Guangdong, mainland China is located in the southern tip of the verge of the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. Guangdong is China's reform and opening up and modernization drive to the region, but also China's foreign economic and trade the most developed provinces, with the world more than 200 countries and regions had set up trade relations, there is more than 100 countries and regions of Guangdong enterprises to invest. Guangdong is China's important manufacturing base, the existing electronic information, electrical machinery, petrochemical, automotive, pharmaceutical, paper, textiles, garments, food and beverage, construction materials, such as the nine industries. Logistics, exhibition, such as the rapid development of modern service industries, organized twice a year at the Guangzhou Chinese Import and Export Commodity Fair is the largest Chinese Export Commodities Fair, China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair have also settled in Canton, merchants around the world, provides a broad exchange of cooperation platform. Basic facilities in Guangdong, with convenient transportation and communications to facilitate customs clearance. Economic laws and intellectual property protection system continued to be refined, the legitimate rights and interests of investors can be protected effectively.

Human environment

Guangdong referred to Guangdong, a long history. Capital cities in 2221 has been the history of Canton. Guangdong in China's modern and modern history has an important status. Guangdong has a long business history, the history of China on one of the earliest trading port and the famous "Marine Silk Road" starting point. Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou has become a famous foreign trade port. Qing, Guangdong Foshan become the country's handicraft center and one of the four towns. Guangdong is China's modern industry and the birthplace of one of national industry. Lingnan culture goes back to ancient times. Guangdong mainly in Cantonese, Chaozhou and Hakka culture as the three major characteristics, extensive and profound, renowned for the world, are the treasure house of Chinese culture in a wonderful work. She good at absorbing the essence of cultures around the world, with inclusive and be inclusive, pragmatic, open and innovative features. 20th century since the 80's, Guangdong has attracted worldwide attention once again, the Pearl River Delta region into the forefront of China's reform and opening and international economic and trade exchanges and cooperation in the window. Guangdong Province, China's population are more and less populated provinces, one of the end of 2006 the resident population of the province's 93.04 million people. Guangdong is a multi-ethnic provinces, the National 56 National 53 in Guangdong alone, the Han population. Guangdong is the famous hometown of overseas Chinese and native of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, overseas Chinese, Chinese more than 3000 million people on five continents around the world more than 100 countries and regions.

Foreign Trade

Guangdong import and export trade to maintain sustained and rapid growth trend. 2007 total imports and exports 634.049 billion U.S. dollars, up 20.2 percent. Exports one of 369,246,000,000 U.S. dollars, up 22.2 percent; imports 264.803 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.5%. Achieve a trade surplus of 104.443 billion U.S. dollars, increasing 27.754 billion U.S. dollars. General trade exports 105.006 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 31.2%; processing trade exports of 246.173 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 18.1%; state-owned enterprises exported 56.994 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.4%; foreign-invested enterprises exported 232.222 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 19.7%; private sector exports of 65.164 billion U.S. yuan, up 37.8 percent. Look at exports, the export of electromechanical products 253.252 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 23.8%; high-tech products export of 128.348 billion U.S. dollars, up 22.9 percent; clothing, textile exports 41.987 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 18.4%; footwear, furniture, plastic products, textile exports increased by 14.6%, 29.7% and 14.1%. Imports of machinery and electronic products throughout the year 167.154 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 18.7%; high-tech products imported 100.864 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 13.5%. In the main import of resource products, the import volume growth are as follows: 9,828,600 tons of iron ore, up 63.1 percent; crude oil 12,885,400 tons, an increase of 10.5%; coal 14,561,400 tons, an increase of 16.7%. Has the decline in imports: 174,700 tons of alumina, down 37.8 percent; 8,223,000 tons of refined oil, down 18.6%; cotton yarn 751,600 tons, down 2.0%; 319,200 tons of synthetic fibers, down 8.3 percent; 7,592,200 tons of steel, dropped 8.5 percent; copper 733,000 tons, down 7.4%; aluminum 307,400 tons, down 2.3%. Major trading partners, import and export trade: the year in Guangdong to Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, EU, ASEAN's imports and exports reached 409.18 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the province's total import and export volume of 64.5%. Hong Kong, one of 136.374 billion U.S. dollars, up 21.1 percent; the United States 86,777,000,000 U.S. dollars, an increase of 10.2%; EU 73.546 billion U.S. dollars, up 14.9 percent; Japan, 56.522 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.7%; ASEAN 55.96 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 26.7%. Of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and other emerging markets, exports grew 56.2%, 47.1%, 55.4% and 118.6%.