Foreign Investment Filing in Yiyang, Hunan: What US Founders Need to Know
The Yiyang Opportunity: Why This Hunan City Is on the Radar Yiyang (益阳), tucked in central Hunan Province along the Zishui River, doesn’t usually make the headlines like Changsha or Shenzhen. But for US founders eyeing China’s inland markets, it’s a name that keeps popping up. The city has been pushing hard on advanced manufacturing, new materials, and modern agriculture — sectors where foreign tech and capital actually fit local policy priorities. Hunan’s “Three Highs and Four New” strategy (三高四新) explicitly encourages foreign participation in high-end equipment, biomedicine, and digital economy projects. Yiyang’s development zone and high-tech zone have dedicated service windows for foreign investors, and the municipal government runs regular investment promotion delegations to the US and Europe. ...