Open and developing China, opportunities and confidence for the world - from the China International Import Expo to free trade ports
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China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the prosperity of the world also requires China. Opening up and cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results are a key to decoding Chinese path to modernization.
On November 10th, the 8th CIIE concluded in Shanghai. The world's first national level exhibition with import as its theme, personally planned by General Secretary Xi Jinping, is a major innovation in the history of international trade development. The annual intended transaction volume of 83.49 billion US dollars and the participation of 4108 companies from 138 countries and regions have both broken historical records.
On November 6th, General Secretary Xi Jinping stated in Hainan: "The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided to officially launch the island wide closure of Hainan Free Trade Port on December 18th this year. This is a landmark measure for China to firmly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy
Today, I once again learned and understood General Secretary Xi Jinping's keynote speech "Building an Innovative and Inclusive Open World Economy" at the opening ceremony of the first CIIE in 2018, and gained a deeper understanding of the power of ideas.
Holding the China International Import Expo is a major decision made by China to promote a new round of high-level opening up to the outside world, and a major measure taken by China to actively open up its market to the world
China will promptly study and propose policies and institutional systems for the phased construction of a free trade port in Hainan, and accelerate the exploration and construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. This is a major measure for China to expand its opening-up to the outside world, which will drive the formation of a new pattern of higher-level reform and opening up
Reviewing these important statements and closely linking them with the 8-year practical exploration of the "two major measures" of the China International Import Expo and the Free Trade Port, we can more truly feel the strategic foresight of the Party Central Committee in expanding the layout of opening up to the outside world——
Accumulated transactions have exceeded 500 billion US dollars, becoming a globally shared international public good, and the CIIE is getting better and better, with constant updates;
From the "major measures" proposed in the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, to the "landmark measures" of the upcoming official launch of the island wide lockdown, and to striving to become an "important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era," the construction of a free trade port has taken solid steps in the process of reform and opening up in the new era.
The implementation of the blockade operation on such a large scale has no ready-made experience in the world. "Thought is like a lighthouse illuminating the way forward. General Secretary Xi Jinping earnestly warned," We cannot learn from the past, we cannot act recklessly, and we cannot have a restless heart. Hainan Free Trade Port is a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, and we must always adhere to the leadership of the Party and fully demonstrate the superiority of the socialist system
We have adhered to the path of reform and opening up with Chinese characteristics and have come step by step to this point. If opening up is a worldview of China, then what has China created and what has it brought to the world?
Going forward in both directions and developing together, the world witnesses the "Chinese potential" released by the super large market, the "Chinese power" contained in high-quality development, and the "Chinese magnetic attraction" formed by the "governance of China".
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"China's potential" lies in that we strengthen the main engine of consumption, strengthen the growth of the super large market, and make China's large market not only a strategic support for Chinese path to modernization, but also a major opportunity in the world, creating new space for global development.
China has become the world's second largest consumer and import market, the only developing country to host a national level international import expo and continue to open up its market to the world. It has a large market space and good growth expectations, "General Secretary Xi Jinping's important statement revealed the world value of China's super large market.
From "dragging six suitcases" to "transporting one container", IncaSUR, a food company in Cusco, Peru, is "accelerating its progress" as a returning customer of the CIIE. CEO Amanda Gallegos admitted that Chinese consumers are increasingly focusing on healthy eating, and the new direct route from Peru's Qiankai Port to Shanghai has significantly reduced logistics costs. Selling products to China is a trend and becoming more convenient.
The 'large market space' lies not only in the population size, but also in the upgrading of consumption structure. With a population of over 1.4 billion, an annual consumption of nearly 50 trillion yuan, and imports exceeding 20 trillion yuan... With the continuous expansion of China's middle-income group and the rapid rise of the youth consumer group, the benign interaction between high-quality supply and high-quality demand is driving the continuous upgrading of total social demand, making the domestic circulation more dynamic.
China is the country with the strongest will, strongest action, and most effective implementation to fulfill its emission reduction commitments. The development concepts of green and low-carbon, resource conservation, and environmental protection have deeply penetrated the hearts of the people in China, which has given our green and low-carbon technologies a wide range of application scenarios, "said Lang Zhiwen, President of Johnson Controls Asia Pacific, who participated in the 8th China International Import Expo.
