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Original Title: Zhejiang Announces Latest Development of Pilot Free Trade Zone, Two Policies Will Be Promulgated
The scene of the press conference Photo by China News Agency reporter Huang Hui.
China News Service, Hangzhou, Nov 25 (Reporter Huang Hui) The China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone has been established for more than three years. With the expansion of the zone two months ago, the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone ((Hereinafter “Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone”) has entered version 2.0. On the 25th, it was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a press conference on the construction of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone. The reporter learned from the scene that to strengthen the joint development and integrated development of existing and expanded regions, and accelerate the construction of the pilot free trade zone, Zhejiang will also introduce two policies in the near future.
Construction has come a long way
Sheng Qiuping, director of the Zhejiang Free Trade Office and director of the Zhejiang Provincial Commerce Department, introduced that the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone has been established for three years, with system innovation as the core, comparing with the highest international standards and completing the first phase of the pilot tasks with high quality. “The Zhejiang Pilot Free Zone has an average annual growth of 93% in foreign trade and an average annual growth of 99% in the use of foreign capital. Focusing on building the entire oil and gas industry chain , has become the most concentrated area of oil and gas companies in the country. “
On August 30, the State Council formally approved the “China (Zhejiang) Free Zone Expansion Pilot Plan”. On September 24, the expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Zone was included. Sheng Qiuping said that the successful expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone has allowed the construction of the pilot free trade zone to be fully expanded, and the opening level and radiation levels have been greatly improved.
The reporter learned that since the establishment of the expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Zhejiang Free Trade Bureau, together with various districts, has promoted the construction of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone in a manner neat. You have been successful in the detailed implementation of key tasks and the introduction of important projects. penetration.
Sheng Qiuping focused on the ten aspects of progress made in the two months since the expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone. For example, on October 4, the first international cruise ship fuel supply pilot business between the country’s ports was launched in the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone; On October 20, the Zhejiang Provincial Commerce Department and the Zhejiang Provincial Cyberspace Administration announced for the first time the construction of a digital commerce pilot demonstration zone. The plan is to roll out the work of the digital free trade zone; on October 21, the Yixin Europe China-Europe train in the Jinyi area exceeded 1,000 trains; On October 30, Zhejiang Petroleum Trading Co., Ltd. was approved for crude oil import qualification, becoming the second non-state crude oil trading enterprises; On November 4, Zhejiang Yiwu was approved as a national import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone …
“In just two months since its listing, this series of major reform pilot projects, major projects, and major political breakthroughs have been implemented in the Free Trade Pilot Zone, fully demonstrating that the dividends from the policies of the Expansion zone have gradually emerged. We believe that with the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone As construction progresses, there will be more and more results in the future, “Sheng Qiuping said.
It is true that after the expansion of the Zhejiang pilot free trade zone, compared to the original development design of the pilot free trade zone in a single city, the implementation area is more extensive and the reform tasks e innovation are more important. How to specify the complementary advantages and the coordinated development of each area?
In response, Sheng Qiuping replied: “Zhejiang will fully assume the important mission recently assigned by the state, increase the coordination of construction between the various areas, and at the same time give full play to the leading and radiant role of the pilot zone of free trade and will strive to promote Zhejiang province. Form a new pattern of reform, innovation and high-quality development of ‘pilot free trade zone + linkage innovation zone + radiation conduction zone’, and strive to do of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone a ‘important windows’ demonstration zone “.
After the establishment of the expansion area, the Hangzhou area and Ningbo area have started to be built intensively, and a series of results have been achieved. According to He Meihua, First Level Inspector of the Hangzhou Municipal Government General Office, Hangzhou has drawn up the “Hangzhou Plan” for the construction of the Hangzhou area of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, which includes a construction plan, policy measures and a list of institutional innovations. In the past two months, the Hangzhou area achieved the first implementation of system innovation, air cargo capacity enhancement, and market players burst of vitality. For example, in response to various situations such as express import, mail and overseas purchases that are currently in strong demand and have certain risks, on November 10, the Hangzhou Airport Cross-Border Electronic Commerce Park took the lead in the implementation of the digital customs clearance model for personal items imported through in-country delivery channels. , Greatly improve the efficiency of customs clearance.
2 policies will be presented soon
It is reported that, in order to strengthen the joint development and integrated development of existing and expanded regions, the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government will introduce important policies for the construction of pilot free trade zones in the near future. . The “China (Zhejiang)” drawn up by the Zhejiang Free Trade Office together with the relevant departments and cities) Implementation Plan for the deepening of the reform and opening of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter, the “Plan of Implementation “),” Various Opinions on Supporting High-Quality Development of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Area “(hereinafter the” Various Opinions “) will be issued in the near future.
The reporter was informed that the “Implementation Plan” proposed 28 measures in 7 areas to implement the “Pilot Plan of Expansion of the Free Trade Zone of China (Zhejiang)” of the State Council and deepen the reform and opening of the pilot zone of free trade. The plan breaks down the general requirements, the main tasks and measures, and the guarantee mechanisms of the State Council plan sentence by sentence, and proposes 146 corresponding specific measures, of which 70 were pioneers in Zhejiang.
Regarding the establishment of the main objectives, Zhejiang has focused on making the pilot free trade zone a regional economic growth pole, and proposed that the GDP growth rate and the growth rate of R&D expenditure in the pilot free trade zone are 2 percentage points higher than the average for Zhejiang province. The growth rate of total exports and the total amount of foreign capital actually used was 3 percentage points higher than the average for Zhejiang province.
Sheng Qiuping introduced that the “Implementation Plan” prioritizes integration with internationally accepted rules in terms of system innovation and conforms to the development direction of international economic and trade rules as much as possible. For example, accelerate the construction of a digital free trade zone, promote the global design of the eWTP in a market-oriented way; deepen the reform practice of “delegate management and service” on the basis of international first-class business environment assessment standards, and create a “one-stop shop” for international investment.
The “Various Opinions” have formulated 20 measures with strong operability and high gold content in five areas: empowerment, talent, investment, finance and taxes, and land. For example, in terms of talent support, the “Various Opinions” state that “for the recruitment of highly professional and urgently needed public institutions, further exploration of higher incentives can adequately increase the proportion of professional intermediate and technical professional positions. superior “; “Encouraging Outstanding Foreign Students with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Chinese Universities Are Innovating and Starting Businesses in the Pilot Free Trade Zone.”
Regarding financial support, the “Various Opinions” propose policies to compare industries and special talents in Hainan Free Trade Port and Shanghai Lingang New Area, increase financial support of cities and counties in Zhejiang Province, and supporting industrial development, innovation and entrepreneurship in the pilot free trade zone. , Construction of infrastructure and public facilities, etc. (End up)
