Forget climate change, forget “harmonious development”. Western Guangdong wants to attract more heavy manufacturing and petrochemical plants to the region.
The local government of Guangdong is targeting the underdeveloped western part of the province with plans for new chemical and manufacturing plants.
Cities such as Zhanjiang, Yunfu, Yangjiang and Maoming have a combined population of around 15m but economically they have lagged behind the Pearl River Delta in the east of the province.
