Established in August 1992 and upgraded into a national Economic and Technological Development Zone in 2010, Suzhou-Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone (CEDZ) boasts the Changshu Port, one of the top ten inland river ports in China, and a national level Changshu Free Trade Zone, covering a total area of 156 square kilometers. lt is located in the core area of the integrated demonstration area of the Yangtze River Delta. Relying on the geographic advantage of being close to the river and port as well as the convenient transportation, CEDZ has developed into one of the best development zones in China in terms of comprehensive strength.
CEDZ witnessed the landing of more than 600 enterprises invested by companies from more than 20 countries and regions over its growth in the past 30 years. The total foreign investment has reached 46 billion USD. In addition, there are 60 significant projects invested by 29 Fortune 500 companies, 69 major projects with investment over 100 million USD and 5 grand projects with investment exceeding 10 billion CNY.
- Chinese Development Zone with the Best Comprehensive Strength
- Development Zone with the Most Investment Value in the Yangtze River Delta
- International Awards for Liveable Communities
- Best County-level City in China Mainland
- No.25 in the Comprehensive Ranking of National Economic and Technological Development Zones in China
- No.56 Top 100 High Quality Development Zones in China
- No.5 Top 100 County-level Intellectual Property Competitiveness in China
- No.5 in the Comprehensive Ranking of Economic and Technological Development Zones in Jiangsu Province
119billion CNYRegional GDP
294billion CNYTotal Output Value of Enterprises above Designated Size
13.6billion USDTotal Export-importVolume
22billion CNYFixed Asset Investment
8.5billion CNYGeneral Public BudgetRevenue- 220million USDActual Utilized ForeignCapital
