Greater Bay Area Drives One-Ninth of China's Economy on 0.6% of Land
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BEIJING – November 10, 2026 -- The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area occupies less than 0.6% of China's land yet generates about one-ninth of the national economy, according to a China.org.cn report ahead of APEC's 2026 meeting in Shenzhen.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge handled over 107 million passenger trips by end-2025
The 55-kilometer bridge is the world's longest sea crossing. Trade through its ports of entry exceeded 300 billion yuan in 2025. As of July 2026, nearly 3 million cross-border e-commerce parcels crossed it every day.
Nansha Port runs the world's first fully automated river-sea-rail multimodal terminal
At the Guangzhou port, unmanned vehicles guided by BeiDou satellites operate around the clock. A neighboring cold-chain center handles the "Cherry Express" and "Durian Express" services that bring fruit from across the Asia-Pacific to Chinese consumers.