China News Service, Shenzhen, October 14 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) After 40 years, Shenzhen, located on the southern coast of China, has transformed from a small border town into a first-tier city. It has become a window and symbolic place for China's reform and opening up, as well as a total economic output. The fifth international city in Asia, it took 40 years to walk through the "miracle place" of some large international cities abroad for hundreds of years.
Even when the new crown pneumonia epidemic affects China's economic growth, it is still the first city in China's first-tier cities to achieve "positive" economic growth.
On October 14, the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission delivered an important speech at the meeting.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
At the celebration ceremony for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone held on the 14th, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission once again focused on one of the 40 years of development experience in Shenzhen—reform and opening up.
"Shenzhen is a brand-new city created by the party and the people after the reform and opening up. It is a wonderful interpretation of socialism with Chinese characteristics on a blank sheet of paper." Xi Jinping said.
In order to "birth" in special economic zones such as Shenzhen, Xi Jinping also once again declared China's determination to reform and opening up: China's reforms will not stop, and opening up will not stop.
40 years ago, China set up special economic zones in Shenzhen and other places, and reform and opening up changed from a grand idea to a concrete practice.
40 years later, Shenzhen has not only become a successful test field for China's reform and opening up, but also a landmark symbol of China's reform and opening up.
In 2012, Xi Jinping chose Shenzhen for the first time he left Beijing after serving as the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, in order to declare to the world China's determination to "unstop reform and open up".
In 2018, the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, Xi Jinping once again inspected and surveyed in Shenzhen, and clearly stated: "Facts have proved that the path of reform and opening up is correct, and we must be consistent, persistent, and persistent."
On October 14, the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission delivered an important speech at the meeting.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
At today's celebration meeting, Xi Jinping once again emphasized that the construction of special economic zones in the new era should adopt an unstoppable attitude and an unimpeded mental state. Reform and opening up should not stop, and reform and opening should be promoted from a higher starting point.
Standing at the 40-year time point, Shenzhen’s reform and opening up and the "first trial" have new goals-to create a pioneering demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, create a model city for a modern and powerful socialist country, and form a comprehensive deepening of reforms and a comprehensive expansion of opening up The new pattern, the first to realize socialist modernization... This series of positioning has high expectations from the central government. Just like the establishment of Shenzhen and other places as special economic zones 40 years ago, China's success in a corner test will affect the overall change.
Specific reform measures are already "on the bow."
Xi Jinping announced at the celebration meeting: After in-depth research, the Party Central Committee decided to take the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the special economic zone as an opportunity to support Shenzhen to implement comprehensive reform pilots, and to give Shenzhen more autonomy in important areas and key links through batch authorization. A package of 27 reform measures and 40 first batch of authorized items were launched.
Expanding opening up remains consistent.
Focusing on the formation of a new development pattern, Xi Jinping emphasized the need to optimize and upgrade production, distribution, circulation, and consumption systems, deepen internal economic ties, increase economic depth, enhance the function of smoothing the domestic large cycle and connecting domestic and international double cycles, and speed up the implementation of rules Standards and other institutional openings are the first to build a new system for a higher level of open economy.
From the former special economic zone to today's new era special economic zone and the pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics, what remains unchanged is China's confidence and determination in reform and opening up.
As Xi Jinping said: "Reform is always on the road, and there is no smooth road to reform."
He admitted that at present, reforms have reached a new historical juncture, many of which are unprecedented new issues. The complexity, sensitivity, and arduousness of advancing reforms are no less than 40 years ago. We must use greater political courage and wisdom. Persisting in the combination of crossing the river by feeling the stones and strengthening the top-level design, we will steadily deepen reforms in important areas and key links without losing the opportunity.
He also said that the current world economy is facing many complex challenges. We must not be hindered by headwinds and turning back. We must stand on the right side of history, unswervingly expand opening up in an all-round way, promote the construction of an open world economy, and promote the destiny of mankind. community.
Promote self-development through reform, and contribute more to the world through opening up
Just as in the past 40 years, the world has begun to understand China through special economic zones, and China has also been deeply integrated into the world starting from special economic zones.
And what will China's further reform and opening up mean to the world?
At the celebration meeting, Xi Jinping also gave the answer:
The 40-year practice of special economic zone construction is inseparable from the joint participation of all countries in the world. It has also created a broad space for development and shared development benefits for all countries.
All countries in the world are welcome to participate more in the reform, opening up and development of China's special economic zones, and to build a new pattern of mutual consultation, joint construction, sharing and win-win results.
"A single flower does not mean spring, and a hundred flowers bloom in the spring." Xi Jinping said, we unswervingly pursue a mutually beneficial and win-win opening strategy, which not only draws development momentum from the world, but also allows China's development to better benefit the world.
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