China News Service, Beijing, March 28 (Reporter Wang Enbo) Infrastructure is an important support for economic and social development.

Speeding up the construction of new infrastructure is an important measure to promote current economic growth and lay a solid foundation for long-term development.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, how should China, known as the "infrastructure madman", exert its efforts in infrastructure investment?

Data map: The builders of the Shenzhen Airport Satellite Hall construction site are making every effort to speed up the progress of the interior decoration and other construction.

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　　"Modern infrastructure system is an important part of modern economic system. To build a modern economic system, we must build a modern infrastructure system." Wu Yaping, a researcher at the Investment Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, held the "Political Information Industry Summit Forum 2021 Beijing Cooperation Summit" on the 27th The above pointed out that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the main focus of building a modern infrastructure system is to coordinate stock revitalization and incremental construction, and coordinate the development of traditional and new infrastructure.

　　Talking about the overall thinking of infrastructure investment in the next five years, he believes that from the perspective of investment directions and key areas, the main areas are "two new and one heavy", that is, major projects such as new infrastructure, new urbanization, transportation, power, and water conservancy.

In terms of key regions, it mainly includes the central region with rapid economic growth, large population and stable demand, Chengdu-Chongqing and Guanzhong regions which radiate to drive the southwest and northwest regions respectively, and the eastern urban agglomerations with influx, high demand and high prices. And metropolitan area.

　　Infrastructure construction, especially new infrastructure construction, requires a lot of funds. How to improve supporting financial measures and innovate financing models are issues that need to be considered.

　　Lin Hai, vice president of Tianjin Financial Assets Exchange, said that in the future, infrastructure financial services will put more emphasis on optimizing the investment structure and speed up the filling of shortcomings in infrastructure, municipal engineering, agriculture and rural areas, and people's livelihood security.

The core sectors of infrastructure include public facilities management, road transportation, power and heat production and supply, water conservancy management, and railway transportation. The new infrastructure will be concentrated in three sectors, namely, information infrastructure, integrated infrastructure, and innovation. infrastructure.

　　As a new battlefield and new outlet, Lin Hai pointed out that the opportunities and financing needs of new infrastructure in the future are manifested in the following seven areas: 5G base station construction, UHV, intercity high-speed railway and intercity rail transit, and new energy vehicle charging Pile, Big Data Center, Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Internet.

He believes that REITs, PPP secondary market transactions, and digital-based PPP secondary market transactions will be innovative infrastructure financing models.

　　This year's government work report proposes to expand effective investment, and emphasizes "improving policies to support social capital participation, further removing various barriers that hinder private investment, and allowing social capital to enter, develop, and make achievements in more areas."

　　What are the benefits of private investment in infrastructure and public utilities?

Geng Yuyin, president of Henan Investment and Financing Association, said that private investment is an indispensable part of the construction of the financial system and plays a very important role in the process of serving the real economy.

　　On the one hand, it can give full play to its role in market allocation to attract financial flows, such as "two new and one heavy" construction, major engineering projects such as transportation, energy, and water conservancy. The advancement of these projects requires a large amount of financial support and broadens the financing channels. It is imperative; on the other hand, it provides investors with a broader investment channel, and the benefits obtained from participating in national construction also help indirectly increase the property income of the people.

　　Qiu Ying, executive vice president of Zhengxin Investment Group, said that infrastructure construction has brought about an increase in investment demand. Under the opportunity of the central government to accelerate the reform of the investment and financing system, actively mobilize social capital to participate in infrastructure construction, and share the dividends of the new era with investors. It will become an important means to create a new middle class, allowing the government, enterprises and investors to achieve a win-win situation.

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