Hainan Free Trade Port has explicitly encouraged the use of foreign investment in service industries such as elderly care, healthcare, and vocational education. In the past five years, more than 8000 foreign-invested enterprises have been established in Hainan, with an average annual growth rate of 43.7%.
Good growth expectations ", fortunately adhering to the close combination of investing in goods and investing in people, and coordinating the high-quality development of the population with the high-quality life of the people, the Chinese market has unleashed infinite creativity, productivity, and consumption power.
China insists on being a better version of itself and sharing development opportunities with countries around the world. Nobel laureate in economics Thomas Sargent said, "China's experience has actually taught the world that only openness can help establish a stable and predictable new order that benefits everyone
Walking with China is walking with opportunities.
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The driving force of China lies in our leadership in technological innovation, based on the real economy, developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, not only laying a solid foundation for forward development, but also injecting strong momentum into the world economy.
At the 6th CIIE in 2023, the Hainan delegation visited the Siemens Energy booth and had in-depth exchanges on cooperation in building a "zero carbon island" in Hainan. In September of the following year, Siemens Energy Hainan Innovation Center was unveiled in Yangpu; At the 7th CIIE, Siemens Energy signed a cooperation agreement with China National Energy Group Hainan Company and others to jointly promote the production of green hydrogen and green alcohol from offshore wind power in Hainan, and help promote the development of the green energy industry.
In the first three quarters of this year, China's high-tech industry actually utilized foreign investment of 170.84 billion yuan. Today, China has more innovation scenarios, lower innovation costs, and higher innovation benefits. It has the world's largest R&D team and the largest number of global top 100 technology innovation clusters, and its global innovation index ranking has risen to tenth place.
Promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, seamlessly connecting the innovation chain and industrial chain, China not only has strong new momentum to support its own development, but also becomes an important stage for global innovation.
China is a fertile land for innovation, with a thriving market creating favorable conditions for the transformation of innovation, a favorable business environment providing policy benefits for innovation, and outstanding talents injecting surging momentum into innovation, "said Zhang Lei, Vice President of Communication for Bayer China and Northeast Asia.
From the "world factory" to the "source of innovation", from "buying and selling globally" to "empowering globally", China has become a strategic market and important growth engine for global innovation.
Moving towards the 'new', the future is promising.
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The 'magnetic attraction of China' lies in our long-term maintenance of political and social stability, creating a transparent, stable, and predictable policy environment, actively creating a first-class business environment, making 'China's governance' an important national soft power, and showing the world confidence, hope, and future.
China continues to build a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule of law, and international, promoting fair competition and competitive development among enterprises of all types of ownership. China is recognized as one of the safest countries in the world and has implemented unilateral or comprehensive visa free access for 76 countries worldwide.
During last year's CIIE, Pangshi Group from Austria "increased investment" in the Shanghai Lingang Industrial Zone, and the construction of the third phase factory began in early May this year; In October this year, Shanghai Customs opened the "Import Expo Direct Train", which takes at least 35 minutes from the Donghao Lansheng Bonded Warehouse located in Huangpu District to the Import Expo venue. From this, the world can see the excellent business environment in China.
The scientific formulation and continued implementation of the five-year plan witnessed the "drawing of a blueprint to the end", and the in-depth promotion of the construction of a unified national market interprets the "sticking to the national game"...... The political advantages of the leadership of the CPC and the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics not only ensure the stability and sustainability of the macro policy, but also promote the formation of an economic order that is "flexible" and "well managed". From this, the world can see the excellent policy environment in China.
As a woman, I feel very safe even when I go downstairs alone late at night to buy supper. "This is a genuine feeling of foreigners in China. Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" of the new era, promote high-quality development and high-level safety through efficient governance, and make a peaceful China a shining business card. From this, the world can see the stability of China's social environment.
In the past, our opening-up was' following ', but now our opening-up is to' lead ', which is a higher level of opening-up. A China that steadfastly promotes high-level opening-up will inject more certainty and positive energy into the world.
China's confidence is becoming the world's confidence; China's future profoundly shapes the future of the world.