Expanding strategic hubs to support Belt, Road Initiative

Shipping, aviation and high-technology are top of the transformation agenda for this provincial capital

Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, is transforming from an ancient commercial city to a new international network city, supported by three strategic hubs.

Guangzhou is an important node along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. According to its development plan, the city will finish building a shipping hub by 2020, an aviation hub based at the Baiyun International Airport, and a scientific innovation hub based in its seven technological and creative zones, such as the Guangzhou Science City, Sino-Singapore Knowledge City and Pazhou Internet Innovation Zone.