This Chengdu Tianfu New Area will focus on the development of a modern services sector, high-end manufacturing, cutting-edge technology, airport-related economic development and port services. It will additionally establish itself at the heart of a new cluster of high-end industries and as a pioneering centre in the fields of innovation-driven development and progressive open finance. It will also function as a commercial logistics centre and an international aviation hub, while working in partnership with the western region’s gateway cities.

The Chengdu Qingbaijiang Railway Port Area focus on developing port services – including international commodity distribution/transshipment, distribution/exhibitions, bonded logistics warehousing, international forwarding, automobile imports and specialist financial instruments – this site will play a pivotal role in the establishment of the west-facing trade corridor that will link the inland regions with the Silk Road Economic Belt. It will also look to make inroads into the services sector, largely through information provision, technological support and convention/exhibition activities.

The Chuannan Lingang Area will focus on developing a range of high quality professional services, including shipping logistics, port trade, education and medical support. As part of its remit, it will also look to nurture the advanced manufacturing industries, as well as looking to take a lead in a number of other sectors, including equipment manufacturing, medicine and food/beverages. Furthermore, it will play a key role in the development of an integrated transport hub, which will provide streamlined connections between the Chengdu-Chongqing city cluster and Yunnan and Guizhou, its southerly neighbours.