Chongqing

Sichuan

Guido TielmanConsul General of the

Netherlands in Chongqing

May, 2014

Dimensions from Dutch perspective

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Chongqing area of 82’400 km2 = 2x the Netherlands32 million population = 2x the population of the Netherlands

Sichuan area of 485’000 km2 = 11x the Netherlands81 million population = 5x the population of the Netherlands

Go West Young Man!

Facts & FiguresChongqing Sichuan Chengdu Beijing Shanghai

GDP 2012 (RMB bln)

1.146 2.385 695 1.780 2.010

GDP p.capital(RMB) 2012

40.283 29.579 48.527 84.6142 82.318

GDP growth 2012/2013 %

13,6 /12,1 12,6 / 10,1 13 / 10,2 7,7 / 7,5 7,5 / 7,5

Area, km2 82.400 485.000 12.000 16.410 7.037

Population(mln) 2012

32 80.8 14.3 21.0 24.4

Source: EIU 4

Urbanization

Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China 5

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Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China 6

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Main Industries

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Advanced manufacturing: Automotive: vehicles & motorcycles1) IT 2) New Energy ICT: laptops & note-books

Services Transport & Distribution3) Financials Industry4) E-commerce Oil & Gas, Chemical industry

Urban Agriculture Agriculture: Oranges & Pigs

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Multimodal Transport Hub

• Railway14 days12000 km

• Waterway30 days18000 km

• AircargoCQ-Chengdu-Schiphol

State of play with the Netherlands

Source: COFTEC offices in Chongqing and Sichuan10

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Chongqing: sector opportunities for Dutch companies

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