Chongqing Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone (Photo/cqcs.gov.cn/jkq/csjkq/)

Chongqing Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved by the State Council, China's cabinet, in 2010 as a national-level economic and technological development zone. Covering a management and service area of 102 square kilometers, it has developed an accumulated 45 square kilometers with over 30,000 market entities, including 27 Fortune Global 500 companies, 64 multinational corporations, 63 listed companies, and 136 high-tech enterprises.

In 2023, the output value of industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 134.9 billion yuan ($18.67 billion), an increase of 10 percent; fixed asset investment reached 19.6 billion yuan, up by 17 percent; actual utilization of foreign capital amounted to $10.82 million, a growth of 10 percent; industrial investment totaled 15.7 billion yuan; import and export volume reached 10 billion yuan; attracting investment amounted to 41.4 billion yuan.

In the assessment of comprehensive development level among the 230 national-level economic and technological development zones conducted by the Ministry of Commerce, it ranked 36th, and for two consecutive years, it stood third in western China and first in Chongqing.

Chongqing Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone is equipped with three dedicated railway lines, 40 dock berths, and other integrated transportation facilities, enabling multimodal transportation integration via rail, road, and waterways. Complete supporting facilities have been established, including water supply and drainage systems, steam supply, industrial gas supply, public utility tunnels, storage tank areas, and environmental protection facilities. 

The Zone has built a five-level risk prevention and control system for water pollution, exceeding national standards, including the device level, factory level, area level, economic and technological development zone level, and river level. It has also established the highest-level emergency management center in Southwest China, achieving full integration of jurisdictional data, complete monitoring coverage, round-the-clock standby, and one-click emergency response linkage.

The Zone aims to become a global leader in new materials for the natural gas chemical industry, an internationally renowned supplier of silicon-based new materials, and a world-class demonstration site for new energy materials and equipment integration. 

It targets achieving a total operating income of 400 billion yuan by 2026 for industrial enterprises above the designated size, qualification-rated construction enterprises, wholesale, retail, lodging, and catering enterprises above the designated size, and service enterprises above the designated size. By 2035, the Zone's comprehensive strength is set to enter the forefront of the country, establishing globally influential hubs in new materials and industrial sectors in central and western China.

This article is updated on March 28, 2024.

(Ren Xiaoyu, as an intern, also contributed to this article.)