This year's government work report proposes to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and actively stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment. The deputies and committee members said that expanding high-level opening up to the outside world is an objective requirement based on the new stage of development, and in the future, efforts can be made in various aspects to promote high-level opening up to the outside world in depth and in a down-to-earth manner.
The determination to open up is unwavering
In recent years, in the face of a complex and changeable international environment, China has unswervingly expanded its opening up to the outside world and implemented a more proactive strategy of opening up. Fang Jie, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and dean of Hubei University of Economics, said that at present, the trend of anti-globalization and trade protectionism are on the rise, and China's expansion of high-level opening up to the outside world is of great practical significance for deepening international cooperation.
Zhang Shuibo, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tianjin University, believes that the global economic and trade pattern is undergoing profound changes, and attracting high-quality foreign investment by optimizing the foreign investment environment can inject impetus into economic transformation and upgrading; By promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, we can help domestic advantageous industries explore overseas markets and achieve mutually beneficial and win-win international cooperation.
Expanding high-level opening up to the outside world is of great significance to the development of private enterprises. Zhang Ronghua, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of the board of directors of Tianjin Rongcheng Group, said that private enterprises actively responded to the "Belt and Road" initiative and enhanced their market competitiveness through competition and cooperation with foreign-funded enterprises. Promoting the internationalization strategy has become an important path for many private enterprises to achieve sustainable development.
"Expanding high-level opening-up will help China introduce advanced technology, management experience and talents, and enhance the international competitiveness of the industry." Wan Bin, deputy to the National People's Congress and general manager of Shandong Linqing Sanhe Textile Group Co., Ltd., said that with the deepening of the high-quality "Belt and Road" cooperation, China's trade with relevant countries is getting closer and closer.
The opening bonus continues to be released
With the implementation of a series of policy measures and the continuous release of opening dividends, many enterprises have seized the opportunity to actively explore domestic and foreign markets.
Last year, the market turnover of Shandong Linyi Mall was 660 billion yuan, and the total logistics volume exceeded 1 trillion yuan. Zhang Baoliang, deputy secretary of the Linyi Municipal Party Committee and mayor of Shandong Province, introduced that in order to better integrate into the global market, Linyi has accelerated the implementation of "road, rail, sea and air" and built a comprehensive transportation hub of "international logistics capital"; Introduce 2,000 cross-border e-commerce enterprises,Hold 150 domestic exhibitions such as the International Buyers Conference to attract more foreign businessmen to the mall。
Hu Dezhao, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Guangzhou Baiyun Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., said that Baiyun Electric actively responds to the "Belt and Road" initiative, grasps the opportunities of the international market, builds an international team, goes to many countries to carry out economic and trade investigations, builds international cooperation platforms, deepens transnational economic and trade cooperation, and expands overseas markets.
Zhuhai Free Trade Zone Motianyu Aero Engine Maintenance Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. and MTU Aero Engine Co., Ltd. of Germany. "The company has unique advantages in terms of business environment, tax incentives and location." Wang Hai, a deputy to the National People's Congress and an engineer of the Motianyu Company, said that China's large market, complete industrial system, abundant human resources, and friendly foreign investment policies have made it very attractive to foreign businessmen.
In order to further facilitate the exchange of people between China and foreign countries,So far, China has unilaterally exempted 38 countries from visas, and extended the transit visa exemption to 240 hours for 54 countries。 Wang Yu, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice president of the China Civil Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of Spring Airlines, said that the continuous expansion of the visa-free "circle of friends" has led to a significant increase in the income of transportation, accommodation, catering and other related industries. Last year, the Spring and Autumn Tourism received more than 10,000 foreign group guests. After the visa waiver to Japan and South Korea, Spring Airlines' air ticket sales between China and Japan increased by about 57% month-on-month. The growth figures reflect the affirmation of the people of various countries for China's high-level opening up.
The road to opening up is deep and practical
How to promote high-level opening-up to the outside world?
With the increasingly complex international economic and trade environment, the international development of private enterprises still faces a series of challenges. Deputy Zhang Ronghua said that enterprises generally need to face different cultures, laws, and business rules, and some enterprises lack international experience and overseas resources. It is suggested that relevant departments and governments at all levels should build a platform to support private enterprises to go overseas, connect resources from all parties, promote cooperation among members, form a joint force, and help more enterprises to go to overseas markets.
Committee member Hu Dezhao held that it is possible to further improve the foreign investment service system, enhance policy transparency and stability, and create a market environment of fair competition for domestic and foreign enterprises. In addition, we will increase efforts to support enterprises to build an international system, promote brands to go overseas, strengthen policy guidance and risk early warning for foreign investment, and help enterprises avoid risks in overseas markets.
"To promote high-level opening-up and deepen and solidify, we need more international talents with professional skills and innovation capabilities. It is suggested that investment in education and training should be increased to cultivate more high-quality talents who can meet the needs of open economic development. At the same time, we will further improve the talent introduction mechanism to attract more overseas high-level talents to innovate and start businesses in China. Deputy Wan Bin said.
"Through in-depth research, I found that many industries have a great demand for high-quality international talents." Zheng Yali, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice president of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, believes that universities should continue to deepen the work of regional and country studies, and relevant departments can also introduce more policies conducive to the cultivation of international talents to further optimize the talent training work. (Reporter Yuan Yong, Zhou Lin, Liu Jin, Zhou Mingyang, Qin Haojun)
Source: Economic Daily
