7. Qingdao city in east China's Shandong province
Qingdao remained the 38th in the latest two editions of the GFCI. Meanwhile, its rating scores for GFCI 31 slightly decreased by five points to 663. Home to China's fourth-largest port by cargo throughput last year, the city delivers trade orders for member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) via cross-border logistic services.