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Original title: The construction plans are published one after another and the new free zone begins
The construction of a new batch of pilot free trade zones in China marked the beginning of a concentrated start. On the 25th, Zhejiang made it clear that in order to anchor the new growth pole of the regional economy, it will issue two important documents in the near future to support the further expansion of the three new free zones this year, and will issue a mobilization order for the construction of the free zone 2.0. In addition, three new pilot free trade zones in the same lot, including Beijing, Hunan and Anhui, have successively introduced relevant measures to clarify the direction of construction.
The “Economic Information Daily” reporter learned that since the State Council issued the general plan for the Beijing, Hunan and Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zones and the expansion plan for the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone in September, all localities have focused on industrial planning, market opening and reform priorities. And seize the opportunity of digital transformation to focus on the development of high-tech cultivation, financial industry opening up and service trade innovation, and plan more reform measures. Experts interviewed said that based on the experience and exploration of the previous 18 pilot free zones, these pilot free zones are embarking on a path to high-end construction and are expected to make further progress in both industrial planning and innovation. institutional.
High-level planning and clear construction routes in various regions
On the 25th, Sheng Qiuping, director of the Zhejiang Free Trade Office and director of the Provincial Commerce Department, made it clear at the press conference that in the near future, the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government will issue important policies for the construction of pilot free trade zones. He said that to strengthen the joint development and integrated development of existing and expanded regions, and accelerate the construction of the pilot free trade zone towards a “new reform and opening up boom in the new era” and a demonstration zone of ” important windows, “the Provincial Free Trade Office will work with the relevant departments. , Prefectures and cities, prepared a series of opinions on the implementation plan for the deepening of the reform and opening and high-quality development of the pilot free trade zone, which will be issued in the near future after the corresponding meeting of the provincial committee of the party and the government.
The reporter learned that the two heavyweight documents compared Singapore and other international advanced, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hainan and other national advanced, in terms of system innovation, priority is given to linking with international rules and complying with the development direction of international economic and trade rules as much as possible. Evaluate the talent and special industries policies of Hainan Free Trade Port and Shanghai Lingang New Area.
Not only is Zhejiang actively planning, but Beijing, Hunan, Anhui and other places are also successively introducing relevant measures to clarify the direction of construction. Hunan recently stated that it will benchmark against advanced international standards, focus on leading industries, advantageous industries and strategic emerging industries, apply rules, regulations, management, standards and other innovations in the Hunan Pilot Free Trade Zone, and adopt reform measures. more powerful and open. . The Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone also stated that it will benchmark itself against the highest international standards and explore establishing a world-class stable, fair, transparent and predictable business environment.
The Beijing Pilot Free Zone focuses on the functional positioning of scientific and technological innovation, international business services and high-end industries. It focuses on the construction of three areas and clearly makes good use of the service industry to expand the opening and the pilot free zone. As the most important demonstration zone for the construction of a comprehensive demonstration zone for the expansion and opening of the domestic service industry.
Build from a high starting point and seek new advancements in multiple fields.
In addition to assessing the high standards at home and abroad on the plane plane, the new batch of pilot free trade zones is also making the most of the advantages of newcomers and promoting high-start construction. The journalist noted that in the previous free trade pilot zone construction plans, all emphasized the full use of digital opportunities, based on existing advantages and their own development advantages, to seek further advances in financial innovation, development economic digital and high-tech fields.
Among them, Zhejiang proposes to accelerate the construction of a digital free trade zone in the next implementation plan and promote the global design of eWTP in a market-oriented manner. It also emphasizes taking initiative in the fields of trade, investment, finance, and the digital economy. For example, build a digital commerce pilot zone, create a global digital trade fair; allow companies financed with foreign funds to apply for special license qualifications related to the e-commerce industry, liberalize restrictions on foreign capital shares; accelerate the pilot project of combining domestic and foreign currencies.
