'New areas' established in China over the years
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The Free Trade Zone at Zhoushan Archipelago New Area in Zhejiang province. [Photo/VCG] |
4. Zhoushan Archipelago New Area
The Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, established in 2011, is located in East China's Zhejiang province.
The new area, covering all of Zhoushan City with an area of 1,440 square km of land and 20,800 square km of inland sea, was planned to be built into a pioneer area in leading oceanic economic development as well as an important new growth engine for the Yangtze River Delta economic zones.
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