Zhuhai珠海
Tier 3 - Medium CityA Special Economic Zone across the border from Macau that has built strong clusters in semiconductors, biotech, and aviation. Zhuhai hosts China's largest airshow and is home to Gree Electric, the world's largest residential air conditioning maker.
GDP
$52B
2023
Population
2.47M
residents
Industry Output
¥43B
all sectors combined
Sectors Active
2
frontier tech sectors
Key Facts
- Host of the biennial China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Zhuhai Airshow)
- Headquarters of Gree Electric Appliances, world's largest AC manufacturer
- Growing IC design cluster, particularly for printer chips and power management ICs
- Connected to Hong Kong and Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Manufacturing Sectors
Biotech & Biopharma
生物技术与生物医药
Biomedical devices, traditional medicine modernization, biosimilars
Semiconductors
半导体
IC design (printer chips, power management), fabless chip companies
Major Companies
World's largest residential air conditioning manufacturer, diversifying into precision molds, robotics, and new energy.
Founded 1991
Zhuhai UNITED POWER
珠海联合动力
IC design company specializing in printer chips and power management ICs, part of Zhuhai's growing semiconductor design cluster.
Founded 2016
History & Context
Zhuhai was one of China's original four Special Economic Zones designated in 1980, though it developed more slowly than Shenzhen. The city's aerospace profile crystallized around the Zhuhai Airshow, first held in 1996, which became China's premier platform for military and commercial aviation. Gree Electric, founded in Zhuhai in 1991, grew into a global AC giant and diversified into robotics and precision manufacturing. More recently, Zhuhai has attracted IC design companies and biotech firms, leveraging the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (opened 2018) for talent access.