Sichuan Province: The Heart of Southwest China
sichuan It is one of the largest and strategically important provinces in China. It is known not only for its cultural heritage and gastronomy, but also as a powerful industrial, technological and logistics center. Sichuan has been actively developing in recent years. foreign tradeIt attracts investments and builds export-oriented supply chains, including with the participation of Russia.
General information about Sichuan Province
- Capital: Chengdu
- PopulationMore than 83 million people
- GDP (2023): over ¥6.7 trillion (~$950 billion)
- Key industries: electronics, aircraft, military-industrial complex, food industry, biopharmaceutics, agricultural sector
- Exports: computers, chips, mechanical equipment, alcohol (particularly baiju), food
- Logistics: Chengdu-Tianfu International Airport, Chongqing-Sichuan High Logistics Integration Zone, developed railway network
Chengdu – the megacity of technology and logistics
General information:
- Sichuan capital
- One of the 10 largest cities in China
- Nodal center for IT, aviation and military-industrial complex
Production clusters:
- Electronics: tablets, laptops, chips
Chengdu High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Hi-Tech Zone)
- Aviation and defence:
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (AVIC subsidiary)
Production of J-10 fighters, drones and military-industrial complex components
- Food and drink:
Center for processing pepper, sauces, noodles, soybean fermentation
Baijiu (alcohol) – brands Shuijingfang, Wuliangye (in the vicinity)
Large companies:
- Foxconn (electronics)
- Lenovo
- AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Co.
- New Hope Group (food industry)
- Shuijingfang (alcohol)
Logistics:
- Chengdu-Tianfu Airport (One of China’s largest hubs for cargo flights)
- Chengdu – EuropeDirect railway connection within the framework of the initiative "One Belt, One Road"
- Chengdu International Railway Port
Bond zones:
- Chengdu Comprehensive Bonded Zone
- Qingbaijiang Railway Bonded Logistics Center
Myanyang - scientific and technological and military-industrial hub
General information:
- Sichuan's second largest city
- Center for Science, Radio Electronics and Defense Technologies
Production clusters:
- Electronic components: circuits, chips, displays
- Defence and rocketry:
China Radio Engineering and Automation Research Institutes
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC)
- Avionics and space technology
Large companies:
- Changhong (TVs, household appliances)
- CETC (Defense and Electronic Systems)
- Jiuzhou Group (specialized communication systems)
Logistics:
- Railway connections to Chengdu and inland China
- Direct access to provincial and transregional logistics
Bond zones:
- Mianyang Bonded Logistics Center (High-Tech Export Support)
Link to Russia
- LogisticsChengdu and Myanyang are actively involved in the railway routes Chengdu – Moscow, Chengdu – Vladivostok.
- DeliveriesChinese electronics, household appliances and components are one of the largest segments of imports from Sichuan to Russia.
- Imports from Russia: in demand grain, oil, wood, alcohol (wine, vodka), ice cream fish.
- Interest in cooperation: Localization of assembly of household appliances. Joint R&D in defense and electronics. Promotion of Russian agricultural products and alcohol to the Chinese market through provincial networks.
