Thursday, 26 August 2010

foreign direct investment – CDHT

China Foreign Direct Investment & Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China


Investment Environment Overview

Climate & Geology



Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, is an important city in Southwest China. Sitting at the centre of the West Sichuan Plain, it enjoys pleasant temperature and sufficient rainfall.

Utilities



Good quality and sufficient water, power and gas supply

Environment Sustainability



Chengdu was granted ‘Living Environment Award’ and ‘National Garden City’ by the state Ministry of Construction, and ‘National Environmental Protection Model City’ by the state Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Human Resources



42 universities in Chengdu guarantee a talent pool for investors.

Logistics and Communications



Highly developed telecommunication systems and logistics facilities connect Chengdu with every corner in the world.

Thursday, 12 August 2010

fdi in china – Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone

ChengDu Hi-Tech Zone
Ratified by the State Council in 1991, Chengdu Hi-tech Zone (CDHT) is one of the earliest state-level hi-tech industrial development zones, an ISO14000 National Model District and one of the six pilot zones established under the project of “The World’s First-class Park Initiatives” sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

With a planned area of 87 km², CDHT comprises of the south park and the west park. There are over 16000 companies registered in the CDHT and over 750 foreign invested enterprises with a total investment of over 5.7 billion, 40 of which are fortune 500 companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Siemens, Nokia, Ericsson, Corning, Sony, Sumitomo, Toyota, NEC, Carrefour, UPS, Alcatel, Ubisoft, among the others.

CDHT’s major economic indexes grow over 25% annually. The comprehensive strength ranks the fourth among China’s 55 state-level hi-tech zones.



In 2008, CDHT achieved an industrial added value of 78.762 billion RMB, an industrial output of 172.1 billion RMB, an income from technology, industry and trade of 220.7 billion RMB, and an general financial income over 10 billion RMB.

Costs for FDI in China



Investment costs are divided into the following three sections:



• Land and Plant


• Logistics

• Labour Costs