Zhejiang's Plan for Ningbo Belt and Road Comprehensive Pilot Zone
The Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission released an action plan on Sept. 20, to build the Ningbo Belt and Road Comprehensive Pilot Zone.
Located in Ningbo’s Meishan New Area, the pilot zone will focus on five major areas including cooperation in industrial science and technology, financial and insurance services, cultural exchanges, investment trade as well as regional logistics.
According to the plan, by 2020, the pilot zone will be built into a logistics center for shipping and air transport on the maritime Silk Road, the pilot areas to facilitate trade and investment, the demonstration area for industrial cooperation and financial services, as well as the platform of international cultural exchanges.
Ningbo pilot zone is located at the intersection of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, boasting boundless opportunities for further development into a logistics center for shipping and air transport. The action plan has made the building of the logistics center a top priority.
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