In the second half of 2013, China's State Council issued the "Implementation Plans for Accelerating the Structural Adjustment and Promoting the Transformation and Upgrading of the Shipbuilding Industry (2013-2015)". Fujian, Shandong and Guangxi provinces have launched related documents since then, detailing the adjustment plans and development goals of the shipbuilding industry in 2013-2015 in order to realise the spirit of the implementation plans. A closer look at those documents will reveal that the three provinces have designed unique strategies to strengthen and upgrade their shipbuilding sectors and to promote the development of new ship models based on several factors including key shipbuilding enterprises, what they call 'killer products' and potential market opportunities in their territories.
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