Beibu Gulf in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region will strive to establish cross-border industrial chains that are stable, reliable, competitive, and mutually beneficial, which was put forward in the 14th Five-Year (2021-25) Plan for the High-quality Development of the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone.

Officials of the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone noted on Jan 14 that the zone will keep tapping into its strengths with ASEAN and carry out more cooperation with ASEAN in industrial chain development. 

Located in Southwest China, the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone is formed by six cities, namely Nanning, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Yulin, and Chongzuo. The formulation of eight industrial clusters, including electronic information, new metal materials, and new chemical materials, has been accelerated, with their total output value being nearly 800 billion yuan ($126 billion).

The plan notes that the zone will strive for the modernization of local industrial and supply chains in the 2021-25 period. It will build a national high-end chemical new materials industrial base and a major industrial base for new metal materials in China. It will also accelerate the intelligent upgrading of the high-end equipment industry.