Chongqing Sichuan Guido Tielman Consul General of the Netherlands in Chongqing May, 2014
Dimensions from Dutch perspective Sichuan area of 485’000 km2 = 11x the Netherlands 81 million population = 5x the population of the Netherlands Chongqing area of 82’400 km2 = 2x the Netherlands 32 million population = 2x the population of the Netherlands
Go West Young Man!
Facts & Figures Chongqing Sichuan Chengdu Beijing Shanghai GDP 2012 (RMB bln) 1.146 2.385 695 1.780 2.010 GDP p.capital (RMB) 2012 40.283 29.579 48.527 84.6142 82.318 GDP growth 2012/2013 % 13,6 /12,1 12,6 / 10,1 13 / 10,2 7,7 / 7,5 7,5 / 7,5 Area, km2 82.400 485.000 12.000 16.410 7.037 Population (mln) 2012 32 80.8 14.3 21.0 24.4 Source: EIU
Urbanization Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Average wages compared in urban areas, 2012 Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Chongqing Multinationals Chengdu around 35 Dutch companies
Main Industries SICHUAN CHONGQING Advanced manufacturing: Automotive: vehicles & motorcycles IT New Energy ICT: laptops & note-books Services Transport & Distribution Financials Industry E-commerce Oil & Gas, Chemical industry Urban Agriculture Agriculture: Oranges & Pigs
Multimodal Transport Hub • Aircargo CQ-Chengdu-Schiphol • Railway 14 days 12000 km • Waterway 30 days 18000 km
State of play with the Netherlands Source: COFTEC offices in Chongqing and Sichuan
Chongqing: sector opportunities for Dutch companies General Outlook Sustainable energy Food processing machinery & equipment Water management Oil& Gas Industry Soil & Water treatment equipment Horticulture Transport & Logistics Architecture & Design Chemicals 2014 FOCUS ON Automotive Supply Chain Transport & Distribution Agriculture: Initially pig husbandry
Sichuan: sector opportunities for Dutch companies General outlook Creative Industries Life Science Agri-Food High-Tech IT Energy …
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