But Qingdao has predominance at tourism, seaport, export-oriented economy in China, this decides it will become the core city of larger region.

但是青岛市在外向型经济、港口经济、海洋经济、旅游经济等方面具有的优势，使青岛市具有成长为更大地域范围核心城市的潜在竞争力。

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Export weakness in July may have continued into August, which contributed to the decline of the HSBC PMI, which has a higher weight than the official PMI for export-oriented companies in the coastal region, noted Zhiwei Zhang, an analyst for Nomura Securities in Hong Kong.

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