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Int?l Cooperation Zone under Construction in Jilin An international cooperative demonstra- tion zone is to be built in Northeast China?s Jilin Province to boost cross-border cooperation in the region, according to a press conference held in Beijing on May 21. The zone, named Tumen River Area (Hunchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone, is located in Hunchun, a port bordering Russia and DPRK. It covers 90 square kilometers and includes four functional zones in terms of foreign trade cooperation, international industrial cooperation, Sino-DPRK and Sino-Russia economic cooperation. The zone is centered in Hunchun facing Northeast Asia, with the city group ChangchunJilin-Tumenjiang as the supportive base. It will function as a major transportation hub and a logistics center in Northeast Asia. Also, in future, the livable and ecological city clusters with prosperous economy and enjoyable environment will be a growth pole of Northeast China. “The construction of the zone will further the development and opening-up in Tumenjiang River area, accelerate the revitalization of the old industrial base in Northeast China, and upgrade the opening-up in China?s border areas,” said Shen Xujian, deputy regional development director under the National Development and Reform Commission, adding that “It will promote China?s economic and trade cooperation with neighbor countries, especially with DPRK and Russia.” The zone is to mainly promote trade, logistics and cross-border tourism, with the priority in a transportation network facing the Northeast Asia. It is expected to serve as a model for international cooperation in Northeast Asia and for the development and opening-up of border areas in China. The construction of the zone will be aided by various supportive policies, including those related to fiscal, industrial layout and investment, land usage, infrastructure construction, finance, customs supervision and port construction, technology innovation