Xiang-Pu 603.6 3.5 2011
Land Transportation • Integrate into National Expressway Network on the Western Coast of Taiwan Straits. • Build up half-day land transport area in Haixi and one-day land transport area covering Jiangxi, Southwest Zhejiang, Northeast Guangdong and South Hunan. • Various expressways in service and under construction: Shenhai Expressway, Xiacheng Expressway, Xia’an Expressway, etc..
Public Transport • City Expressway:Haixiang Highway, Xiang’an Highway, Chenggong Highway, Ring Island Road, etc. • Cross-sea channels:Jimei Bridge, Xinglin Bridge, Xiang’an Tunnel • BRT and urban rail transit: construct convenient public transport system.
BRT Jimei Bridge BRT Xiang’an Tunnel
50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 GDP Industrial Output Imports & Exports 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 Burgeoning Economy in Xiamen Unit: USD million 43,314 44,740 22,941
3 Pillar Industries • Electronics & Information Industry • Machinery Industry • Fine Chemical Industry Electronics & Information32.5% Others 27.6% Fine Chemical 14.7% Machinery 25.2%
FDI in Xiamen • By 2009,there are 8,609 FDI projects approved in Xiamen, with a contracted value of US$ 31.98 billion and paid-up value of US$ 20.63 billion. • 48 “Global Fortune 500” invested 87 projects in Xiamen, with a contracted value of US$ 1.88 billion. contracted value Unit: billion USD 3.27 surpass 1 billion USD 2.31 1.90 1.30 1.37 1.06 0.67 20032004200520062007 2008 2009
“3 4 5 6 7 8” FDI enterprises’ contributions to Xiamen’s economy : • 30% of fixed assets investment; • 40% of tax revenues; • 50% of job opportunities created; • 60% of imports & exports; • 70% of GDP; • 80% of total industry output.
Investments from USA • 394 US-invested projects, with total inward capital of US$ 1.32 billion • Industries: aircraft maintenance, mechanical, chemical, electronics, etc. • Key projects: • 3 projects with China HQ, serve clients of China, Japan & North Asia • 5 projects with almost US$ 80 million • Other key US investors include Coca-Cola, Boeing, GE, United Airlines, Wal-Mart, Plexus. .
XIPA International Schools Xiamen International School (XIS) , established in 1997, is rapidly joining the ranks of the world's finest schools according to international school standards and employs 29 credentialed foreign teachers . XIS also employs 11 credentialed local Chinese teachers and 10 assistant teachers. The school offers a PreK--12, high quality American-based curriculum to over 250 students from more than twenty five countries and regions. It is also accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Manila Xiamen International School (MXIS)is a college preparatory co-educational day and boarding school. We offer Pre-school,Elementary and High School courses to children of expatriates, overseas students and to the dependents of locals who would want to avail of its service.
Bank Service • branches of 4 big commercial banks • branches of 6 small and media commercial banks • 1 regional commercial bank • 1 post saving office • 1rural credit cooperative • 15 branch and representative offices of foreign banks • 1 other financing company
Hot Spring A Hot Tourist Resort • With a coast line of 234 km and a beach of 12.56 km, Xiamen is one of the most livable cities in China. • A wealth of tourist attractions such as Gulangyu Island, Wanshi Botanic Garden, Ring-Island Road, Nanputuo Temple, etc.. • As one of China’s top 10 tourist resorts, Xiamen accommodates 21.94 million tourists in 2009, of which 1.26 million from abroad. Xianglu Grand Hotel
Health Care Services & Industry in Xiamen
Health Care Services Well equipped with a complete set of health care institutions - 1,129 health care institutions including 38 hospitals, 4 sanatoriums, 21 community health service centers, 15 health care stations, 82 clinics, 7 maternal & child care service centers and 7 CDC centers - 16,200 professional health staff including 6,178 medical practitioners, 680 assistant medical practitioners and 6,022 registered nurses - 9,681 beds, among which 8,100 are of hospitals, 678 are of sanatoriums, 527 are of health care centers Foreign-invested hospitals approved in Xiamen - Chang Gung Hospital from Taiwan with total investment of RMB1.3 billion (USD190 million), with the planned 2,000 beds in total, among which 500 beds were put into use on January 15th, 2008. - EMBO Hospital from Taiwan was approved in June 2008
Advanced Health Care Information System in Xiamen, the first in China and the world to realize the sharing of health care information within a city Xiamen Health Care Information Center Covering the whole city Xiamen Citizen Health Care Information System Civil Administration Public Security …… Birth Control Social Insurance
13 Key Manufacturing Industrial Chains with Targeted Output Value of RMB 10 Billion
Health Care Industry in Xiamen 120 enterprises total industrial output : RMB6.95billion (US$ 1 billion) Main Products: genetically engineered drug, medical devices, bio-medicine, In Vitro Diagnostic Reagents, pharmaceutical chemicals, natural drug, traditional Chinese medicine, marine drugsand biological husbandry Leading enterprises: Carestream, GN Resound, Motic, InTec, Thomson Biotech, Xingsha Group, Mchem Pharma, Amoytop, Xiamen Bioway Biotech, etc.
