[40 Years of Special Economic Zone@ Governance Modernization] Digital Reading + Aerial Photography: Feel the Great Changes in Shenzhen
CCTV News: On September 24, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the achievements of the Guangdong Special Economic Zone. Chen Rugui, deputy secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, used a set of data to let everyone feel the tremendous changes in Shenzhen.
Exactly a month ago, on August 24, the “40 Years of Special Economic Zones @ Governance Modernization” network themed publicity event was launched in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Chen Rugui attended and introduced Shenzhen’s brilliant achievements in his speech.
Chen Rugui lamented that in the past 40 years, under the strong leadership of the party, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone has created miracles in the history of world industrialization, urbanization, and modernization.
From a border agricultural county, Shenzhen has developed into an international and innovative city, becoming one of China's most important economic centers, financial centers, and innovation centers, as well as an international hub city.
40 years ago, Shenzhen had a population of less than 30,000. It has developed into an international city today, and its actual population now exceeds 20 million.
40 years ago, Shenzhen's economic aggregate was less than 200 million yuan. At the end of last year (2019), Shenzhen's economic aggregate was close to 2.7 trillion yuan, ranking among the top five Asian cities.
Over the past 40 years, the average annual growth rate is 20.7%, high speed and high quality.
Now Shenzhen's per capita GDP has reached 30,000 US dollars, which is at the international advanced level.
Shenzhen is a large foreign trade city. 40 years ago, Shenzhen’s imports and exports were less than US$20 million, and now it is more than US$430 billion. Shenzhen’s imports and exports account for 40% of Guangdong’s province and about 10% of the country.
Now Shenzhen has 8 Fortune 500 companies and 436 listed companies. The number of domestic A-share listed companies ranks second in the country.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Shenzhen has developed at a speed and quality. Its economy has grown at an average rate of 9%, its fiscal revenue has more than doubled, and the number of state-level high-tech enterprises has quadrupled.
The economy is developing vigorously, especially Shenzhen's innovation has attracted the attention of the world.
40 years ago, Shenzhen had only 2 technicians with titles, and now Shenzhen has more than 6 million talents.
Shenzhen's innovation, especially in the electronic information industry, leads the world.
Shenzhen has cultivated a number of key enterprises, leading enterprises, and innovative enterprises, which have played a very good role in promoting China's technological innovation and promoting industrial transformation and upgrading.
The central government issued opinions on supporting Shenzhen’s construction of a pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics, clarifying Shenzhen’s development positioning and development direction, and requiring Shenzhen to move along the direction of a pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and strive to create a modern and powerful socialist city. An example to become a global benchmark city.
Shenzhen has seized the opportunity and promoted a series of reforms and innovations, and various tasks are proceeding in an orderly manner and progressing well.
In particular, a large number of reform measures including the reform of the Growth Enterprise Market and the pilot registration system are being implemented.
A number of innovative platforms such as the Comprehensive National Science Center, 5G, and Bright Science City are accelerating the construction and playing more leading roles.
The cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong is as close as brothers and has achieved good development results.
In particular, the development and opening up of Qianhai has promoted the cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in the modern service industry. It has been well undertaken, extended and developed in finance, logistics, information, and international professional cooperation.
Chen Rugui said that from a new starting point, Shenzhen will seize the major opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone, continue to carry forward the spirit of "dare to venture, dare to be the first, and work hard." Shenzhen’s new responsibilities are demonstrated in the new development pattern where the domestic big cycle is the main body and the domestic and international double cycles promote each other.
Through the construction of the pilot demonstration zone, Shenzhen will be built into a high-quality development highland, a law-based city demonstration, a model of urban civilization, a benchmark for people's livelihood and happiness, and a pioneer in sustainable development, and create new and greater achievements that will admire the world with new things.