Share new opportunities for development and win-win for the new future of Pan-North
——Summary of the 12th Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum
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The 12th Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation and 2022 Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi on July 8.
During the forum, all parties jointly issued the "Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Zone's Industrial and Commercial Community to Build the Nanning Initiative of the Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port".
Since 2006, in the past 16 years, the 12 Pan-North Forum held in Nanning has promoted interconnectivity, strengthened trade exchanges, promoted cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, and further unleashed the huge potential of cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
In midsummer, everything is lush.
On July 8, the 12th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation and 2022 Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi.
With the help of the platform of the Pan-North Forum, the participants spoke freely and shared their harvests on sharing the new opportunities of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the joint construction of new land-sea corridors with their peers.
A large number of fruitful results emerged in this forum.
At the forum, the Pan-North Forum Organizing Committee and the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and other ASEAN countries jointly issued the "Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Zone Industrial and Commercial Circles to Build the Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port Nanning Initiative", and held a series of The signing of the cooperation agreement and the opening ceremony of some air cargo routes, the new land-sea new channel sea-rail intermodal trains, and container routes... The guests also focused on "connecting with the new economic and trade rules of RCEP to promote the integrated development of regional industrial chains, supply chains, and value chains" and "jointly building Beibu Gulf International In-depth discussions were held on topics such as Gateway Port Boosting New Land-Sea Corridor and High-Quality Development of Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration.
The participants agreed that the Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum has become an important sub-regional cooperation mechanism under the China-ASEAN cooperation framework.
Channel construction is accelerating
Since 2006, in the past 16 years, the 12 Pan-North Forum held in Nanning has promoted interconnectivity, strengthened trade exchanges, promoted cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, and further unleashed the huge potential of cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
"President Xi Jinping discussed the joint efforts to create an inclusive balance of benefits, at major occasions such as the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations, the high-level dialogue on global development, the 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia, and the 14th BRICS leaders' meeting. The development pattern of coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation, and common prosperity has put forward a series of important initiatives, pointing out the direction for building high-quality partnerships and jointly creating a new era of global development, and injecting strong impetus into deepening pan-North cooperation under the new situation. As the frontier and window of China-ASEAN open cooperation, we are willing to work with all parties to implement the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and the leaders of ASEAN countries, focus on deepening practical cooperation under the RCEP framework, and work together to build a new international land-sea corridor. Regional cross-border industrial chain supply chain, further strengthen people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and jointly promote Pan-North cooperation to a new level." said Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
In 2021, the cargo throughput of Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port will reach 358 million tons, an increase of 140 million tons over 2017, with an average annual growth rate of 13%. The ranking of coastal ports in the country will be improved from the 16th to the ninth; container throughput It will reach 6.01 million TEUs in 2021, an increase of 3.73 million TEUs compared with 2017, with an average annual growth of 27%. .
Li Yanqiang, chairman of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd., said: "The 14th Five-Year Plan period is another climax and leap-forward development period for the construction of Beibu Gulf international gateway port. We are willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with all parties and work together for progress. , share opportunities and create a better future!"
"After years of development, the number, scale and throughput capacity of China's ports have grown at an alarming rate, and it has successfully become one of the world's largest port countries." said Malaysia's Minister of Transport Wei Jiaxiang, "Malaysia and China have great advantages in this regard. Co-working space."
The sea-rail intermodal trains of the new western land-sea channel have increased from 178 trains in 2017 to 6,117 trains in 2021, an increase of 33 times.
At present, 13 RCEP member countries have shipped goods through the new Western Land-Sea Corridor.
The new Western Land-Sea Corridor has gradually become the main channel for goods from the central and western regions of my country to go to sea and borders, and the fastest and most convenient transportation channel connecting China and the ASEAN region under the RCEP framework.
"China is willing to work with all parties in the Pan-North to further deepen high-level connectivity and cooperation in transportation, jointly maintain the stability and smoothness of the international logistics supply chain, jointly build a high-level international land-sea new channel, and jointly promote cooperation in the Beibu Gulf international gateway port, so as to build a closer cooperation. The China-ASEAN community with a shared future provides strong transportation guarantees," said Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China.
Highlights of economic and trade exchanges
On January 1 this year, RCEP officially came into effect, marking the formal formation of a free trade area with the largest population, the largest economy and the greatest development potential in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.
