BEIJING – November 10, 2026 -- The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area occupies less than 0.6% of China's land yet generates about one-ninth of the national economy, according to a China.org.cn report ahead of APEC's 2026 meeting in Shenzhen.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge handled over 107 million passenger trips by end-2025
The 55-kilometer bridge is the world's longest sea crossing. Trade through its ports of entry exceeded 300 billion yuan in 2025. As of July 2026, nearly 3 million cross-border e-commerce parcels crossed it every day.
Nansha Port runs the world's first fully automated river-sea-rail multimodal terminal
At the Guangzhou port, unmanned vehicles guided by BeiDou satellites operate around the clock. A neighboring cold-chain center handles the "Cherry Express" and "Durian Express" services that bring fruit from across the Asia-Pacific to Chinese consumers.
Shunde microwave base sells to more than 100 countries and regions
The Foshan site is the world's largest microwave oven manufacturing base and a World Economic Forum "Lighthouse Factory." A single line switches flexibly between models. In Dongguan, OPPO has filed over 120,000 patent applications worldwide, and an office chair designed globally and made locally is used in 127 countries.
Mangrove center and wind exports tie industrial growth to conservation
The International Mangrove Center began operating in 2026 at the Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve in Shenzhen. It is the world's first intergovernmental organization dedicated to mangrove conservation. Delegates from 21 economies at this year's APEC Ministerial Meeting on Forestry planted seedlings destined for the reserve's "APEC Ministers' Forest."
In Zhongshan, Ming Yang is developing wind power solutions that now reach more than 60 countries.