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Xi Jinping speaks in Shenzhen
Faced with the “turbulent” international situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in Shenzhen, Guangdong on October 14 that China, which has entered a new stage of development, will continue to deepen reforms and expand openness comprehensively.
On the morning of the 14th, Xi Jinping attended the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and delivered a speech. Forty years ago, China opened the prelude to economic reform by establishing Shenzhen and four other cities as a pilot special economic zone. Today, amid the tensions between China and the United States and the hidden dangers of China’s internal economic development, according to the experience of Xi Jinping in Shenzhen Some signs of China’s future economic development plan can be seen in the speech.
“The world today is undergoing major changes that have not been seen in a century. The global pandemic of the new corona pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the evolution of this great change,” said Xi Jinping. He said that through this conference, it is necessary to “promote reform and openness from a higher starting point” and mobilize the entire country to make efforts to “fully build a modern socialist country.”
Opening up to the outside world under “turbulence”
China is facing an extremely serious international situation this year. The new crown epidemic earlier in the year and the diplomatic turmoil that followed brought Sino-US relations, which had been strained due to the trade war, to a new low, and doubts and accusations from the outside world about the initial response. The ineffective Chinese government to the epidemic also brought severe damage to China’s international image. Furthermore, human rights issues such as Xinjiang and Hong Kong have also hardened the positions of many Western powers with China. China’s high-tech industries and foreign trade face serious challenges.
As the vanguard of China’s technological openness and innovation, Shenzhen has clearly been hit. Among the Chinese high-tech companies targeted by the US government, Huawei, ZTE and Tencent are based in Shenzhen.
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At the celebration meeting on the 14th, Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Secretary Wang Weizhong stated that Shenzhen’s key high-tech enterprises had been “grossly repressed by the United States” for some time, and that they had “responded in actively and safely “.
Xi Jinping admitted that the development of special economic zones “faces some difficulties and challenges.” He said the world today is in a “turbulent period of change.” “Economic globalization is experiencing counter currents, protectionism and unilateralism are on the rise, the world economy is slow, international trade and investment have contracted dramatically, international economy, technology, culture, security, politics, etc. The pattern is undergoing profound adjustments. “
He proposed that special economic zones should be fully opened in the future. “We must not be hampered by headwinds and receding waves. We must place ourselves on the right side of history, unwaveringly expand openness holistically and promote the building of an open world economy.” “We welcome greater participation in the reform and opening of China’s special economic zones., To build a new pattern of mutual consultation, joint construction, sharing and win-win.
Wang Huiyao, an adviser to the State Council of China and founder of the China and Globalization Think Tank, told Bloomberg that Xi Jinping’s trip south is a “significant sign that he wants to continue reform and openness” and ” a symbol of greater openness. “
Before attending the ceremony in Shenzhen, Xi Jinping inspected Chaozhou.
Self-reliance and deepening of the reform
This is the third time that Xi Jinping has visited Guangdong since he became the supreme leader of China. Compared to the previous two occasions, Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized “self-reliance” during this trip.
“Self-reliance” was a common slogan in China during the Mao Zedong era. At that time, faced with the blockade of the capitalist camp and the Soviet Union, Mao Zedong hoped that China would achieve a breakthrough through “self-reliance and hard work.” Now that Xi Jinping reiterated this motto, it is another sign of China’s precarious external environment.
In his speech on the 14th, Xi Jinping said that China’s reforms are currently encountering many “unprecedented new problems”, and that the level of complexity, sensitivity and difficulty is no less than 40 years ago. This requires “greater courage and political wisdom.”
Once again, he mentioned that China is forming a new development pattern with an “internal cycle as the main body, dual national and international cycles.” It is necessary to adhere to the reforms on the supply side so that production, distribution, circulation and consumption are more dependent on the domestic market, and supply reaches the domestic market. demand.
Before that, he also inspected an electronic component manufacturing company during his trip to Chaozhou and emphasized the importance of independent innovation at the time. He said China will adopt a “higher level of self-reliance” in the face of major changes that have not been seen in a century.
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Xi Jinping’s move south also provided Shenzhen with an opportunity to open up more autonomy. On October 11, before Xi Jinping arrived in Shenzhen, Beijing issued the “Shenzhen Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform of the Pilot Demonstration Zone for Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”, which gave Shenzhen greater autonomy in the reform of key areas by authorizing batch lists and introduced 27 elements. Reform measures and 40 first batch of authorized articles.
According to the document, Shenzhen will create a legalized and market-oriented international business environment, further enhance a fair and open market environment, relax restrictions on foreign investment in cutting-edge technologies, and strengthen institution-building in intellectual property protection. and technological innovation. At the same time, Shenzhen will also improve its high-level open economic system, intensify its institutional openness, and expand the openness of the financial and shipping industries.
In his speech on the 14th, Xi Jinping also mentioned the need to continue pushing for the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
China’s current independent political commentator Wu Qiang believes that, judging by Xi Jinping’s speech, the construction of the special zone in the future is not comprehensive “reform and opening-up” in the true sense. “The SAR model was 40 years ago,” he told BBC China. “This model in itself means that it is not a comprehensive reform and opening, it means that there is no intention to expand the special zone to the entire country, nor does it intend to turn the experience of reform and opening into an institutional model of national promotion.
“The more emphasis is put on the special zone, the more it really means that most places outside the special zone have to implement strictly closed centralized management. Shenzhen’s method of mass authorization of autonomy means that it is difficult for others. places get such (space), “said Wu Qiang. .
Wu Qiang pointed out that Shenzhen and other special economic zones will face a difficult challenge in the future. “Shenzhen, as a special zone, is no longer capital-oriented but technology-oriented. China now faces a technology lockdown. How can this be established?”
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Inspect the Marine Corps
During the Guangdong inspection itinerary, Xi Jinping also visited the newly established Marine Corps in recent years.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that when Xi Jinping went to the Marine Corps on the 13th, he stressed that they need to “maintain a high state of alert” and put all their mind and energy into “preparing for war.”
“The Marine Corps is an elite amphibious combat force. It assumes important responsibilities in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, safeguarding national maritime rights and interests and safeguarding national interests abroad.” “We must work hard to forge a multifunctional rapid response system that can be used throughout the region. Elite soldiers,” said Xi Jinping during the inspection.
