Despite disruptions from the ongoing US tariff hike, Wenzhou-based exporters are holding steady by leaning into product quality, innovation, and diversified global markets.
Scene of salt harvest at a salt evaporation pond resembles ink painting in Yueqing of Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025.
Wenzhou's GDP reached 240.37 billion yuan ($32.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent.
Wenzhou-based Desai Group has drawn national attention after rejecting demands from a client from the United States to take inventory at half price amid rising tariffs.
The consumer market is really heating up in port and industrial city Wenzhou with 24 provincial- and city-level brand first stores launching across the metropolis.
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Dongtou district in Wenzhou saw a 23.8 percent year-on-year increase in industrial added value from January to February.
Zhejiang has also added 46 ice and snow venues, totaling 479,200 square meters. The number of ski resorts and skating rinks is now roughly equal.
Wenzhou's foreign affairs office held back-to-back APEC Business Travel Card promotion events in Ouhai and Rui'an on April 2 and 3.
