自1990年浦东开发开放以来的八年间，新区以其独特的区位优势和良好的投资环境，吸收了来自十多个国家和地区的外商投资。截至1997年上半年，共批准外商投资工业项目1916个，累计吸收外商协议投资额50．17亿美元，占浦东新区外商协议投资总额的36％。根据《浦东新区1997年统计 In the eight years since Pudong opened to the outside world in 1990, with its unique geographical advantages and favorable investment environment, the New Zone has absorbed foreign investment from more than 10 countries and regions. As of the first half of 1997, a total of 1916 foreign-invested industrial projects were approved, with a total amount of USD 5.017 billion invested in foreign agreements, accounting for 36% of the total investment in the Pudong New Area foreign agreements. According to "Pudong New Area in 1997 statistics