Fig. 3

National, regional and provincial trends of CEE in China. (a) National CEE trends and growth rate of CEE. (b) CEE in Eastern, Western, and Central provinces in China and growth rate of CEE (refer to the footnotes, again as follows). (c) CEE of Chinese provinces from 2004 to 2022. Eastern Provinces: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, Hainan. Central Provinces: Shanxi, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan. Western Provinces: Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang.