Hainan eyes global tourism destination
The Chinese government said on January 4 that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020. The island will also become a base of agricultural production and a base for developing resources and services in the South China Sea. [more]

6 strategies of development:
☆ Developing Hainan into a pilot region for China's tourism industry reform
☆ Building the island into a world-class leisure travel and holiday tourist destination
☆ Establishing a demonstration zone for China's ecological development
☆ Making Hainan an important platform for international economic cooperation and cultural exchanges
☆ Developing resources in the South China Sea and developing Hainan into a service base
☆ Developing Hainan into a modern national tropical agricultural base

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Hainan, our choice

Hainan province is briefly named Qiong, with Haikou as its provincial seat. Situated in the south tip of China, Hainan is a province with the largest ocean area of China. Hainan province is one of the five special economic zones, as well as the special economic zone with the largest area in China. Agriculture, tourism, petrochemical, electronics and information, marine biology and pharmaceuticals are its pillar industries. Industrial sectors range from sugar-making, rubber, salt-making, agricultural machinery, forestry and mining etc.
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Who will benefit most?

3 industries benefit most from the Hainan development plan
The State Council released a document January 4 detailing the development of Hainan into an international tourist destination, explicating 6 strategies for the development plan. Listed companies in the 3 industries of tourism, transportation and infrastructure construction will benefit most from the plan.
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Hainan development: a strategic move

Hainan tourism plan as significant as Shanghai Disney project
If the policies were relaxed and internal energy within the tourism system was ushered, Hainan can effortlessly achieve a similar economic growth that Shanghai will attain through Disney's project and Beijing will achieve through making a 290 billion yuan investment. It can be said that this will see great progress in China's regional economic competition.[more]