In the early days, the Pearl River Delta welcomed every kind of industrial investor with open arms. But in recent years, the Yangtze River Delta region has made a big push to selectively attract high-tech manufacturers. To attract semiconductor and notebook computer manufacturers, Shanghai is even offering a preferential tax deal that gives qualified companies a total tax exemption for five years and a 50 % reduction for another five.
比起早期珠三角「抓到籃子就是菜」，長三角地區近年大舉招商的項目集中在幾種新高科技，對於半導體和筆記型電腦等明星產業，上海甚至開出各項稅務「五免五減半」的優惠。