Fujian flourishing as major economic hub

Located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, Fujian is one of the first of China's coastal provinces to open up to the outside world.

As an important eastern starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road and the core area of the modern Maritime Silk Road, Fujian is one of the nation's major economic hubs. It has a special economic zone — Xiamen Special Economic Zone — and three pilot free trade zones in Fuzhou city, Xiamen city and Pingtan county.

Since 2012, the province's economic output has steadily increased, exceeding 5 trillion yuan ($690 billion) in 2022, with per capita regional GDP exceeding 120,000 yuan.

In recent years, the province has made achieving high-quality development its top priority, focusing on building a modern economic system with intelligent manufacturing.

It has promoted the integration and development of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, the internet of things and big data with manufacturing, leveraging traditional industries towards the medium- and high-end sectors. In addition, information technologies are bringing new vitality to the traditional production lines of various industries in which Fujian has prominent advantages, such as textiles, clothing, shoes, automobiles and offshore aquaculture.