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Planning of marine development in Jiangsu
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Updated: 2006-05-25 11:33

The sea areas of Jiangsu Province locates in the middle along the coast. It is a strategic pass of transportation on the sea both in China and in North-east Asia and South-east Asia. Also it is a gateway from China, European and Asian continent to America and Australia.

Planning of marine development in JiangsuThe areas along the coast of Jiangsu Province are located in the crossing of three main axes of productivity, which are China coastal areas, the Yangtze River and the Longhai-Lanxin railways. With the development of Yangtze River Delta area and areas along the Yangtze River leaded by Shanghai, and after the operation of Asian and European Continental Bridge and the establishment of the International Shipping Center headed by Shanghai, the strategic position of this area will be further enhanced.

The general economic objectives of marine in Jiangsu during the period of the Ninth-Five-Year plan and until the year of 2010 are as followed:

In the period of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, we will develop the marine industry in omnibearing, laying emphasis on shoal farming, forestry, animal husbandry and marine fishery and infrastructures.

We will make further exploitation and utilization of shoals, mainly develop the production of grain and cotton and also develop the shoal farming, forestry and animal husbandry. Thus the new bases for grain and cotton production and for poultry will be enlarged.

With the utilization of advance technologies, the sea-farming industry will be upgraded to a new level, and the technical equipment and the production level of ocean fishing will make great progress. The early stages preparation of industrial development bardening on the sea must be well done in order to create conditions for the breakthrough of coastal industries.

The deep-processing industry of farming and fishery products will be developed together and will form a certain scale. The marine chemical industry, marine pharmaceutics, marine food, marine tourism and the tertiary industry served for the primary and secondary industries will also be well developed.

At the same time, we will put more strength on the construction of coastal infrastructures and the construction of sea ports. The conditions of transport, communication, water supply and electricity supply will be greatly improved. Thus a new phase that all marine industries develop in an all-around way will come into being.

After entering 21 century, we more efforts will be made on the construction of coastal ports and power stations , so that the coastal industries and modern marine chemical industry can be greatly developed, and the new groups of coastal ports and the heavy chemical base can be formed.

With the development and the modernization of shoal farming, shoal animal husbandry, and shoal breeding, we will lay emphasis on ocean fishing so that it will be upgraded to world advanced level.

We will make further exploitation of tourism resources and set up seaside tourism with Jiangsu characteristics. The modernization of infrastructures will be generally accomplished and advanced tertiary industry will be set up.

The output value of marine industries will keep increasing by 18% per year and will reach RMB150000 million yuan till the year of 2000. This value will be 5.5% of GNP and will be 450% of that in the end of the Ninth Five-Year.

The dominant position of marine industries in the coastal economic belt in Jiangsu will be established. This makes the coastal areas in our province one of the advanced areas in China coastal belt.