The 19th China-ASEAN Expo (hereinafter referred to as the “ASEAN Expo”) recently concluded in Nanning, Guangxi. In this exhibition, the Nansha Import Trade Promotion Innovation Exhibition Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “Import Exhibition Zone”) set up an exhibition in the provincial and municipal investment cooperation exhibition area and held a series of activities for the “Nansha Plan” to built. a high level opening to the outside world. , to fully show the outside world the economic cooperation and foreign trade and the increasingly perfect multimodal transport achievements that the import exhibition zone has been approved for in the past two years, and deepen’ n comprehensive economic and trade cooperation with countries in the ASEAN region.
At the same time, a column was set up in the exhibition area “Guangxi Comprehensively Connecting with the Construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” to display the construction of Nansha and the key content of the “Nansha Plan”, which was very worried by the hall leaders journey
Win-win cooperation: Nansha integration to promote the “two bay” chain globally
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Area Related Industry Cooperation Cooperation Conference and the “Two Bays” Beibu Gulf Economic Zone was held in Nanning on September 14, with the aim of promoting the “two bays” connection, industrial synergy, win-win. As an area located in the geographical and geometric center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, where the location and the advantages of port resources overlap, Nansha Import Exhibition Zone was invited to participate in this event and make a presentation.
The Beibu Gulf Economic Zone is adjacent to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the connection of the “two bays” has become an important driving force to stimulate a new round of economic growth. In recent years, Nansha has developed a strong momentum, and gradually formed a new development pattern of “three areas and one center”, namely the national new area, the pilot free trade zone, Guangdong-Hong Kong comprehensive cooperation exhibition area- Macao , and the sub-centre city of Guangzhou fulfills the function of a gateway hub. Share business opportunities, promote development together, promote the “two bays” to build a two-way investment bridge with precise matching, and serve the construction of the “Greatest Bay Area-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone-ASEAN” supply chain industrial supply chain cross border cross regional.
At the event site, Chen Junyi, a member of the party group and deputy director of Guangzhou Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone Trade Office, said that Guangzhou Nansha gave full play to the main leading role of the “Nansha Plan”, took advantage of its location advantages, policy advantages and innovation advantages, depending on the free and comprehensive trade pilot zone The bonding zone is a first-to-first test platform and has become a region with a high level of openness and great development potential in China. Recently, the new types of foreign trade in Nansha District have developed vigorously, realizing multimodal transportation with airports in the Greater Bay Area by sea, air and land and air, creating a “one-stop” distribution center “. Nansha has been approved as a general value tax taxpayer in the Comprehensive Bond Zone, a pilot program for opening high-level cross-border trade and investment, and implementing favorable tax policies for international shipping insurance business. On the other hand, Nansha Port has progressed in two aspects: unblocking the vast inland hinterland and connecting with the international market, striving to build an international shipping and logistics hub, opening up innovative models such as sea-rail combined transportation and one. -port connectivity in the Bay Area, and improve the “internal and external links” function of Nansha Port. With the deepening of the “two bay” connection, Nansha will improve the level of international shipping and trade centers, and create “connections” to connect the important hub nodes of domestic and international “dual circulation”.
Nansha’s First Show: Import Exhibition Zone Showcasing Construction Fruits
At the same time, Guangzhou Nansha made its debut in the China-ASEAN Expo as a national import exhibition zone for the first time with the theme “Toward the World, New Beginning”. The general booth is based on a blue sky, which symbolizes Nansha’s determination to start a new voyage towards the sea of stars and the sea. With the help of the international platform of the China-ASEAN Expo, Guangzhou Nansha will show the world the fruits of the construction of the import exhibition zone.
As one of the country’s measures to expand opening up, in November 2020, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of 10 import trade promotion innovation exhibition zones, and Guangzhou Nansha was among them. In the past two years, Nansha District has made full use of the advantages of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Pilot Free Trade Zone and the reform of the Comprehensive Linked Zone and opening to speed up the process of aggregating factors that n be driven by innovation, improve industrial efficiency, and upgrade use, and actively promote the construction of a national import exhibition zone. According to Nansha District statistics, from 2019 to 2021, Nansha District’s share of total import and export value in Guangzhou will increase by 2.6% Among them, the rapid growth of general trade is an important support. 3.2%. From January to July this year, Nansha’s total import and export value was 135.1 billion yuan, accounting for 23.1% of Guangzhou’s total foreign trade value during the same period. Among them, the import was 67.58 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% year on year, accounting for 25.6% of Guangzhou’s total import value.
