Presentation on Investment Environment of Mianyang Science & Technology City

1. Presentation on Investment Environment of Mianyang Science & Technology City Oct.28, 2004

3. Investment Environment Science &Technology Strengths Electronics industry Industrial Parks Mianyang Scale of Economy Resources Strengths Industrial Structure City Construction and Logistics

4. Mianyang Science &Technology City In Sep.2000, the State Council approved to build Mianyang into the national industrial science & technology city. Since then, Mianyang has gained special policy and fund support ★ Strong economy in the west ★ Complete industry systems ★ Strong Sci-tech strengths ★ Good hard and soft environment for investment ★ Electronics Industry

5. Objective To reach middle-level developed countries’ level by 2010 Main indexes the year of 2000 GDP $1.87 billion GDP per capita $3253 Population 500,000 Area 55 square km Living area per capita 13.68 square m Tertiary industry versus GDP ratio Ratio of contribution of science and technology to economic increase The year of 2010 $7.23 billion $9036 800,000 80 square km 20 square m Over 45% Over 55%

6. Science & Technology Strengths Areas with first class technology • Application of nuclear technology • Aero-dynamics • IT • Magnetic materials • Industrial automation • Aircraft engines

7. Rich in HR • Science research institutes：18 • the State-level enterprise R&D centers：3 • Academicians ：26 • Researchers and technicians：over 100,000 • Experts enjoying government subsidies for their great contributions:800 Changhong R & D Centre

8. Production line of rear projection TV of Chonghong Electronics Industry With a group of well- performed electronic enterprises and research institutes located in Mianyang, it has a comparatively complete chain for R&D and production. By now, it has become the biggest IT production base in the West China. GDP of electronics industry rates 72.8% in Sichuan Province. ★ Changhong Electronics ★ Jiuzhou Electronics ★ Southwest Automation Research Institute ★ a group of supporting enterprises with certain scale

9. Economic Scale Mianyang is one of the most dynamic areas with fast economic development speed in Sichuan as well West China. Since the foundation of the city, the GDP increases at annual average rate of 10.8%, the added value of industries up at annual average rate of 14.9%. 396

10. Economic status in the west ★Economic gross volume rates the 6 place in west cities, after Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Kunming and Lanzhou. ★ An important city on the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Belt which is the 5th growth pole of China economy ★National pilot city in the west China development strategy : • informationization • technology innovation• military-to-civil production & prospering the city by science & technology• capital-structure optimization

11. biochemicals Energy industry 机械冶金 new materials mechinery and metallurgy Pharmacy IT Textiles& silk food construction Materials Light industry environment protection technology 4 pillar industries 7 industry bases Industrial structure There are over 50 backbone enterprises with large or medium size, such as Changhong Electronics, Jiuzhou Electronics,etc in Mianyang. Based on present advantages in science and technology and industries, it is implementing the strategy of “Prospering the city by industry development” . Under this strategy, 7 industrial bases and 4 pillar industries are to be built .

12. Culture Square Sanjiang Bank Bird’s Eye View Quick Urbanization • the Exemplary City of Improved Residential Environment entitled by the UN • the Exemplary City of National Environmental Protection • theNational Clean City • the Top Ten Cities for Gardening • the National Well –developed Tourist City

13. Railway Pass Mianyang Customs Bonded Warehouse Convenient Logistics ● Customs and Inspection & Quarantine Bureau have been established. ● Airport and Class 2 Railway Port have been put into use. Only 1 hour’s way to Chengdu Airport by bus. ● Bonded warehouse was firstly funded in west China

14. Main foreign transportation channels for cargos Tianjin Qindao Lianyugang Baoji Mianyang Shanghai Chongqing Road-railway Road-waterway Railway Road Luzhou Xiamen Guanzhou Beihai Shenzhen

15. Resources Strengths Natural resources ★gross hydro-energy：3 million kw, 1.38 million kw of exploitable hydro-energy ★ natural gas reserve: 10,000 billion cubic meters ★ minerals：15 key minerals ★ Chinese herbs: a number of quality herbs, of which, lilyturf root, aconite root and gastrodia tuber have been chosen as the modern industry base of Chinese herbs of the nation.

16. Tourism culture Resources ★ Since the foundation of “Fu County” in 201 BC by the first emperor of Han Dynasty, Mianyang has a history of 2200 years. ★ It is the birthplace of Dayu-the hero of water control, the hometown of Leizu- the mother of silk and the hometown of poet Libai as well as the hometown of pandas ★ Here, you can enjoy natural sceneries, historical relics as well as advanced science and technologies.

17. Science ＆Education Development Center Torch Building-Business Service Center Recommended Industrial Parks for Investment • Mianyang National New & High Technology Industry Development Zone • Mianyang Science & Education Development Park • Mianyang Economic & Technology Development Zone • Mianyang Sci-Tech City Modern Agriculture Sci-Tech Demonstration Zone • Mianyang Xianhai Tourism Development Zone

18. Key Investment Areas ●IT ● New Materials ● City Construction and Environment Protection ● Metallurgy and Machinery ● Medicine and Food ● Assets Restructuring

19. Contact Way: • Contact Person: Tang Yun (English-speaking) • Tel/Fax: 0086-816-2222263 • Email:lisatang1219@my.gov.cn or lisatang1219@sina.com.cn • Website: scmianyang.ccpit.org

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