China plans industrial zones to lure Chinese diaspora in Asia

Fujian province aims to attract companies from Indonesia and the Philippines

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The Chinese city of Fuzhou is building this industrial park with the cooperation of Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of the Fuzhou municipal government)

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China will establish two industrial zones in Fujian province designed to bring in businesses owned by ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs living in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Fujian's capital, Fuzhou, will host a China-Indonesia joint demonstration zone for innovation, according to a notice released by the State Council, China's cabinet. The city of Zhangzhou, also in Fujian, will house the China-Philippines joint demonstration zone.

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