China News Service, Haikou, February 21 (Reporter Yang Xu Wang Ziqian) Hainan is building a free trade port with Chinese characteristics in full swing.

Zhou Junping, secretary of the Working Committee of Hainan Yangpu Economic Development Zone, recently accepted an exclusive interview with China News Agency "China Focus Face to Face" that with the release of the Hainan Free Trade Port policy dividend, Yangpu has gained strong momentum for development.

Zhou Junping, Secretary of the Working Committee of Hainan Yangpu Economic Development Zone, accepted an exclusive interview with China News Agency "China Focus Face to Face".

Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei

  Since its establishment in 1992, Yangpu Economic Development Zone has undertaken different missions in different historical periods.

"At present, Yangpu's important mission is to become a pilot zone and a demonstration zone for the construction of a free trade port, and to become a growth pole for high-quality development in Hainan." Zhou Junping pointed out that Yangpu currently focuses on planning a high-tech industrial base and a new shipping hub for land and sea in the west And three articles on the comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up pilot platform.

  He introduced that Yangpu is accelerating the implementation of a number of free trade port policies.

For example, since the implementation of the "China Yangpu Port" registry port policy, 25 international shipping vessels have been registered, attracting more than 80 shipping companies.

The new offshore international trade business has completed a total of US$1.135 billion in offshore international trade in just four months.

  "It should be said that the free trade port policy has fully demonstrated its policy advantages in Yangpu within half a year, gradually showing strong policy dividends, and injected strong impetus into the development of Yangpu and Hainan." Zhou Junping said.

  It is reported that, driven by the free trade port policy dividend, Yangpu's economic indicators have increased rapidly.

In 2020, the GDP of Yangpu region will increase by 10.5% year-on-year, and the new market players will increase by 419.4% year-on-year.

  Yangpu is a national-level development zone closest to ASEAN and has unique geographical advantages in the construction of a free trade port.

Zhou Junping said that in the future, Yangpu will become a strategic intersection of the domestic and international dual cycles.

On the one hand, it will create an international base for domestic enterprises to go out; on the other hand, it will make full use of the resources of the international market to improve the supply in the domestic market and achieve a win-win goal.

  "The opportunity brought by the free trade port policy is unprecedented, and it is very likely that it will be the last opportunity for Yangpu." Zhou Junping said that in order to seize the opportunity of the free trade port, Yangpu plans to double its regional GDP by 1.5 times by 2025, with an average annual growth rate. At the same time, it has set higher targets for fiscal revenue and fixed asset investment.

  He said that in order to achieve the above goals, Yangpu will build three industrial clusters exceeding 100 billion yuan in green petrochemical new materials, port and shipping logistics, and international trade in the next five years. At the same time, it will plan multiple tens of billions of industries to form high-quality development. Important foundation. (Finish)