改革开放以来,广东省充分发挥毗邻港澳、华侨众多的优势和土地、劳动力资源的比较优势,把握世界产业结构调整的有利机遇,大力发展加工贸易,有力地促进了广东经济的发展。以改革开放初期的“三来一补”为起点,经过20多年的发展壮大,广东加工贸易已占进出口贸易的7成份额,其中,自1986年起连续18年广东出口贸易规模位居全国第一,成为改革开放和外向型经济的一大亮点, Since the reform and opening up, Guangdong Province has given full play to its advantages in neighboring Hong Kong, Macau and overseas Chinese and the comparative advantages of land and labor resources, seized the favorable opportunities of world industrial restructuring, and vigorously developed processing trade, which has effectively promoted the development of Guangdong’s economy. Starting from the “three years and one supplement” in the initial period of reform and opening up, after more than 20 years of development and expansion, Guangdong’s processing trade has accounted for 70% of the import and export trade. Among them, the export trade scale of Guangdong has been ranked at the national level for 18 consecutive years since 1986. First, it has become a major highlight of the reform, opening up, and export-oriented economy.