昆山是一座拥有60万人口的县级市。从80年代中期转向外向型经济开始,1992年被国家批准为经济技术开发区,截止2002年底,昆山利用外资、台资累计达65亿美元(其中台资45.6亿美元)①。2002年外贸进出口额达80亿美元(在全国省和直辖市中排第11位),GDP达305亿元(人均6300美元,超过上? Kunshan is a county-level city with a population of 600,000. From the mid-1980s to the outward-oriented economy, it was approved by the state as an economic and technological development zone in 1992. By the end of 2002, Kunshan had utilized foreign capital with a total investment of 6.5 billion U.S. dollars (including 4.56 billion U.S. dollars of funds). In 2002, the volume of foreign trade reached 8 billion U.S. dollars (11th in the provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government) with a GDP of 30.5 billion yuan (6300 U.S. dollars per capita)