Leading Health Care Enterprises in Xiamen Xiamen Xingsha Pharmaceutical Group is originated from Xiamen Cod Liver Oil Factory established in 1952. It is one of China’s largest Vitamin and cod liver oil producers. Xiamen Kingdomway Group Global leading nutrient supplement producer, with the main products of Coenzyme Q10 series, microalgae DHA series, vegetable ARA series, Vitamin A series and Vitamin D3 series, certified with ISO9001, ISO14001, HACCP, FAMI-QS, KOSHER and HALAL and etc.. Carestream Health Inc. is formally the medical imaging department of Eastman Kodak sold to Canada’s Onnex Group in 2007, producing medical and dental imaging systems and information technology solutions; molecular imaging systems; and non-destructive testing products. GN Group has 4 projects in Xiamen, GN ReSound (China) is now the world’s largest supplying base of hearing aids & audio logical measurement devices. Thomson Biotech is a key producer of Xylitol,L-Arabinose and Xylo-oligosaccharide.
R&D Institutes in Health Care • Xiamen University, Jimei University, National No.3 Marine Research Institute and other research institutions have a substantial pool of high-caliber researchers, especially in the field of bio and medicine. • Xiamen University have four colleges ( College of Bio & Medicine, College of Life Science, College of Chemical Technology and Medical College) engaged in the study of bio and medicine, and 3 academicians in prestigious China Academy of Sciences. • One national level biomedical research institute—National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases • 21 provincial level R&D engineering and technology centers
Human Resources • Xiamen has over 20 universities and colleges that can provide about 50,000 undergraduates of various specialties annually. • Xiamen has 27 secondary vocational schools and polytechnic colleagues, which offer technical personnel of about 10,000 each year. • Xiamen Talent Service Center pools 110,000 professionals in its Talent Reserve Bank • Job fair is held three times a week by Xiamen Talent Service Center, providing convenience and service for employment
Chang Gung Hospital Xiamen Testing & Industrialization Base for Bio-medicine Xiamen Bio-medicine incubator Xiamen Bio-medicine Industrial Park
Xiamen Bio-medicine Industrial Park • The project is west to Xinyang Industrial Zone with an area of 369 hectars, there planned to be R&D area, industrial area, warehousing area, supporting area, etc. • Main target of the industrial park is large & middle sized biomedicine enterprises. Biomedicine andHealth Care products industrial park Package and Storage Area Living facilities Medical Devices Industrial Park R&D Area VaccinumIndustrial Park
About HAIXI Strategy---West Coast of Taiwan Straits Haixi Economic Zone Formally approved by China’s central government in May 2009 as the national development strategy
Xiamen’s Importance to Haixi Stragegy • A Modern Port and Tourist Destination • An Important Center in Haixi Area • Development Objectives: • Center for Advanced Manufacturing Industries in Haixi Area; • Center for modern service industries including logistics, financing, tourism, convention, cultural creation, software
Opportunities for Xiamen Unique Adjacency to Taiwan: • less than 1 hour’s flight from Taipei to Xiamen • Only 136 nautical miles between Xiamen and Taichung, 12 hours for direct container vessel sailing • 36 ferry ships/day between Xiamen and Kinmen, providing services to about 1.2 million passengers in 2009. Taipei Xiamen Taichung
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