Shandong boasts a strong food manufacturing and processes industry, focusing on supplying vegetables and seafood; additionally, the province has a strong excavating and energy industry related to coal and oil. Its high tech industry has been growing quickly and the local government will continue to champion this sector, particularly the development of computers and software related to network communications. The province also benefits from both a large consumer market and notable South Korean investment and tourism directed at Shandong’s peninsula.
Despite Shandong’s size and population, th province lacks the economic vitality of its same-size neighbours such as Jiangsu and Guangdong. As well, the province remains very energy inefficient, with the highest fossil fuel consumption in China.

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Qingdao Free Trade Zone
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