voluntary report public distribution date 11 10 2005 gain number ch5414 china peoples republic of market development reports city profile dalian an emerging in north approved by laverne e brabant us embassy beijing prepared li xueqing norman xiao highlights or pearl is one the fastest growing cities and gateway to large yet relatively untapped northeast with natural harbors highly developed industrial base beautiful environs home a international exhibitions attracts more than fourteen million visitors annually markets ecm has experienced rapid growth gdp jumping 16 2 over 2003 23 6 billion 2004 offers excellent unique marketing opportunities for food agricultural product traders commodity associations includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled ch1 ch northern located at southern tip liaodong peninsula 290 miles east across bohai gulf serves as major logistics eastern