Opening to the outside world promotes win-win cooperation
Our reporter Yuan Yong and Sun Changyue
The complex international situation has not hindered China's firm pace in opening up.
Over the past year, the solemn declarations of expanding opening-up and the policy measures of keeping promises have made the world see China's determination to promote win-win cooperation.
The pace of opening up is steady and firm
On December 27, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce released the 2021 version of the Negative List for Foreign Investment Access in the National and Pilot Free Trade Zones.
According to the new list, restrictions on foreign shareholding in passenger car manufacturing have become a thing of the past.
Active, proactive, and orderly-the opening process of the auto industry is a typical epitome of China's opening to the outside world.
Opening to the outside world is China's basic national policy and will not be disturbed by any external pressure.
In 2021, China will move forward firmly in accordance with the established pace and in a certain direction.
On March 11, 2021, the resolutions on the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal outline were voted through, and a grand blueprint for opening up during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period was also drawn.
Over the past year, the "14th Five-Year Plan" of opening up to the outside world has started steadily and steadily.
The level of opening up of the pilot free trade zone has been raised again-"Several Measures on Promoting the Reform and Innovation of Trade and Investment Facilitation in Pilot Free Trade Zones" was issued, and 19 specific measures were proposed to give pilot free trade zones greater trade and investment facilitation Reform autonomy.
To create a new highland for opening up to the outside world, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has achieved a smooth start and vigorous development, supports the high-level reform and opening up of the Pudong New Area, and builds a leading area for socialist modernization.
Building a platform for opening to the outside world has been fruitful-international events such as the Canton Fair, Consumer Fair, Service Trade Fair, and China International Import Expo were successfully held. Good news has been reported in turnover. Enterprises from all over the world have taken the express train of China’s economic development to share the vast opportunities of the Chinese market...
Pay equal attention to "going out" and "bringing in"
Over the past year, China has insisted on both "going out" and "bringing in". The cooperation in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has continued to deepen. A large number of cooperation projects have been completed successively, benefiting the people of all countries along the route, and have become a model of Sino-foreign cooperation and mutual benefit.
The global supply chain has suffered from the impact of the epidemic. As China's opening business card, the China-Europe Express has risen against the trend, running day and night, building a major international trade channel across Europe and Asia, and driving the rapid development of East-West trade.
In the first 11 months of 2021, 13,800 China-Europe freight trains will run 13,32 million TEUs of goods, an increase of 23% and 30% year-on-year respectively.
Over the past year, China has actively promoted regional economic integration and trade liberalization.
China is the first to approve and join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), which promotes the formation of a unified market in regions that account for one-third of the world's total economy. The entry barriers for various industries are relaxed, and the growth of foreign investment in the region is boosted to add new impetus.
China has formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), to identify the direction of expanding the network of free trade zones, and continue to open to the outside world in a larger, broader, and deeper direction Forward.
China’s opportunity is the world’s opportunity
The process of China's opening to the outside world is also a process of creating development opportunities for the world, and it is also a process of promoting win-win cooperation with the international community.
ExxonMobil's Huizhou ethylene project has entered the stage of full formal construction. Louis Dreyfus has signed investment agreements in Jiangsu, Guangdong and other places. The Legoland Resort project officially started in Shanghai... In 2021, multinational companies have increased their business in China. , Cast a vote of confidence in China's opening up.
From January to November 2021, China's actual use of foreign capital was RMB 1042.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.9%.
In the first three quarters, 36,000 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established, a year-on-year increase of 36.5%. The number and growth rate were the second highest in the same period in the past 20 years.
Formally signed the upgrade protocol of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, signed cooperation documents for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” with Cuba, the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau and other countries, and held a meeting on the coordination mechanism for joint construction of the “Belt and Road” cooperation with the African Union. Exchanges and deepen consensus on cooperation in the fields of anti-epidemic, food, energy, etc.... China's global practice of the concept of openness has injected strong impetus into the recovery of the world economy in the post-epidemic era.
"China persists in opening up to the outside world, deeply integrated with the world economy, and is gradually becoming the primary engine of global economic growth and innovation." Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Letem said.
Looking forward to 2022, China will open its doors wider and wider, open platforms will become better and better, business environment will get better and better, and service guarantees will become stronger and stronger.
Yuan Yong Sun Changyue