Investing over Shanhaiguan, Jilin, using foreign capital to achieve two breakthrough

　　China News Service, Changchun, June 17 (Reporter Guo Jia) With the installation of a large number of Audi PPE new energy and Wangxin wind power projects, the actual use of foreign capital in the first five months of Jilin Province achieved rapid growth. These indicators all hit a new high in the history of Jilin Province.

　　The reporter learned the above information from the Department of Commerce of Jilin Province on the 17th.

Statistics show that in the first five months of this year, Jilin Province actually utilized US$490 million in foreign capital, a year-on-year increase of 47.4%, and the growth rate was 7.7 percentage points higher than that of the country.

　　Changchun is the main support for the utilization of foreign capital in Jilin Province. In the first five months of this year, the actual utilization of foreign capital was 360 million US dollars, accounting for 73.6% of the province's actual utilization of foreign capital, a year-on-year increase of 53.4%.

Baicheng, Songyuan, and Jilin City, which are important supplements for the use of foreign capital, also achieved small growth.

　　Germany and Hong Kong, China are the main sources of foreign investment in Jilin Province. In the first five months of this year, they invested 170 million U.S. dollars and 120 million U.S. dollars in Jilin Province, respectively.

Germany's top position is related to the placement of Audi's FAW new energy vehicle project at the beginning of this year. It is reported that the project funds were already in place in May.

　　According to the introduction of the Department of Commerce of Jilin Province, statistics found that foreign capital favors advanced manufacturing in Jilin Province.

In the first five months of this year, the actual use of foreign capital in modern manufacturing in Jilin Province was US$440 million, accounting for 89% of the province’s actual use of foreign capital, an increase of 132.6% year-on-year.

　　Since the beginning of this year, Jilin Province has focused on extending the industrial chain. For example, focusing on German and Japanese cars, it has introduced foreign auto parts companies to invest and build factories. At the same time, it has also introduced relevant measures to smooth the channels for foreign investors to complain about rights and actively protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investment.

　　Jilin Province officials stated that it has become the consensus of more and more enterprises to invest over Shanhaiguan.

At the beginning of this month, 53 state-owned enterprises including China National Nuclear Corporation and China Aviation Industry Corporation signed 49 projects with Jilin Province, with a contract value of 232.131 billion yuan.

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