International Trade, Logistics and Business in Beijing
Beijing is the political, financial, and cultural centre of China.
The population of Beijing is 15 million people
The majority of the residents in Beijing belong to the Han ethnic Group
Beijing is home to hundreds of thousands of Chinese, foreign and Sino-foreign companies
Foreign companies alone have employed 20,000 locals (most are young professionals with high revenues)
Many top 500 global enterprises (Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Sun, Hitachi), all occupied in high-tech industries, are situated mainly in the Haidian District
The GDP of Beijing was double that of 2000
The main economic districts and counties of Beijing are Dongcheng, Haidian, Fengtai, Tongzhou, Chaoyang, Chongwen, Shijingshan, Yanqing, Xicheng, Xuanwu, Shunyi
High tech and modern manufacturing companies have become the leading forces of the industrial growth of Beijing
Haidian hosts the Haidian Science Park, known as
the Silicon Valley of China (PRC).
Fengtai District is as a major resource for the high-tech industry