Huaibei, a coal city in northern Anhui province, will create a highland of industry innovation so as to promote its opening-up and industrial transformation, according to Agreement on Building a Highland of Industry Innovation at the border of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui signed by Anhui Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau and Huaibei Municipal Government.

Huaibei has recently adhered to strategy of industrial transformation. Coal chemistry, electronic information, clothing and other industries have been developed rapidly. In 2016, Nearly 3,038 batches of goods were quarantined, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year. The total value of goods amounted to RMB 106 million, up 6.9% year-on-year.

In accordance with Agreement, Huaibei will boost the construction of demonstration areas and enterprises related to food safety and automobile security. A new batch of export industrial bases will be build. It will also support the construction of “dry port” at Qinglongshan Railway, so that provide a rapid commodity transport passage. Furthermore, Huaibei will implement supply-side reform.