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As you enter the third day of the CIIE, what are the highlights of the Zhejiang “Buyer’s Day Group”? At the second CIIE, Zhejiang’s “buy, buy, buy” transaction intentions were among the highest in the country. What about the performance of these contracts?
On November 7, a special press conference was held in Zhejiang at the 3rd China International Import Expo. These hot topics were answered one by one.
High position of the second performance contract
At the second CIIE, Zhejiang’s intentional transactions ranked among the best in the country. How is the implementation of these cooperations?
At the press conference, Han Jie, deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Commerce Department and first-level inspector, said that from the perspective of intentional transactions, the overall compliance rate of the import intent signed in the previous CIIE has exceeded 90%. Driven by this, Zhejiang imported 628.6 billion yuan from January to September this year, an increase of 12.1%, which is 12.7 percentage points higher than the national level. In general, the fulfillment of large purchase orders is better than the general level. For example, the Zhejiang Pharmaceutical Equipment Purchasing Center, US $ 1.12 billion, Alibaba’s daily consumer goods orders of US $ 1.4 billion, etc., have fulfilled 100% of the contract. The $ 130 million order for oil processing equipment and industrial robots imported by Nivelles is being executed as scheduled. Affected by the epidemic, some foreign traders are unable to ship goods and some importing companies have been hampered in their operations and demand has decreased. However, the overall performance remains high.
From the perspective of investment promotion, Zhejiang signed a total of 26 foreign investment projects at the last CIIE. After a year of progress, 25 projects have been launched, with a 95% landing rate.
“I want to focus on two projects here: One is the AstraZeneca East headquarters project. During the last CIIE, AstraZeneca signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Zhejiang Province Department of Commerce. With the joint efforts of both parties, AstraZeneca East Headquarters was successfully installed in Hangzhou. The day before yesterday, AstraZeneca held the opening ceremony of the East Headquarters at the booth. The other is the Zhengyang Helicopter Project. At the first CIIE, Zhejiang and Zhengyang started contact and negotiation, and the second CIIE During the fair, the Zhengyang production and assembly project in Pinghu officially started. At this CIIE, the first AW139 helicopter pilot produced by Pinghu Zhengyang was officially introduced, which became another good story for Zhejiang international cooperation on the CIIE platform. “
Six highlights from the CIIE this year
By participating in the work of the first China International Import Expo, Zhejiang launched the “Ten Hundred Billion” project, which consists of organizing 10 special import procurement meetings, 100 import platform companies, 1,000 key import companies and 10,000 buyers.
According to reports, at the third CIIE, Zhejiang continued to deepen the “10 million yuan” project and has achieved certain results:
Highlight one:
Buying enthusiasm for participating in the conference is not diminishing. At this CIIE, Zhejiang organized 14,600 buyers and 41,000 people participated in the acquisition. The number of buyers was the same as last year, covering the top six categories of trade in services, automobiles, technical equipment, consumer goods, medical equipment and healthcare, food and agricultural products. class. In particular, enthusiasm for purchases by service trade companies was high, with a total of 4230 participating companies, an increase of 73.8% compared to the second session.
Highlight two:
The highlights of the cooperation highlight the characteristics. In addition to the continuous expansion of the scale of import transactions, certain strategic cooperation in this CIIE will effectively help Zhejiang to deepen international cooperation and carry out industrial transformation and upgrade, and better meet everyone’s growing needs for a life best. For example, Zhejiang actively connected with the newly established area of ”Public health and epidemic prevention” of the 3rd CIIE, held an international cooperation signing event for epidemic prevention and medical supplies, and the Provincial International Trade Group and 3M Corporation, GE Healthcare, Nihon Kogyo Co., Ltd. and other world-renowned medical companies. Establish a long-term strategic partnership to help Zhejiang establish an international cooperation system for medical supplies and provide a strong guarantee for the supply of medical supplies for public health and epidemic prevention. Another example is that key import platforms in the 6 Zhejiang provinces have signed cooperation agreements with 11 renowned international companies from Russia, the United States, Argentina, Japan, Brazil, and France to unlock import channels for high-end consumer goods. spectrum. Among them, Tmall International and Estee Lauder, Johnson & Johnson and other high-end companies. Brands cooperate on projects and implement Tmall International’s global new product incubation plan.
