(Interview between the two sessions) Huang Maoxing, representative of the National People's Congress, wants to build a “test field” for BRICS cooperation in Xiamen
Chinanews.com Beijing, March 7th, title: National People's Congress representative Huang Maoxing Ji Xiamen to build a "test field" for BRICS cooperation
China News Service reporter Long Min
"For Fujian, it is not only an important mission, but also a historical opportunity, to accelerate the establishment of the achievements of the Xiamen BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base and make it a landmark and demonstrative project under the framework of the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership. "The representative of the National People's Congress and the dean of the School of Economics of Fujian Normal University, Huang Maoxing, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com.
In September 2017, the ninth meeting of the leaders of the BRICS countries was held in Xiamen, focusing on the theme of "deepening the BRICS partnership and opening up a brighter future."
In December 2020, the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base was launched in Xiamen.
Huang Maoxing believes that Xiamen's continued “BRIC” and the creation of a “experimental field” for the BRIC and “BRIC+” national markets will help Fujian to promote high-quality development in all directions, better integrate into the international industrial cycle, and participate in the international market. Cooperation and competition to achieve a higher level of opening up.
In Huang Maoxing’s eyes, building a good innovation base for the BRICS New Industrial Revolution partnership is for China and even the BRICS countries to jointly respond to current risks and challenges, fully release the potential of “BRICS+”, and further strengthen strategic cooperation in technological innovation. It is of great significance and effect to create more cooperation results in fields such as investment and digital economy and achieve higher quality and more resilient development.
At present, the BRICS countries have made significant progress in promoting the new industrial revolution partnership. They signed the "BRICS Economic Partnership Strategy 2025", formulated the task outline and work plan of the new industrial revolution partnership, and planned for the future economic and trade cooperation of the BRICS countries. The key areas and directions have been identified, and the road map has been clarified.
"Building a new industrial revolution partnership innovation base for the BRICS countries is a complex and overall systematic project." Huang Maoxing suggested that the existing work mechanisms of the BRICS countries should be used well, planning guidance and policy coordination should be strengthened, and the BRICS countries should be strengthened. Coordinating macroeconomic policies in the fields of economy, finance, trade, investment, industry, etc., enhancing the effectiveness of fiscal policies, improving the foresight and transparency of monetary policies, and building closer cooperative relations among the BRICS countries; relying on the BRICS cooperation mechanism to actively promote other financial institutions The BRIC countries simultaneously set up innovation cooperation demonstration zones, and strive to take the lead in making breakthroughs in local cooperation with the BRICS countries to create an "innovative BRICS" network.
Huang Maoxing also suggested that Xiamen City should support the comprehensive reform of the comprehensive opening up to the BRICS countries, based on the establishment of an institutional open pilot zone for the BRICS countries, and stimulate the innovation and cooperation momentum of the BRICS through the opening of the rules and systems; support the establishment of the BRICS The National Green Development Industry, the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Industry Development Fund, etc., support the establishment of special funds to attract and support more BRICS industrial technology research and development, innovation centers, technology business incubators, and high-tech enterprises, and promote Xiamen to become a " The BRICS+" national high-end production capacity output center, industrial technology innovation center, and international trade settlement center strive to create an international digital economy development demonstration zone, a BRICS cooperation production, education and research element resource gathering zone, and a high-end industry demonstration zone.
Regarding the “industrial cooperation of the BRICS countries is gradually deepening”, Huang Maoxing believes that it is necessary to focus on the global frontier technology and key technical fields, and deeply tap the potential of the BRICS countries in the new generation of information technology fields such as artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, and strengthen Industrial cooperation in advantageous fields such as digital economy, intelligent manufacturing, high-end equipment, new energy, new materials, ocean, industrial Internet, modern service industry, cultural creativity, etc., to create an internationally influential BRICS industrial innovation cooperation network.
"BRIC cooperation is still talented people." Huang Maoxing said, to strengthen the sharing of talents in the BRICS countries, support Xiamen's construction of an international education demonstration zone, promote the cooperation of BRICS universities in running schools, and encourage the joint construction of superior disciplines and laboratories. And the research center, implement flexible visiting scholars and exchange student policies, intensify efforts to cultivate a group of high-end theoretical research talents, industrial talents, and technical talents with international perspectives; actively support qualified BRICS experts, innovative talents and skilled talents Employment and entrepreneurship in innovation bases, exploring policies and mechanisms that are conducive to talent development, and speeding up the creation of an international talent zone.
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