Sichuan Daily: Deyang: Enhancing the level of open platforms and strengthening the vitality of foreign trade

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To improve the level of opening up to the outside world, accelerate the construction of open portals for logistics ports, create high-level open platforms, and broaden channels for attracting foreign investment

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Strengthen open platforms and solidify development support
● Smooth open channels to enhance hub functionality
Strengthen open entities and expand cooperation space

On January 6th, the Customs Supervision Center of Deyang International Railway Logistics Port completed its first export business -10 containers of ceramic tiles were loaded and shipped here to Laos. The operation of this center is one of the measures taken by Deyang to enhance the level of open platform and strengthen the vitality of foreign trade.
At the recently held 12th Plenary Session of the 9th Deyang Municipal Committee, the term 'openness' was mentioned 7 times. The plenary session proposed to improve the level of opening up to the outside world, accelerate the construction of open portals for logistics ports, create high-level open platforms, and broaden channels for attracting foreign investment.
Under the combination of multiple opportunities such as the construction of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle, the opening up of Deyang is no longer a "multiple-choice question", but a "must answer question". How can this industrial hub, which is based on equipment manufacturing, move towards a higher level of openness towards the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan?

Why is the 'must answer' pillar industry entering a window period for going global
Against the backdrop of global energy transformation and industrial chain reshaping, Deyang's pillar industries such as high-end energy equipment and materials and chemicals are entering a window period of going global.
In Mianzhu New City Chemical Industrial Park, Longbai Sichuan Titanium Industry's production line is bustling. The robotic arm dances, and the bagged titanium dioxide is stacked in an orderly manner. From January to September last year, the company's revenue was nearly 2.6 billion yuan, with over half of the titanium dioxide sold overseas, with an export value of 1.328 billion yuan. Not far away, the production line of Sichuan Meifeng is also running at high speed. While ensuring domestic agricultural demand, the company also exported 35000 tons of urea last year.
Behind the strong momentum of going global is the effective integration of industrial technological advantages with international market demand. On the one hand, relying on a strong industrial foundation and technological accumulation, our high-end phosphorus chemical, fine chemical and other characteristic industrial chains have product quality that meets international standards, "said the relevant person in charge of the Deyang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology." On the other hand, the enterprise accurately connects with the demand for special chemicals and high-end materials in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other places, actively explores overseas markets, and integrates into the global supply chain
Deyang's high-end equipment manufacturing also welcomes new opportunities. At present, more than 160 equipment manufacturing enterprises in Deyang have carried out international business, established over 200 overseas institutions, and products are distributed in more than 100 countries and regions, with a cumulative trade volume of over 40 billion yuan. The Koisha Hydropower Station in Ethiopia, constructed by Dongfang Electric, is expected to generate over 6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by one million tons annually after its commissioning; The Cambodia Datang Hydropower Station, invested and operated by Guoji Heavy Equipment, has generated over 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity; Dongfang Wind Power's wind turbines have stood tall on the land of countries and regions such as Sweden and Vietnam
Higher levels of openness are conducive to better leveraging industrial advantages. Going out means entering a broader market, "said the person in charge of the Deyang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology.

What are the confidence channels, market and soft power "trio"
Recently, the Customs Supervision Center of Deyang International Railway Logistics Port was officially put into use, which will be linked with functional platforms such as the Deyang Base of China Europe Railway Express (Chengdu), the Deyang Base of "Chengdu Europe+" ASEAN International Railway Express, and public bonded warehouses to achieve efficient connection between rail sea intermodal transportation and public rail intermodal transportation.
The current situation of incomplete port functions in the local area has been completely changed, "said the person in charge of Deyang Customs. The center has achieved a closed-loop of" local customs clearance and railway exit "for exported goods, saving more than 30% of customs clearance time and reducing comprehensive logistics costs by more than 15% for related enterprises every year.
The construction of channels is a crucial step for an inland city to expand its openness. In recent years, Deyang has actively participated in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and the construction of a new land sea channel in the west, deepened the integrated operation of the two ports, launched 454 international trains, formed five international logistics channels, and connected more than 60 cities in more than 30 countries, such as Poland, Thailand, Kazakhstan, etc.
In addition to the constantly expanding foreign trade channels, the continuously expanding "international circle of friends" of Deyang enterprises also adds confidence to Deyang's expansion of opening up. By the end of 2025, there were 423 foreign trade enterprises in Deyang, ranking second in the province, with a stable import and export scale of over 20 billion yuan; The export of oil drilling rigs leads the whole Sichuan, and the export volume of fish oil ranks first in the country.
Openness is not only about the exchange of goods, but also the alignment of rules and services. During the four years since the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into effect, Deyang Customs has issued a total of 1464 RCEP certificates of origin, benefiting 520 million yuan worth of exported goods.
With the RCEP certificate, our boiled mushroom exports can save over 40000 yuan for a single shipment of 40000 US dollars. ”An Min, the person in charge of Deyang Chengyi Food Co., Ltd., revealed that policy dividends have been transformed into competitiveness, and the company's export growth rate is expected to reach 10% by 2025.

How to answer by focusing on platform, channel, and subject construction
How can Deyang be more open in the face of the 15th Five Year Plan? The 12th Plenary Session of the 9th Deyang Municipal Committee outlined a blueprint: to improve the level of opening up to the outside world, the focus should be on the construction of platforms, channels, and main bodies.
In terms of strengthening the open platform, Deyang will promote the construction of the open portal of the international railway logistics port, focus on the improvement of the energy level of the "the Belt and Road" import and export commodity distribution center, focus on building an export processing industry cluster, and actively strive to create a bonded logistics center (type B); Deepen the construction of platforms such as the pilot zone for coordinated reform of free trade, the national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive experimental zone, the key recipient of national processing trade gradient transfer, and the national foreign trade transformation and upgrading base, promote the deep integration of trade and industry, and build a high-level open platform matrix.
Smooth and open channels, Deyang will actively integrate into the national strategic channel layout, participate in the construction of the China Europe freight train assembly center hub system and the western land sea new channel, comprehensively enhance the comprehensive service and distribution capabilities of the Deyang auxiliary port of the China Europe (Asia) freight train Chengdu assembly center, and further expand the scope and scale of international freight train operations. At the same time, we will promote the high-quality development of multimodal transportation, build a collection and distribution network with core port areas as hubs and multiple cargo loading stations as support, and accelerate the formation of a "public rail air water" three-dimensional transportation system that connects the whole province and the world.
In order to strengthen the openness of the main body, Deyang will continue to host high-end international exhibitions such as the World Clean Energy Equipment Conference, implement the "De Pin Going Global" special action, layout and construct product exhibition centers in key port cities, and promote the coordinated "going global" of technology, equipment, and supporting services. In terms of "bringing in", we will broaden the channels for utilizing foreign investment, innovate models such as "overseas investment promotion", and promote the landing and rooting of significant foreign investment projects with symbolic significance.