The Anhui Free Trade Pilot Zone proposed that it will vigorously develop advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, and support the inclusion of key industries such as artificial intelligence, high-end smart equipment, biomedicine, integrated circuits, new energy vehicles, research scientific and technical services, etc. Industrial groups; identify high-tech companies and support tax policies.
The Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone has accelerated the pace of opening up in financial and other fields. The Chaoyang Integrated Financial Services Platform was recently launched in the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone. The platform will update the latest business cases, policies and products from financial institutions in the pilot free trade zone in real time and provide 24-hour business inquiries. It will focus on the innovative development of international finance, technology finance, cultural finance and green finance, and will do a good job in implementing services for foreign banks, securities, insurance, reinsurance, and other institutions.
Yin Zhengping, a researcher at the Foreign Trade Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said in an interview with the “Economic Information Daily” that the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone has a good foundation and a high starting point. He has accumulated more experience in systems innovation in the field of service industry opening. Institutional innovation in the Pilot Trade Zone has also absorbed some innovative measures to expand the openness of the Beijing service industry. In addition, the development of Beijing’s digital economy, financial innovation and other fields have a good foundation, and is expected to form a batch of new pioneering institutional innovations.
Pang Chaoran, a research associate at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told an Economic Information Daily reporter that the establishment of a new batch of pilot free trade zones has presented a series of high-value gold measures around the opening up, deepening of reforms, development of the service industry and national strategies. Pilot policies on a larger scale, wider field, and deeper level.
High-efficiency breakthrough paves the way for innovation and development
Experts interviewed believe that the high standards, high starting point construction and high efficiency of the aforementioned pilot free trade zones will inject new impetus to China’s higher level of openness.
Zhu Keli, executive director of the China Information Association and dean of the New Economic Research Institute, said that the establishment of a new batch of pilot free trade zones will have a higher starting point, faster action and further development. . “In general, these newly established pilot free zones have relatively strong market advantages, policy advantages, technological advantages, open advantages and regional advantages. Based on these conditions, the construction of free zones can be combined with the implementation of national strategies such as regional coordinated development. Get connected, take the lead in exploring the formation of a new development pattern and create a new height for reform and openness, “he told reporters.
Zhu Keli also pointed out that what is worth waiting for is that with the launch of a new batch of free trade zone construction and the implementation of policies, it will play a positive role in all aspects in the overall reform, openness and development. China’s economic development, and is expected to become the strategic axis of the domestic cycle. An important axis for the national and international double cycle, an important engine to build a new pattern of development and foster new competitive advantages.
Yin Zhengping believes that on the basis of the implementation plan, there is a need to continue to study and implement industrial planning and tightly integrate free trade zone innovation with industrial development on how to further utilize the advantages of newcomers and promote the construction of the pilot free trade zone with high quality and efficiency. At the same time, in terms of institutional innovation, a batch of new policies should be implemented, reserved and studied prospectively, plan in advance the formation of innovation experiences at the national level and establish a system and mechanism of continuous innovation.
Zhu Keli proposed that it is necessary to focus on innovations in rules, regulations, management, standards, etc., to unleash potential energy as a plateau of reform and innovation, and to accelerate the transformation of the industrial power structure; also to play a clustering effect to attract more resources, especially production factors with higher gold. Conditions, make up for deficiencies in technology and talent, focus on promoting digital intelligence upgrade and industrialization, increase the implementation of relevant policies, and truly turn the free trade zone into a demonstration zone of linking innovation and an open economy Growth pole.
Pang Chaoran suggested that it is necessary to strengthen enterprise research, explore the policy of institutional openness that meets the real development of the region and meet the needs of enterprises, and further strengthen exploration in reform and opening up, and increase the intensity of resistance tests. It is also necessary to strengthen management guarantees. Governments at all levels may consider further simplifying administration and delegating powers to provide effective guarantees for the pilot free trade zone to explore first-hand experiences on a larger scale, a broader field and a deeper level.
