China News Service, Beijing, October 19th, title: Reform and Opening-up and Innovation Bureau unites overseas Chinese and sets off again
China News Agency reporter Xie Ping
"China's reform and opening up, China's development and construction are inseparable from our large number of overseas Chinese who care about Sangzi and the motherland." Xi Jinping's speech to the citizens in Shantou affirmed the contribution of overseas Chinese. .
In 2018, when Xi Jinping inspected Jinan University, he said that overseas Chinese are a unique advantage of China's development, and the reform and opening up have a credit for overseas Chinese.
Here and now, Xi Jinping publicly affirmed the contribution of overseas Chinese to China's reform and opening up and development and construction, which has far-reaching implications.
This place is the famous hometown of Chaoshan overseas Chinese in China, and there is a saying that "one Chaoshan at home and one Chaoshan overseas".
The first stop of Xi Jinping's trip to Guangdong was Chaozhou. When he went to Shantou, he also deliberately walked into the Overseas Chinese Relics Museum, focusing on understanding the history of Chaoshan overseas Chinese who care about their homeland and support the construction of their homeland and homeland.
Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people in Chaoshan have explored the world on the other side of the sea by boat.
For hundreds of years, hipsters have traveled all over the world, but no matter where Piaoping is, they always miss their hometown.
"A letter of approval, two yuan of silver", Chaoshan dialect refers to the letter as a letter. Overseas Chinese are a family letter of the combination of silver and letter sent by overseas Chinese to their hometown through private channels. It not only witnesses the history of overseas struggle of Chaoshan people who dare to dare to fight. And it carries the longing and concern of overseas wanderers for their homeland and relatives.
The country is family-oriented, loving family, hometown, and the country are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.
From home to country, overseas Chinese have integrated their own development into the vicissitudes of their homeland, and have joined the development trend of China's reform and opening up.
This is an important node for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of special economic zones such as Shenzhen and Shantou. Overseas Chinese are the pioneers, participants and witnesses of the construction and development of special economic zones.
The special economic zone is mainly hometown of overseas Chinese, and its unique location advantages make it a window for China to open up to the outside world and a pilot area for attracting talents and funds.
When Deng Xiaoping inspected Shanghai in 1992, he said that the central government set up four special economic zones mainly to attract overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao to invest.
The foreign-invested enterprises that first entered the special economic zone were established by overseas Chinese.
For example, Shenzhen's first foreign-invested enterprise, Shenzhen Zhengda Kangdi Co., Ltd., is also China's first foreign-invested enterprise after the reform and opening up. It was established by a well-known Chinese business enterprise and Thailand's Zhengda Group.
The contribution of overseas Chinese to the special economic zone is comprehensive.
They not only brought in capital projects, but also introduced brand-new concepts and advanced technology, management experience, etc., and the expansion of the international market has greatly promoted the integration of the special economic zone with the world.
In 2014, Shantou established the Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone, becoming the only national development strategy platform with the core concept of "Overseas Chinese" in the country.
One year later, the first equity trading sector with the theme of "Overseas Chinese" was listed in the pilot zone.
These are all manifestations of the strengthening of the characteristics of overseas Chinese in Shantou as a special economic zone.
It can be said that the 40-year development of special economic zones began with overseas Chinese, and they will continue to travel with overseas Chinese in the future.
Xi Jinping pointed out that to play the "overseas Chinese" card in the new era requires in-depth investigation and understanding of the situation, mobilizes the enthusiasm of overseas Chinese, introduces advanced technology and high-level industries, exploits their strengths and avoids weaknesses, and works for a long time, unites overseas Chinese to realize the Chinese dream together.
For overseas Chinese, the future can be expected.
The 40-year construction of the special economic zone is a new starting point. Overseas Chinese will further participate in the process of China’s comprehensive and deepening reform; the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a new stage, and overseas Chinese will give full play to the important role of investment and business development and two-way opening; “One Belt One Road” "Construction is a new opportunity. Overseas Chinese will usher in more opportunities for cooperation and broader development space; the new crown pneumonia epidemic is a new challenge. Overseas Chinese can only gather together and rely on their home country to integrate into their homes. Only in the country can we overcome difficulties and move forward.
The years do not live, the seasons flow.
"Overseas Chinese" has entered history, but its engraved family and country sentiments have continued on generation after generation of overseas Chinese.
The development of special economic zones and the comprehensive deepening of reforms need to maintain the spirit of "breakthrough", the spirit of "innovation", and the style of "work". Overseas Chinese who dare to venture will definitely join them and write more "spring stories". .
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