The natural resources and planning bureau of Xinghua established a special team for major projects in a bid to help them start construction as early as possible.
Efforts to raise its profile in Japan being made by the county-level city of Xinghua – administered by Taizhou city, in East China's Jiangsu province – are widely said to be paying considerable dividends.
Statistics have shown that the Xinghua Economic Development Zone registered a solid performance in terms of economic development and project construction last year.
The residents of Xinghua are doing better these days, with their per capita disposable income hitting 40,112 yuan ($5,823) in 2022, up 5.9 percent year-on-year.