International pivotal ports refer to those major ports that are located
on major international shipping routes and are noted for high
efficiency, low cost and large freight-handling capacities. One important feature of such ports is that the
volumes of international transit freight they handle are large and
account for a high proportion of all the freight they handle. At
a time when economic globalization is constantly deepening,
international pivotal ports are playing an increasingly important
role in enhancing the international competitiveness of a regional
economy. Therefore, the governments of some countries and regions
have taken effective measures to develop their international pivotal
ports. In East Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pusan and Kaohsiung
have become the world''s four largest container ports. Besides,
competition is also very intense among other major ports in East
Asia.
In the past two decades of reform and opening up, China has become the sixth
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