Qingdao is a national 14 coastal open city and one of the eight international conference cities. At the same time, Qingdao is an important foreign trade port in China and an important marine scientific research base in China. Due to the adjustment of the marine environment, the air is humid, the temperature is moderate and the four seasons are distinct. Therefore, it has become a famous scenic spot in China. Qingdao is also a famous historical city, where Taoism in China originated.
1986, Qingdao was listed separately in the national plan, giving considerable provincial economic management authority. 1994 is listed as one of the national 15 sub-provincial cities. After 20 years of reform and opening up and industrial restructuring, Qingdao has now formed six pillar industries: electronic communication, information household appliances, chemical rubber, beverage and food, automobiles and ships, and clothing. In 2003, the GDP reached178.03 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of15.9%; In 2003, the city realized the general budget revenue of local finance1201400 million yuan, an increase of 23.9%; Total local fiscal expenditure1471700 million yuan, up 18.3%. Comprehensive economic strength ranks 1 1 among cities in China, and ranks fifth among 15 sub-provincial cities.
In 2003, Qingdao's total foreign trade import and export volume was US$ 20.659 billion, up by 2.2 1%, of which exports were US$1239.2 billion, up by 7.2% and imports were US$ 8.267 billion, up by 3.0 1%. In 2003, * * * approved 2248 foreign investment projects, up by 22.7%, and the contracted foreign investment amounted to US$ 8.006 billion, up by 44.9%. The actually utilized foreign capital was 4,065.438 billion US dollars, an increase of 68.8%. By the end of 2003, 765,438+0 Fortune 500 companies had invested in Qingdao, with a total contractual foreign investment of 2.53 billion US dollars.
Qingdao is vigorously developing port economy, marine economy and tourism economy. Building four industrial bases: household appliances and electronics, petrochemical industry, automobile shipbuilding and new materials; Cultivate household appliances and electronics industry groups, petrochemical industry groups, automobile industry groups, shipbuilding industry groups and port industry groups. Accelerate the construction of "five centers", namely, regional shipping center, logistics center, service center, financial center and high-tech industrial center.
With the support and guidance of policies, various industries in Qingdao have risen rapidly. At present, there are a large number of well-known enterprises in China, such as Haier Group, Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Hisense Group, Aucma Group and Double Star Group. Tsingtao beer has a history of one hundred years. Haier group is a rapidly rising enterprise after the reform and opening up. In 2003, its global turnover exceeded 80 billion yuan. Qingdao now has 25 famous brand products from China and 6 well-known trademarks from China. Four enterprises won the national quality management award, 12 enterprises were selected as the top 500 enterprises in China, and there were * * * 168 kinds of famous brand products above the municipal level. At the same time, the financial industry has developed rapidly. HSBC, Yamaguchi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of East Asia all set up branches or representative offices in Qingdao, and the insurance industry also realized underwriting amount of 622.80 billion yuan and premium income of 4.643 billion yuan.
In the process of introducing foreign intelligence, Qingdao has actively implemented the development strategies of "attracting investment" and "attracting talents". The work of introducing talents focuses on the needs of economic construction and social development, taking expanding the introduction of foreign high-level talents and outstanding talents and accelerating the cultivation of professionals who meet the needs of market economy as the breakthrough point, and focusing on "building a sustainable economic system, building a distinctive modern international city framework and enhancing the core competitiveness of the city", providing support for Qingdao's opening up and building a well-off society in an all-round way. More than 300 foreign experts/kloc-0 were introduced, more than 2,400 people were trained, and more than 550 production technology management problems were solved. Actively set up a platform for international talent exchange and cooperation, and successively held "China Shandong Overseas 100 Doctoral Innovation Week" and "2 1 Century: International Talent and Entrepreneurship Project Fair", and established long-term intellectual cooperation relations with nearly 100 institutions in 18 countries and regions. Qingdao has 25 institutions of marine scientific research, education and management, and Qingdao Ocean University, a national key comprehensive marine university, is located here. With more than half of China's domestic marine scientific and technological talents, it is an Oriental Marine Science City integrating marine scientific research, international academic exchange and personnel training.