On Jan 27, the Ministry of Commerce released the results of the evaluation of 217 national level economic and technology development zones (ETDZs) for the year 2020, and announced the top 30 based on their comprehensive development.

China’s 217 ETDZs saw their regional GDP reach 11 trillion yuan (about $1.7 trillion) in 2020, up 5.6 percent year on year, accounting for 11 percent of the country’s total.

In 2020, the total import and export volume of the 217 national-level ETDZs hit 7 trillion yuan, with an increase of 9.2 percent year on year.

The national ETDZs have also witnessed the high-quality development of sci & tech innovation. By the end of 2020, there were 41,000 high-tech enterprises, 560 national incubators and maker-spaces and 8,600 provincial-level R&D institutions.

The top 30 ETDZs are as follows:

Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu province

Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Guangdong province

Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone

Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone

Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu province

Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu province

Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shandong province

Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shandong province

Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang province

Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui province

Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu province

Guangzhou Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone, Guangdong province

Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui province

Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hunan province

Shanghai Caohejing High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Shanghai municipality

Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hubei province

Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone, Sichuan province

Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Liaoning province

Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang province

Shanghai Jinqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shanghai municipality

Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shaanxi province

Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Henan province

Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu province

Hangzhou Yuhang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang province

Ningbo Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang province

Dongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Fujian province

Shenyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Liaoning province

Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jilin province

Wujiang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu province

Beichen Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tianjin municipality