China News Service, Fuzhou, January 22 (Reporter Long Min) Despite the adverse impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Fujian still achieved a good start in the "14th Five-Year Plan", and the regional GDP in 2021 will reach 4,881 billion yuan (RMB, the same below) , an increase of 8% year-on-year.

  At the Sixth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress of Fujian Province, which opened in Fuzhou on the 22nd, the "transcript" published in the work report of the Fujian Provincial Government made a specific note on this: the provincial key projects completed an investment of 633.1 billion yuan, and newly started key projects. 441; 428 projects were signed in 8 major investment promotion activities, with a total investment of over 1.2 trillion yuan; the added value of industries above designated size increased by 9.9% year-on-year, and the total profit ranked fifth in the country; the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 9.4% year-on-year, breaking through Two trillion yuan.

  The steady growth of investment and consumption is a strong engine for Fujian to achieve a good start in the "14th Five-Year Plan".

It can be seen from the work report of the Fujian Provincial Government that in the past year, the provincial boundary section of the Xing (Guo) Quan (zhou) Railway and the Jianning-Guanzhishan Railway were completed and opened to traffic, the Luoyu 400,000-ton iron ore wharf, and the Minjiang Shuikou Dam were completed and opened to traffic. The lower shipping hub project was completed and opened to navigation, the construction of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power, Fuzhou Airport Phase II, Intercity Railway F1 Line, Fu (zhou) Xiamen (Men) High-speed Railway was accelerated, Xiamen New Airport was fully started, and the first phase of Gulei Refining and Chemical Integration was completed and put into operation , Wanhua Chemical, Yongrong Petrochemical Caprolactam and other major industrial projects have been solidly promoted.

  At the same time, the trade volume with countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” increased by 31.8% year-on-year, the number of members of the “Silk Road Shipping” alliance exceeded 220, and the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District was established in Xiamen; Xiamen BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base Construction has accelerated; foreign exchanges and cooperation have been deepened, with 120 pairs of international sister cities; 25 new national initiatives have been launched in the Pilot Free Trade Zone, and new offshore international trade pilots have been approved. Boost Fujian's steady growth.

  Official statistics show that in 2021, the actual use of foreign capital in Fujian will increase by 6.1% year-on-year; import and export will increase by 30.9% year-on-year, of which exports will increase by 27.7% year-on-year, exceeding 1 trillion yuan for the first time, and the scale of trade in goods will hit a record high.

  At present, Fujian's economic and social development is facing many challenges, including a more complex and severe external environment, uncertainties in the development of the epidemic, and triple pressures of shrinking demand, supply shocks, and weakening expectations, etc., while stable growth is placed in a more prominent position.

  Facing the expected target of "6.5% growth in the province's regional GDP" in 2022, Fujian has planned and reserved a number of reform measures and supporting policies in the fields of finance, finance, employment, industry, trade, factor guarantee, etc., to promote the expansion of investment, Promote consumption, stabilize foreign trade, and stabilize foreign investment, and go all out to maintain stable and rapid economic growth.

  In terms of opening up, Fujian continues to seek new actions: promote the expansion and quality improvement of the pilot free trade zone, coordinate with development zones and comprehensive bonded zones, expand and improve the single window for international trade, and improve the level of trade facilitation; promote comprehensive cross-border e-commerce experiments Expand the area and increase efficiency, cultivate a group of high-quality overseas warehouses, and expand market procurement and trade; seize the opportunity of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to take effect, continue to introduce policies to support import and export, and promote "buy globally and sell globally" ”, to stabilize the good situation of foreign trade.

  Zhao Long, the acting governor of Fujian Province, said that he will give full play to the advantages of "overseas Chinese" in Fujian, enhance emotional exchanges with overseas Chinese and the new generation of Chinese descent, create all conditions to attract overseas Chinese capital, gather overseas Chinese strength, and exchange overseas Chinese wisdom, and deepen the cooperation between Fujian, Hong Kong, Fujian and Macao. ; Solidly promote the construction of the Xiamen BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base, strengthen economic and trade exchanges with ASEAN East Asian countries, continue to carry out international friendship city exchanges, and improve the level of open cooperation.

(Finish)