The Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, in Nantong, Jiangsu province, is one of China's first 14 coastal development zones, and one of 10 development zones with the largest investment potential for multinational.
The zone sits along the central part of China's east coast, on the northern bank of the Yangtze River.
And it has got a lot more attention from domestic and foreign companies in recent years. It has more than 50 of the world's top 500 companies.
The city of Nantong, on China's coast in Jiangsu province, is on its way to greater prosperity, the local government has reported.
This is thanks, in no small part, to the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone. In 2010, the region had a GDP of 26 billion yuan, or almost four times that under the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2001-2005).
The Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone was one of the first State-level development zones in China, approved by the State Council in December 1984. It now covers a more than 146-square-kilometer area.
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The Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone has more than 50 of the world's top 500 companies.