China News Service, Beijing, February 29 (Yin Qianyun) The General Administration of Customs of China recently announced the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Overall Plan").
Sun Yuning, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs of China, said on the 29th that the establishment of the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone will help further promote the implementation of the free trade pilot zone improvement strategy.
The overall plan is clear. The business cooperation zone takes international business exchanges as its core function, meets the needs of overseas personnel for short-term business activities, and provides convenience for international business people to carry out business meetings, business negotiations and other activities in the business cooperation zone.
Hua Yuan, deputy mayor of Shanghai, mentioned at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that day that headquarters-based enterprises, multinational companies and international institutions will be encouraged and attracted to carry out cross-border business activities, hold international brand exhibitions, organize Carry out international training exchanges and promote innovative development of offshore trade, service trade and digital trade.
At the same time, we will give full play to the advantages of expanding the capacity and capacity of the international transportation gateway hub and increasing domestic and foreign passenger resources brought by the construction of the fourth phase of the Shanghai East Railway Station and Pudong International Airport in the Oriental Hub.
At present, there are some special types of management areas both internationally and domestically, corresponding to different policy and system designs.
Sun Yuning said that the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone is a brand-new area that draws on, integrates and innovates various international and domestic regional functions. It mainly relies on the international aviation hub and aims to promote international business exchanges. In the comprehensive bonded zone, customs On the basis of the supervision area and port limited area management system, policies and measures to facilitate entry and exit personnel are superimposed.
In terms of facilitating the entry and exit of people, the relevant person in charge of the National Immigration Administration said that overseas personnel taking international or regional flights from Pudong International Airport do not need a Chinese visa. The immigration management department only carries out the business cooperation zone with a valid invitation registered by the comprehensive management agency. International travel document verification.
At the same time, you can stay for 30 days to carry out business activities in the zone, and you can apply for an extension as needed.
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