Editor's notes
An action plan on jointly building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road highlighted the port construction of 15 coastal cities in China, including Zhanjiang.
Finally, this ancient port city gets the great opportunity to write a sequel of its glorious past, which starts from being a port of origin on the ancient maritime Silk Road. The city is now ready to set sail on the new Silk Road, and embrace the world.
Highlights
Zhanjiang gears up for building new ‘Silk Road’
Zhanjiang has got ready for integrating into the Belt and Road Innitiative and building a strategic pivot city along the 21st Maritime Silk Road,Zhanjiang mayor Wang Zhongbing said.
Read MoreZhanjiang lays out blueprint for Belt and Road Initiative
Zhanjiang will forge six pivots to be fully integrated into the Belt and Road Initiative as a hub port.
Read MoreBeibu Gulf to forge key portal for new 'Silk Road'
The customs departments of Zhanjiang, Haikou and Nanning will join hands to innovate the regulatory mechanism to promote the Beibu Gulf region’s foreign trade development.
Read MoreState Oceanic Administration pledges more support
The State Oceanic Administration will continue to back up Zhanjiang in holding the China Ocean Economy Expo and constructing the southern “maritime valley".
Read MoreZhanjiang vies for World Heritage listing
Zhanjiang, celebrated as the port of origin on the Maritime Silk Road during the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD), will apply for UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage status this year.
Read MoreZhanjiang to focus on developing port industries
Zhanjiang will take full advantage of its geographical superiority as a coastal city and vigorously develop port industries to rise again as a pivotal city on the 21 Century Marine Silk Road.
Read MoreSouthern 'maritime valley' to be key innovation platform
The southern “maritime valley” has been put under the spotlight during Zhanjiang’s two sessions in 2015.
Read MorePreferential certificate of origin promotes foreign trade
Foreign trade enterprises with preferential certificate of origin in Zhanjiang were granted tariff exemption totally $17.41 million in 2014, according to the Zhanjiang Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
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