Yangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone

The Yangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone (Yangzhou ETDZ, Chinese: 扬州经济技术开发区) is a national industrial and innovation center situated in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Founded in 1992 and elevated to a national economic and technological development zone in 2009, the area covers 133 square kilometers and has a resident population of around 200,000. It administratively supervises three towns—Shiqiao, Bali, and Puxi—along with two subdistricts. YETDZ is strategically located in the convergence of the Shanghai and Nanjing economic circles, significantly contributing to regional innovation and trade in the Yangtze River Delta.^[1][2]

YETDZ employs a unique industrial strategy termed "two pillars, multiple strengths", concentrating on new energy and advanced manufacturing as its primary sectors:^[3]

• New Energy: This sector has attained an industrial size exceeding ¥50 billion, with prominent companies including JA Solar and Trina Solar. Projects encompass solar energy, wind power, hydrogen generation, and energy storage solutions. The area is nationally acknowledged as a distributed photovoltaic demonstration zone and a green industrial park.^[4]
• Electronics and Advanced Manufacturing: Principal clusters encompass semiconductor lighting (LEDs), automotive equipment, and intelligent systems. Yangzhou ETDZ hosts a national semiconductor lighting facility and an automobile parts industrial park, thereby enhancing the advancement of smart manufacturing. The area contains an export processing zone built in 2006, designed to improve international commerce capabilities.^[5]

Yangnzhou ETDZ exhibited robust economic progress in 2024, achieving 70th position among 229 national economic development zones, an improvement of 14 ranks over the prior year. Key performance indicators encompass a 7% augmentation in industrial sales, a 15% escalation in fixed-asset investment, and high-tech production constituting 53.1% of overall industrial output.^[6]

The area cultivates a vigorous innovation ecosystem, featuring 16 national-level innovation platforms, such as a national eco-industrial park and a carbon neutrality pilot zone. Cross-regional initiatives, exemplified by the Guangxi Nanning Shared Energy Storage Project (100MW/200MWh, ¥1 billion investment), demonstrate YETDZ's expanding impact in green technology and clean energy partnerships.^[7]

YETDZ underscores the convergence of industry and urban development while advocating for a "secondary entrepreneurship" model focused on enduring sustainability and competitiveness. Strategic initiatives encompass:^[8]

• Logistics Expansion: Utilizing Yangzhou Port to establish port-centric logistics, achieving an annual cargo throughput above 15 million metric tons.^[9]
• Governance Reforms: Enhancing administrative efficiency via innovations such as "simultaneous issuance of five certificates" and "land acquisition with immediate construction" regulations to expedite investment attraction and project commencement.^[10]
• Future Objectives: YETDZ aspires to exceed ¥100 billion in both GDP and industrial sales by 2025, directed by its "One Corridor, Four Cores" (Chinese: 一廊四核) scientific and technology development framework.^[10]