Highlight three:
The live events were wonderful. The province carried out a total of 43 support activities in five categories: cultural exchanges, international cooperation, import purchases, investment promotion and consumption promotion, an increase of 17 over the previous year. Especially the Fifth China (Zhejiang) -Europe (Germany) Digital Economy and High-Tech Industry Summit, which is also the brand activity of Zhejiang CIIE over the years. At the matchmaking meeting held on the 5th, more than 50 European companies from Siemens, BMW, SAP and other Fortune 500 companies and leading companies in the digital economy and high technology conducted in-depth exchanges and negotiations with 200 leading companies in related fields. in Zhejiang, involving 5G, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, smart medicine, chips, digital factories, digital energy, smart logistics, robotics and other industries have signed a number of major investment and acquisition projects foreigners on the ground.
Highlight four:
Both the quantity and the quality of investment cooperation. Using the CIIE platform, Zhejiang has conducted more than 100 investment promotion activities, including open platform cooperation and investment promotion, dialogue with the top 500 companies, and engagement of industry leaders. During this year’s CIIE, Zhejiang signed 61 foreign investment projects both on-site and off-site, with a total investment of US $ 10.9 billion, of which 16 were invested by the Fortune Global 500 and leading companies in the industry. At the same time, Zhejiang held the opening ceremony of the main foreign-funded projects during the CIIE. 26 projects from 18 countries were started collectively, with a total investment of US $ 15.7 billion, involving the manufacture of equipment. high-end, eco-friendly petrochemicals, life and health, digital economy and modern service industries. Among them, there are 11 projects for Fortune 500 companies and leading companies in the industry, 13 projects with a total investment of more than US $ 100 million and 6 projects with a total investment of more than US $ 1 billion. For example, the Huzhou Changxing Tianneng Shuaifude high-energy lithium battery project was a major project signed during CIIE last year under the testimony of President Xi Jinping and French President Macron. The opening ceremony took place on the afternoon of the 5th.
Highlight 5:
“Smart Zhejiang” has distinctive characteristics. At the 3rd CIIE, Zhejiang showcased a comprehensive picture, more than 40 intangible cultural heritage and time-honored boutiques, Zhejiang tourist features, Hangzhou Lakeside National Pedestrian Street and Ningbo “Old Bund” with the “Smart Zhejiang” theme. Covering a total area of 1,188 square meters, it presents the cultural characteristics of Zhejiang from multiple angles, showing the image of an “important window” to friends at home and abroad.
Highlight six:
Full participation in the Pilot Free Zone. In the opening speech of the opening ceremony of this CIIE, President Xi Jinping proposed four new opening measures, and it is clear that the pilot free trade zone must play a leading role. The Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially established on April 1, 2017. For more than three years, it has taken a characteristic development path in building the entire chain of the oil and gas industry, and in a principle has formed a leading company, a complete industrial chain and a significant radiation impulse. Trillion-level oil and gas industry cluster. On August 30, the State Council approved the expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone. On the basis of the original Zhoushan area, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Jinyi were recently established, which is the country’s first pilot free trade zone with clear expansion. After expansion, the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone will focus on the new functions and positioning given by the state, and will strive to build an oil and gas-focused bulk commodity resource allocation base. , a new international trade center, an international shipping and logistics center, a digital economy development demonstration zone and The construction of version 2.0 of the pilot free trade zone is officially launched in the manufacturing cluster area advanced.
In the current CIIE, the four main areas of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone focused on the “five-function positioning”, actively participated in various activities, and took the initiative to undertake side effects. In particular, on the basis of the existing foundations of trade, conventions and exhibitions, and bulk commodity imports, we will integrate and seize the opportunities for import, export and exhibition exhibitions generated by the CIIE, we will encourage deep docking of the region’s industries with foreign exhibitors and we will accelerate the introduction of advanced foreign technology. And teams to carry out high quality international cooperation. For example, in the Zhoushan area, Zhejiang Petrochemical will sign a cooperation agreement with Shell for 110 million dollars. The Ningbo area will use the CIIE platform to promote the introduction of import trade supervision and innovation policies, deepen the construction of national import trade, and promote innovation demonstration zones. The Hangzhou area will use the CIIE to strengthen the link with the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the Lingang New Area to promote cooperation and exchanges in digital trade, digital industry, digital finance, digital logistics and digital governance. At this CIIE, Alibaba joined nearly 1,000 foreign brands to participate in the CIIE. Among them, foreign brands in cross-border e-commerce Tmall International exhibited more than 1,400 new products. As the “small commodity capital” of the world, the Jinyi area will focus on building the newly approved Yiwu National Import Trade Promotion and Innovation Demonstration Zone, build a platform for trade and exhibition of products of import “6 days + 365 days” and you will create an endless CIIE.
(Source: Zhejiang News Client Editor: Bao Piao)