This forum focuses on seizing the opportunity of RCEP's effective implementation, improving the industrial chain, optimizing the supply chain, enhancing the value chain, integrating into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", actively expanding all-round open cooperation, vigorously developing the seaward economy, and accelerating the construction of a blue bay city In-depth discussions were conducted on the construction of an international gateway port and an international hub seaport in the Beibu Gulf, and injecting new kinetic energy into the high-level joint construction of the new western land-sea passage.
Zhu Lin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand, said that for Thailand, Pan-North cooperation will help Thailand's economic development, realize logistics linkage development, and further strengthen Thailand-China trade relations.
It is believed that the implementation of RCEP will help strengthen the economic and trade cooperation between ASEAN and its trading partners, enable ASEAN and Chinese practitioners to conduct business in a transparent and clear business environment, and drive regional economic growth.
With the strength of the good wind, it is time to set sail.
Long Guoqiang, deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council of China, said: "China and ASEAN are the regions with the most dynamic and potential economic growth in the world. As long as we firmly grasp new opportunities for cooperation and continuously inject new vitality into development, Pan-North cooperation will surely win Brilliant new future."
Qu Weixi, deputy director of the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce of China, said that RCEP is an "integrator" of economic and trade rules in the region, which is conducive to maximizing the consideration of the demands of all parties, promoting inclusive and balanced development of the region, and achieving high quality and inclusiveness Sexual unity.
Wan Min, Chairman of China COSCO Shipping Group Co., Ltd. said: "Relying on the new western land-sea corridor, we will jointly explore the road to establish a modern business logistics system that is smooth, efficient, collaborative and sharing, standardized, intelligent, green, integrated and open, and build a broader, more A warm value realization platform, working together in the right direction to build a high-quality pan-Beibu Gulf partnership."
Broader prospects for cooperation
The holding of the Pan-North Forum has strongly promoted all parties from cooperation to win-win situation.
Over the years, Guangxi and relevant parties have continued to strengthen cooperation in marine characteristic industries; the construction of the China (Guangxi)-Indonesia Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone and the China-Vietnam Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zone has accelerated; the construction of the Guangxi-Brunei Economic Corridor is steadily advancing...
Basilio Dias Araucho, Deputy Coordinating Minister of the Coordinating Department of Oceans and Investments of Indonesia, said that under the framework of the "Belt and Road", Indonesia and China have great potential for cooperation.
We hope that through the Pan-North Forum as an international cooperation platform, we can promote the pragmatic cooperation between Indonesia and China, especially with Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port to achieve new progress.
"Guangxi is an active promoter, in-depth participant and direct beneficiary of Pan-North cooperation, and is willing to work with all parties to improve the level of economic and trade cooperation, further smooth trade, open markets, and promote the healthy and stable economic development of the Pan-North region; Lead, jointly build the Beibu Gulf international gateway port, share port resources and regional markets, and improve the level of interconnection; improve regional synergy efficiency, enhance the level of trade and investment liberalization of member states in the region, and stimulate the vitality of regional markets; deepen innovation cooperation, in smart cities , artificial intelligence and other fields to create more new highlights of cooperation, build a digital silk road; build a blue economy partnership, promote the protection of marine ecosystems and the sustainable use of marine resources, in order to promote Pan-North to deepen exchanges and cooperation and build a closer The China-ASEAN Community of Shared Future has made new contributions," said Lan Lanli, Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Wang Ruijun, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, said, "At present and in the future, Guangdong will firmly grasp the important opportunities of the implementation of RCEP, the start of the construction of the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, and the acceleration of the construction of the new western land-sea corridor. Cooperation in Guangxi, strengthening the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone 'Dual Zone' and the two cooperation zones in Hengqin and Qianhai; The linkage of major strategies such as the construction of the Gulf Economic Zone and the high-level joint construction of the new western land-sea corridor, enhance the comprehensive transportation hub function of Zhanjiang Port, improve the level of infrastructure interconnection, jointly build the Beibu Gulf international gateway port, and boost the new land-sea corridor and Beibu Gulf cities. High-quality development of the group.”
Climb the tide and hit the paddle again, and the boundless scenery is ahead.
"In the future, Guangxi will increase its cooperation with the Pan-Beibu Gulf countries in seizing the opportunity of RCEP's effective implementation, integrating into the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road', and jointly building a high-level new land-sea corridor in the west. Huang Wuhai, executive deputy director of the Bay Economic Zone Planning and Construction Management Office, said.
Our reporter Pang Geping Zhang Yunhe