At the beginning of this year, the RCEP came into force and brought more room for cooperation between ASEAN and China. Guangzhou Nansha Import Exhibition Zone promotes economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN countries under the use of RCEP and the “Belt and Road” initiative. In June this year, the State Council announced the “Guangzhou Nansha Comprehensive Plan for Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Comprehensive Cooperation Facing the World” (hereafter referred to as the “Nansha Plan”), which was clearly proposal to build Nansha as the main area. a strategic platform based on the Bay Area, cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau, and facing the world. It has given Nansha a new positioning target and a big mission.
Facing the world: Nansha comprehensively deepens economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN
On the site of the China-ASEAN Expo, Guangzhou Nansha held a special session on economic cooperation and foreign trade in the series of activities “Nansha Plan” to jointly build a high-level opening to the outside world. The Nansha District Bureau of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, the Guangdong Enterprise Confederation of the Vietnam-China Chamber of Commerce, the Thai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Cross-Border Commerce and Trade Committee. Thai Chamber of Commerce, and Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For a long time, major associations have made positive contributions to promoting economic and trade cooperation between China and Indonesia, China and Vietnam, China and Thailand, and China and Laos. Chinese enterprises “going out” have built an important cooperation bridge and communication.
This signing will be very significant for Nansha District to deeply meet the development needs of countries and regions along the “Belt and Road”, deepen economic cooperation and foreign trade, and help enterprises to participate in international industrial chain cooperation.
Nansha is committed to building a full range of services for foreign investment enterprises, and has achieved new breakthroughs in building a comprehensive service base for Chinese enterprises to “go global”. Further promote the pilot exhibition of international legal services, further promote the construction of the country’s first international talent zone, vigorously improve the level of financial openness and innovation hub, and establish the Guangzhou Nansha Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation Advisory Committee with the vice -chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Liang Zhenying as a consultant Connecting mechanisms and holding international events such as the Greater Bay Area Science Forum and the Annual Meeting of the International Financial Forum to accelerate the construction of a new platform for international exchange, and promote building a comprehensive service base for “going out”.
In the future, Nansha will deepen economic and trade cooperation with Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and other ASEAN countries on the basis of RCEP agreement, continuously promote the coordinated development of Nansha Import Exhibition Zone, publicize and promote China-ASEAN import and export trade, and promoting the China-ASEAN common market.
A new start on a fast flight: Nansha enters the era of “two-bay cooperation”
In order to better promote the connection between the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and improve the level of connectivity between Beibu Gulf and the Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou Port Group and Beibu Gulf Group held the “Two- Bay Express” at the special event for economic cooperation and foreign trade The cooperation signing ceremony announced that Beibu Gulf and the Greater Bay Area will jointly build the “Two Gulf Express” to achieve a win-win situation in ships.
It is understood that the “Two-Gulf Express” will give full play to the port resources of Beibu Gulf and the Greater Bay Area and the shipping resources of ship owners to provide a new and convenient channel for the import and export of goods. Beibu Gulf extends the ASEAN and the central and western regions from Qinzhou Port, and the Pearl River Delta from Nansha Port in the Greater Bay Area. Beigang Logistics and Guangzhou Port Shipping have close cooperation to reduce comprehensive logistics costs for customers in Beibu Gulf and the Greater Bay Area, and realize a customer, port, win-win situation for the shipping company.
Xie Xiaohui, vice chairman of CPPCC Nansha District of Guangzhou City and director of the Commerce Bureau, said that Guangzhou Port Nansha Port District is the largest and most comprehensive port district in South China, with foreign trade routes reaching more than 200 ports. cities around the world. Beibu Gulf is an important sea outlet in southwest China, and is the port with the shortest voyage from mainland China to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. Nansha Port and Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration have similar geographical locations and complementary advantageous industries. In the future, we will take the opening of the two-bay express service as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation in advanced manufacturing, modern service industries and other fields, promote the development of industrial relations, and jointly build the largest opening to the outside world . in South China.
Guangzhou Nansha has introduced a new round of great historic opportunities. Focusing on one strategic location, two-stage goals, three starting areas, four guarantees, and five construction tasks, Nansha will go all out to promote the implementation of the “Nansha Plan”, and strive to implement the “Nansha Plan ” Nansha will be built into a large strategic platform located in the Bay Area, collaborating with Hong Kong and Macau, and facing the world. It is reported that Nansha Import Exhibition Zone will participate in the 5th China International Import Expo from November 5th to November 10th, and continue to spread the “Voice of Nansha”.
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