TOC Asia 2011, is your opportunity to understand what will be the fastest growing most dynamic port sector in the world for the next ten years.
The Tianjin-Beijing Bohai triangle accounts for around 9% of national GDP, with per capita incomes well above the national average. The primary driving force behind economic development in the area has been due to the twin poles of the two cities: Beijing, the seat of political authority, and Tianjin, the capital’s gateway to the sea and hence the wider world.
In recent years the government has worked hard to promote the region with aggressive spending on infrastructure in an attempt to draw investment from the Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas. As part of this strategy, Beijing has earmarked the Bohai Bay as a cornerstone and strategic component of the 11th Five Year Plan, to improve logistics access to the region drawing foreign direct investment. And, looking at how the region is currently faring, it may have worked better than intended. 
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