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Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It borders Shanghai and faces the Yangtze River. Covering an area of 810 km² with a population of about 1.03 million, it boasts one national-level economic development zone, one provincial-level high-tech park, one national-level first-class port, and one national comprehensive bonded zone.

Located just a 30-minute drive or train ride away from Shanghai, Taicang will be connected to Shanghai via 6 railway lines, including the Minhang-Jiading-Taicang Intercity Railway, which will be operational in 2025, linking Taicang into the entire Shanghai subway system.

Taicang is developing three 100-Billion-RMB-Level industrial clusters, including high-end equipment, advanced materials, and modern logistics & trade. Additionally, aerospace, biomedicine, and cultural tourism are growing at a fast pace. In 2023, the city’s industrial output reached RMB 321 billion. Over 1,700 foreign-invested enterprises are in operation.

Since the settlement of the first German company Kern-Liebers in 1993, Taicang has become home to more than 500 German companies, including Schaeffler, Trumpf, Brose, TÜV Rheinland and German Centre. 90% of them have expanded their production capacity and many companies chose to set up their China HQ, R&D center or sales center here. Taicang has thus earned the recognition as the nation’s first “Cooperation Base for Sino-German Enterprises” and the first “Sino-German demonstration zone for SME cooperation”.

With rich experience working with German companies, Taicang assigns for each case project specialists for site selection, company setup, and staff recruitment, with foreign language proficiency. We also offer assistance in coordinating with government departments, utilizing local resources, and offering exclusive incentives for German projects.

Taicang has adopted the German dual-track model for vocational training since 2001, producing over 10,000 managerial and technical talents. It also provides high-end talents with two universities, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University Taicang campus and Northwestern Polytechnical University.