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Elevation Natural resources Minerals Hydro-energy Tourism resources Environment and current issues
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II.
Population
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Total
population: 41.44 million (1998) Population growth rate: 1.21 percent (1998) Ethnicity Ethnic
groups are widely distributed in the province. Some 25 minorities live
in compact communities, each of which has a population of more than 5,000.
Ten ethnic minorities living in border areas and river valleys include
the Hui, Manchu, Bai, Naxi, Mongolian, Zhuang, Dai, Achang, Bouyi and
Shui, with a combined population of 4.5 million; those in low mountainous
areas are the Hani, Yao, Lahu, Va, Jingpo, Blang and Jino, with a combined
population of 5 million; and those in high mountainous areas are Miao,
Lisu, Tibetan, Pumi and Drung, with a total population of 4 million. Literacy |
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III. Economy
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GDP growth rate: Average GDP per capita: 4,355 yuan 1998 Poverty alleviation plan The
poverty alleviation plan includes five large projects aimed at improving
infrastructure facilities. They involve soil improvement and water conservancy,
electric power, roads and ??green belt?? building. Upon the completion of
the projects, the province will solve the problem of the shortage of grain,
water, electric power and roads and improve ecological conditions. Inflation rate: Unemployment rate: Revenues: 16.82 billion yuan (1998) Industrial output value: 150.32 billion yuan (1998) Agricultural output value: 38.13 billion yuan (1998)
Foreign investment Pillar industries
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IV.
Telecommunications
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Radio and TV stations: Yunnan People??s Broadcasting Station and Yunnan TV station.
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V.
Transportation
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Highways Waterways Airports The
Wujiaba Airport in Kunming is a national first-class airport and Xishuangbanna,
Mangshi and Simao airports are second-class terminals. |
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VI.
Projects wanting foreign investment
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A.
Infrastructure 1.
Construction and operation of local railways and connecting bridges and
tunnels (solely foreign-funded is not allowed). 2.
Construction and operation of highways, independent bridges and tunnels,
and port facilities (in public ports, government capital must hold a dominant
share); 3.
Construction and operation of civil aviation airports (the Chinese part
must have a majority share or take a dominant position). 4.
Construction and operation of hydropower stations. 5.
Construction and operation of thermal power stations with a capacity of
300000 kw or over for each generating unit. B. Development of agricultural and
biological resources 1.
Tissue culturing, cultivation, preservation and processing of particular
flowers and plants species. 2.
Cultivation and processing of tropical cash crops. 3.
Introduction of improved varieties of commercially valuable plants and
fruit trees from tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. Establishing
nursery, plantation, processing and developing technology for transporting
perishable produce. 4.
Cultivation and processing of natural perfumes. 5.
Cultivation and processing of edible mushrooms. 6.
Development of animal by-products (breeding, raising, slaughtering and
processing of meat animals; processing of dairy products; processing of
animal offal and blood products for use in pharmaceuticals; leather and
fur production.) 7.
Development of selected commercially valuable crops and their application
(functional enzymes, functional proteins, pharmaceuticals from medicinal
herbs, comprehensive development of castor and palm products, etc). C. Development of mineral resources 1.
High-density phosphorous compound fertilizers, food and feed additives,
fire retardant, phosphate and phosphoric chemicals. 2.
Iron and steel industry. (1)
mining and dressing of iron ores; (2)
mining, dressing, smelting and intensive processing of manganese ores;
(3)
smelting of stainless steel; (4)
cold-rolled silicon steel sheets, galvanized sheets and tin-plated sheets,
cold-rolled sheets and hot-rolled sheets; (5)
production of iron by direct reduction and molten reduction methods. 3.
Non-ferrous metal industry. (1)
mono-crystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon; (2)
hard alloys, tin compounds, antimony compounds; (3)
nonferrous composites, new alloys; (4)
mining of copper, lead and zinc ores (solely foreign-funded is not allowed); (5)
mining of aluminum ore (solely foreign-funded is not allowed), production
of over 300,000 tons of aluminum annually. 4.
Risk exploration for mineral resources. 5.
Manufacture of building materials and nonmetal products. (1)
new types of building materials; (2)
technology for intensive plate glass processing; (3)
inorganic nonmetallic materials and related products (quartz glass, artificial
crystal); (4)
mining and processing of natural stone outside the government protected
areas; (5)
production of cement by the dry revolving kiln process (over 4000 tons
daily). D.
Development of tourism resources 1.
Development of national and provincial tourist destinations and scenic
spots, including the construction of related facilities. 2.
Construction of recreational facilities in vacation zones. E.
Hi-technology industry 1.
Expansion and industrialization of high technology. 2.
Upgrading of traditional industries using high technology focusing on
electronics and machinery, biological pharmacy, food processing, metallurgical
and chemical industries. Main items involved include: digitally controlled
machine tools for export, electrical products, electronic devices for
banding and commerce systems, electronic components. Upgrading of processing
in sugar refineries and sugar produces, paper products, optical products,
tire and rubber products, improved building materials, glassware, down
stream timber processing. F. Environmental protection 1.
Recycling industrial wastes such as gases, water processing residues.
2.
Manufacturing of equipment to improve urban sanitation. 3.
Improvement of the ecological environment and any related construction
projects. 4.
Engineering and technology for pollution treatment and the introduction
of pollution control measures.
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VII.
Favorite polices for foreign investment
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?? 1.
Foreign-funded enterprises concerned with energy, communication, water
conservancy, environmental protection, agriculture, forestry, animal
husbandry and other related industries with terms of operation longer
than 10 years will be exempt from corporate tax for 2 years starting
from the first profit-making year. These enterprises will receive a
full tax rebate from local financial departments for the third, fourth
and fifth years of operation. 2. Foreign-funded enterprises approved as
high-tech enterprises with terms of operation longer than 10 years will
be exempt from corporate tax from the first to second profit-making
year. They will receive a full corporate tax rebate from local financial
departments from the third to seventh year of operation. For the first
three years of operation, the proportion of VAT designated to the local
financial departments will be rebated by these departments. Upon expiry
of the above-mentioned preferential terms, favorable tax rates may still
be obtained for enterprises which fulfill requirements of provincial
tax departments. 3. Foreign-funded enterprises involved in
energy, communication, environmental protection and urban public utilities
whose actual investment exceeds US$10 million will have the proportion
of their VAT designated for the local financial departments rebated
for the first 3 years of operation upon approval. 4. For foreign-funded enterprises reinvesting
their profits in the province and their term of operation longer than
5 years, local financial departments will rebate corporate tax according
to the amount reinvested. 5. Foreign funded enterprises engaged in
agricultural projects by using non-cultivated land will be exempt from
agriculture tax for the first three years. In the 4th and 5th years,
the above taxes paid will be rebated by local financial departments.
6. Foreign-funded enterprises will be given
priority in the allocation of land-use rights. Allocation of these rights
will be at the same price level for all enterprises (domestic or foreign).
Arrangements can be made to pay by installments if necessary. When foreign-funded
enterprises invest in residential houses, they may sell 30 percent of
the floor area at commercial housing price. |