Invest in Qingdao .for a Shared Future Contents [01 Profile of Qingdao Geognphical Lecation 01A Livable City-02Culture and History 03Brands of the City 04Targets and Porsitioning D5Internatiotal Gateway CeEeunomie Strength 07Foreign Investment 08Transportation Hub 09 [02]InvestmentEnvironment Nntlonal Strategles 13Sckentifie and Technclogical Innevatioa 17Wealth Management und Finance 19Fducational Resourors 19Medical Instirutions 20Fabian Exhibithns and Conferenes 22Tourism and Consumption 23Legal Services 24 Industrial Priorities 10+1* Innovatiwe Industrial System 25"4+4+2" Marine Industry System 33Ten Modern Service Industries 35Culrural Tourkm Induury 37Interestional Shipping Center 38 04 Emerging Industrial Parks 29 [05] Opening-up Platforms 45 06Incentive Policies Imvestment Policies 51Policies on Industries 52Supportive Policies for Production Fators 56Business Evironment Policies 57Policies on Talkent Recruitment and Housing 58 QINGDAOROFILEOF GEOGRAPHICALLOCATION Area sea area of 12,000 square kilometers, with 905A land area of 11,000 square kilometers and akilometers of coastline. [ Geographical Location L_hub facing Northeast Asia, connecting Japan,On the sea, Qingdao serves as an importantthe Republic of Korea, and the Pacific. On the land, Qingdao is the economic gatewayofthe Yeliow River Basin,_ extending itsinfuenoe westwards across the region andlinking Central Asia and Europe. Seven districts:Shinan,Shibei,Laoshan, Huangdao (Qingdao West Ccast NewLicang,Area), Chengyang, and JimoThree county-level cities: Jiaozhou, Pingdu.and Laixi Population The resident population registers 10.44 million Qingdao boasts a mild and moist climate. It is a lovely city embraced bybeautiful sea bays, breathtaking mountains, and the vast ocean, and an idealescape from the winter chill and summer heat, featuring red roofs nestlingamong green trees and the blue sea meeting the azure sky. It has been ratedby the United Nations as one of the most livable cities in the world CULTUREAND.HISTORY The history of Qingdao's civiization can be tracedback to more than 7.000 years ago. There arehistorical relics reflecting the integration of marineculture and the culture of Qi and Lu, such asQin Emperor, and Laoshan Mountain, which IisLangyatai, which was visited three times by the Firstknown as the "most famous mountain on the sea',Many cultural celebrities, including Shen Congwen,Lao She, and Wen Yiduo, once stayed in Qingdao. BRANDSOFTHECITY Qingdao enjoys the reputation as a World Architecture Expo, City of Beer, Saiing City and City ofFilm, It has won many honorary titles such as National Model City for Public Civility and SocialPreferential Treatment to Families of Armymen and Martyrs, Supporting the Government andCherishing the People, The city ranks among China's happiest and most livable cities. It is alsoknown as the 'Switzerland of the East'. Qingdao has been selected among 'Amazing China - TheMost Attractive Chinese Cities in the Eyes of Foreign Talent' for 13 consecutive times. TARGETSAND.POSITIONING Qingdao is an important coastal central city, a national famous historical and cultural city, amodem ocean city, and an intemnational comprehensive transportation hub in China. Qingdaois positioned with core functions as an advanced manufacturing base in northern China, agateway of opening up in northern China, and an intemational seaside tourist destination Since 2018, President Xi Jinping has visited Qingdao twice and asked Qingdao to capitalizeon the opportunity of hosting flagship international events to bolster the city's developmentand to build a modem intemational metropolis. The urban development goals of Qingdao are as follows By 2035 By 2050 It aims to become a leading modermocean city in China and build itself into asocialist modem intenational metropolisin the new era. It aims to fully establish itself as a socialistmodem international metropolis with globalinfluence, contributing to China's maritimestrategies and advancing its status as amajor maritime country. 05050505 INTERNATIONALGATEWAY Qingdao continues to expand its "international circle of friends", extending the friendship-citynetwork to 93 cities across 53 countries. Qingdao has established sister-city ties with 30 citiesin 28 countries and friendly cooperative city relationships with 63 cities in 37 countries.Additionally, Qingdao has set up seven overseas business centers in Singapore, the Republicof Korea, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Japan, the Republicof Korea, and Thailand set up, consulates general in Qingdao. ECONOMICSTRENGTH In2024 Qingdao's economic and trade cooperation spans 242 countries and regions worldwide, The cityhas attracted 412 investment projects from 179 Fortune Global 500 companies. Some Renowned Foreign-Funded Enterprises Based in Qingdao TRANSPORTATIONHUB Qingdao has strengthened the coordinated development of its sea ports, land ports, airport, an