Shantou is also a special zone. Why can't it develop?

1, human geography environment, Shantou also has many families doing business for generations, with numerous family businesses and abundant private capital, which has long formed a relatively stubborn local force. Local protectionism is strong and the bureaucratic system is complex. It makes it difficult to implement some national policies.

2. Due to geo-economic factors, Chaoshan area is located between Shanghai and Guangzhou, and its strategic positioning is not clear, and talents and economic resources are gradually dispersed to the surrounding three centers.

3. Positioning of the region itself. From the early days of reform and opening up, foreign capital and multinational companies have not been attracted to build production bases in this area. On the contrary, local commercial capital has flowed out to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Dongguan and other places, missing a very important development opportunity.

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Shantou City, Guangdong Province consists of Chaoyang County, Chenghai County, Nan 'ao County and Shantou Special Economic Zone. Chaozhou City, Jieyang City and Shantou City in Guangdong Province, from Jieyang County to Chaozhou Prefecture and then to Shantou, all belong to the same administrative division.

Since the Ming Dynasty, Nan 'ao Island, Chaozhou Prefecture, has become the only stop and transit point of southeast coastal trade, and Company commanders mansion, as the only island in China, has far-reaching significance for cooperation and development with Taiwan Province Province.

During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Shantou Fort was built in Chaozhou, which was called Shantou for short during the reign of Yongzheng, and Shantou was known as the "century-old commercial port". In the eighth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1858), the top four sand hills in Chenghai County of Chaozhou Prefecture were opened as trading ports.

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