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 | | In 1992, the Dalian Export and Processing Zone was created, and the city attracted public and private sector investment that stimulated economic growth and development. |
 | | Dalian’s effort to expand its industrial, information technology, financial, and tourism sectors is part of an overall transformation it has undertaken to move from a regional to an international shipping and trading center equivalent to Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, or Rotterdam. |
 | | In the last few years, Dalian’s retail food sector has undergone a radical transformation with the rapid rise of supermarkets and hypermarkets that have extensive dry and frozen goods, fresh and frozen meats and seafood, fruits, vegetables, prepared foods, and food service sections. |
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