What Shenzhen has been to Hong Kong will be what Pingtai is to Taiwan, all in due course.
Construction full steam ahead.
Some facts about Pingtan:
China's 5th largest island
Distance to Taiwan: 150km on average, with the shortest 125km
250 billion yuan(some $40 billion) investment over 5 years, of which 150 billion earmarked for the 1st 3 years
5 ports built or to be built
1st 3.1-mile long sea spanning bridge nearly complete, another on the drawing board
6-lane expressway to the Mainland under construction
Highspeed rail link planned
Attracting 4000 high calibre people: 1000 from overseas, 1000 professionals and executives from Taiwan, 1000 cadres from Fujian province, and 1000 local cadres
By Bridget Borgobello
08:14 November 25, 2011
International architectural firm 10 Design has recently won the opportunity to master plan a 93-hectare (230-acre) waterfront central business district as part of a new development for Pingtan in China. Pingtan, being the closest Chinese island to Taiwan, is to be transformed into a new commercial hub in an effort to attract trade between the two sides of the Straits.
Construction full steam ahead.
Some facts about Pingtan:
China's 5th largest island
Distance to Taiwan: 150km on average, with the shortest 125km
250 billion yuan(some $40 billion) investment over 5 years, of which 150 billion earmarked for the 1st 3 years
5 ports built or to be built
1st 3.1-mile long sea spanning bridge nearly complete, another on the drawing board
6-lane expressway to the Mainland under construction
Highspeed rail link planned
Attracting 4000 high calibre people: 1000 from overseas, 1000 professionals and executives from Taiwan, 1000 cadres from Fujian province, and 1000 local cadres
By Bridget Borgobello
08:14 November 25, 2011
International architectural firm 10 Design has recently won the opportunity to master plan a 93-hectare (230-acre) waterfront central business district as part of a new development for Pingtan in China. Pingtan, being the closest Chinese island to Taiwan, is to be transformed into a new commercial hub in an effort to attract trade between the two sides of the Straits.
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