The Economic Technological Development Zones (ETDZ) constitutes part of China's policy of Opening up to the outside world. By carving up a relatively small piece of land in the open city and building perfect infrastructures in this locality, an investment surrounding conforming to international standards will be created. By way of absorbing and taking advantage of foreign capital, the modernized industrial configuration with new, and high technology as its mainstay will eventually take shape and become the essential territory in developing foreign economic and trade in the local urban and it surrounding areas.

     Up to the present, there are State Council approved ETDZs. (including several economic areas such as Shanghai Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Suzhou Industrial Park, Shanghai Pudong Jinqiao Export Processing Zone, Ningbo Daxie Development Zone, Xiamen Haicang Investment Zone and Yangpu Development Zone. The open policies are also carried out in these zones.)

Dalian	Guangzhou	Lianyungang	Beijing Yizhuang
Shanghai Pudong	Chongqing	Fuzhou	Xiamen Haicang