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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. Zhejiang announced the latest developments in the pilot free trade zone. The reporter learned from the scene that, to strengthen the development joint and integrated development of existing and expanded regions, and accelerate the construction of a pilot free trade zone, Zhejiang will 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 institutional 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, it 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 Trade Zone Expansion Pilot Plan”. On September 24, the expansion of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade 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 presented ten aspects of the 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 commercial qualification enterprise; On November 4, Zhejiang Yiwu was approved as a national import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone …
“In the two months since its listing, this series of major pilot reforms, major projects, and major political breakthroughs have been implemented in the Free Trade Pilot Zone, fully demonstrating that the policy dividends in the zone expansion 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 heavier. How to achieve complementary advantages and coordinated development between different areas?
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 endeavor to promote the entire 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 for making the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone a demonstration zone for ‘important windows’. “
After the establishment of the expansion area, the Hangzhou area and the Ningbo area have started to be built in full swing, and various results have been achieved. According to He Meihua, First Level Inspector of the General Office of the Hangzhou Municipal Government, 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 has achieved the first system innovation implementation, 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 E-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 joint development and integrated development of existing and expanded regions, the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government will soon introduce important policies for the construction of the pilot free trade zone. China (Zhejiang)) Implementation Plan for Deepening the Reform and Opening of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter the Implementation Plan), and various Opinions on Supporting High-Quality Development of the Free Zone China (Zhejiang) Pilot Trade (hereinafter the 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 for the Expansion of the China (Zhejiang) Free Trade Zone 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 are pioneering 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 is 3 percentage points higher than the average for Zhejiang province.
According to Sheng Qiuping, the “Implementation Plan” prioritizes the integration of international 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 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 build 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 professional institutions and urgently needed, further exploration of higher incentives can appropriately increase the proportion of intermediate and senior professional and technical positions “; Outstanding foreign students with bachelor’s degrees or higher from Chinese universities are innovating and starting businesses in the Pilot Free Trade Zone. “
In terms of 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 support industrial development, innovation and entrepreneurship in the pilot free trade zone. , Construction of infrastructure and public facilities, etc. (End up)Return to Sohu to see more
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