The regional gross domestic product of the city of Maoming rose from 243.97 billion yuan ($37.71 billion) in 2015 to 327.93 billion yuan in 2020, an average annual increase of 5.3 percent.
Maoming has been striving to strengthen environmental protection and enhance the cultivation of its forest resources in recent years.
Binhai New Area in Maoming has seen rapid development since the beginning of 2020, and is contributing to Maoming's transformation into a modern coastal city with a strong industrial base.
The Maoming development and reform bureau was recently awarded as one of the "advanced collectives of Guangdong province" for its efforts in boosting the city's high-quality development.
The second batch of exemplary cases of the national farmers' cooperatives was recently released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in which Tanru Planting and Breeding Specialized Cooperatives in Maoming's Dianbai district made the list.
Maonan Petrochemical Industrial Park in Maoming has developed into an industrial hub in recent years.