Tianjin, one of China's four province-level municipalities, is located in the northeast of China, bounded by the Bohai Sea in the east and Mount Yanshan in the north. Tianjin, is one of the largest industrial port cities in China. In recent years Tianjin has undergone rapid development: per capita GDP is the 3rd highest in the country after Shanghai and Beijing.
Administrative Type | Municipality |
Area | 11,920 km² (0.1% of China's total area) - slightly smaller than Northern Ireland |
Population (2004) | 10 million (27th) 1 - twice that of Scotland |
GDP (2004) - per capita | US $36 billion (21st) - a quarter of Scotland's output US $3,818 (3rd) - similar to Turkey |
Consumption per capita (2004) | US $1505 (3rd) |
Foreign Direct Investment (2003) | US $1.5 billion (11th) |
Exports Imports | US $20.5 billion (3.5% of China's total exports) US $22.8 billion (4.1% of China's total imports) |
Number of Universities (2004) Number of higher education graduates (2004) | 40 52,000 |
Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2005 | 1 Regional rankings within China, 1st = highest, 31st = lowest |
Scottish Links
Government Links
A West Lothian trade mission visited Tianjin in 2006.
Commercial Links
There are four Scottish companies with joint ventures in Tianjin. these are:
- Caledonian Alloys
- Heng An Standard Life Insurance
- Retronix and Simclar (Tianjin) Ltd.
Educational/Science Links
The University of Edinburgh have links in the fields of science, maths, and engineering with Nankai University in Tianjin. This includes an annual Edinburgh/Nankai mathematics seminar.
Heriot Watt University have links with Tianjin University of Commerce
Cultural/Sports Links
The Executive is developing its database of Scottish links with each of China's regions. Do you know of any Sino-Scottish regional link that we have not included above or that is in need of updating? If so, please let us know by completing the regional links form.