As the key component in the construction of Shandong's marine economy, this year, Qingdao is accelerating its efforts to build itself into an international shipping center, in a bid to better serve the marine industry of the province.
The 2024 Qingdao International Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week and the 24th "Blue Fair" opened in Qingdao West Coast New Area on Oct 18.
Since its establishment five years ago, the Qingdao FTZ has significantly enhanced its international hub capabilities through coordinated land and sea strategies and internal-external linkages.
In recent years, Qingdao in Shandong province has enhanced its innovative capabilities and technological influence by
The Qingdao Area of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Qingdao FTZ) marked its fifth anniversary with notable achievements on August 26. Since its approval in 2019, the FTZ has introduced over 300 innovative measures.
In recent years, Qingdao city has prioritized institutional innovation, capitalizing on the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, also Qingdao FTZ, to develop a high-level platform for international exchanges and cooperation.
In 2018, Zeeshan Qasim Khan, a Pakistani student who had just graduated from Hainan Medical University, was planning to start an international trade venture in Guangdong province, China's leading economic powerhouse.
Qingdao West Coast New Area, a thriving economic powerhouse in the eastern province of Shandong, has been striving to attract large State-owned enterprises in recent years.