Greater Bay Area

Established in April 2015, the Guangdong Free Trade Zone (GFTZ) stands as a pivotal component of China’s economic reform agenda. Comprising three distinct sub-zones – Nansha in Guangzhou, Qianhai and Shekou in Shenzhen, and Hengqin in Zhuhai – the GFTZ serves as a testing ground for policies aimed at liberalising trade, attracting foreign investment, and maximising the potential of the Greater Bay Area (GBA).​ Strategic positioning and objectives of Guangdong …

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), in collaboration with the Qianhai International Talent Hub, hosted the inaugural UK-Greater Bay Area Conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday, 21 November The event saw the participation of over 200 delegates and provided a platform for more than 40 speakers, including senior representatives from the British Government and Greater Bay Area (GBA) local governments, and senior representatives from British and Chinese companies based in the UK, …

Ahead of the UK-GBA Conference in Shenzhen on 21 November, CBBC talks to Peggy Wang, Senior Wales Affair Officer for the Welsh government about the role the Greater Bay Area could play in regional growth in the UK What are the Welsh Government’s main goals in China? We are promoting a wide range of priority sectors for Wales, including life sciences, high value manufacturing, education, food and drinks, and tourism, …

Prior to CBBC’s UK-GBA Conference, which took place in Shenzhen on 21 November 2023, Tom Pattinson spoke to Janet Coyle CBE of London and Partners about why Chinese tech companies want to invest into London The hall at London’s Battersea Power Station is packed, full of start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs, and scale-ups, all eager to absorb insights from the expert panel of tech companies, venture capitalists, investors, and futurists gracing the …

More than four years on from the release of a major plan for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, what opportunities does one of the world’s largest economic zones offer UK businesses? The Greater Bay Area (GBA), which covers nine municipalities of Guangdong Province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing) around the Pearl River Delta, plus the two Special Administrative Zones (SAR) of …

What subsidies, tax benefits and intellectual property protections can UK companies receive when setting up or expanding their presence in South China? Hawksford and Zhong Lun Law Firm explain Cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which links nine cities in Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau, already present foreign businesses with subsidies based on the size of their investment and future contribution to the local economy with specific requirements …

What is the difference between a state-level new area, a special economic zone, a development zone, a high-tech zone, and a free trade zone? Greater Bay Insights explains The Greater Bay Area (the area linking Hong Kong, Macau, and nine cities in mainland China around the Pearl River Delta including Guangdong and Shenzhen) was conceived as an integrated economic and commercial hub, designed to make doing business in the region …

Fei-Ling Wang, Professor of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and expert on China’s megacities explains the pros and cons of creating these new urban city groups   To sustain continued, robust economic growth – something of crucial importance to its legitimacy and stability – the Chinese government has lately employed a bold stimulus plan of “city grouping” (chengshiqun), the creation of a few megacities by integrating groups …