THE rising area of eastern Shenzhen, Pingshan, is now home to three state-level industrial parks, namely the Shenzhen National Biological Industry Base, a new-energy automobile base and a national export and processing industrial zone. The three industrial parks are all settled in the comprehensive Pingshan National High-tech Development Zone that covers an area of 51.6 square kilometers in Pingshan. High-tech is Pingshan’s pillar industry, representing 62.1 percent of its industrial output value. By September 2016, Pingshan had seen 117 high-tech companies settled in the area, with 107 of them defined as state high-tech enterprises. Shenzhen is one of the first batch of three national bio-industry bases approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2005. The core area of the Shenzhen Base is located in the northeast of Pingshan and covers a planned area of 3.29 square meters. At present, there have been over 24 biological enterprises in the base with total investment of about 10 billion yuan (US$ 1.46 billion), including a Global 500 enterprise (Sanofi-Pasteur) and six listed companies (Hepalink, Salubris Pharmaceuticals, Edan, Hybio Pharmaceutical, Accord Pharmaceutical and Welld,) which mainly covers such fields as bio-pharmaceuticals, medical devices, traditional Chinese medicine and medicine logistics. The new-energy automobile base is located in the northeast of Pingshan, adjacent to the Daya Bay Development Zone and Huizhou. The base is focusing on developing new-energy automobiles by manufacturing batteries with green energy for automobiles and provides a favorable environment for carmakers with technological and financial supports. Shenzhen Export Processing Zone is another industrial park in the high-tech development zone in Pingshan. Approved by the State Council in April 2000, the zone is supervised exclusively by Shenzhen Customs. By March 2005, the zone had attracted 45 projects from nations including the U.S., Japan, France, Italy, Canada and other countries. (Zhang Qian) | 