(Observation of the Two Sessions) China's multi-place "race" international consumption center cities

  China News Service, Beijing, March 10 (Reporter Ran Baokui and Li Xiaoyu) According to incomplete statistics, since the beginning of this year, more than 20 cities in China are preparing to build international consumption centers to promote consumption upgrades.

After the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the draft of the 2035 long-term goal outline clearly stated the need to "cultivate and build an international consumption center city", the enthusiasm of various regions has become even more intense.

  How should an international consumption center city with distinctive features of "buy the world" and "sell the world" be built?

During the National Two Sessions, many mayors gave answers in interviews with reporters from China News Agency.

  Some are ready to tap their own high-quality industrial resources to form unique commodity and brand supply capabilities.

  According to Zhao Haozhi, a representative of the National People's Congress and mayor of Qingdao, Qingdao's industry is highly internationalized, with smart home appliances, new generation information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing, and marine economy all having a high level of internationalization.

In the future, Qingdao will rely on the local economic and trade cooperation demonstration zone of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to build a food and agricultural product import and export distribution center. At the same time, rely on the Qingdao area of ​​the pilot free trade zone to create a special consumption zone for China, Japan and South Korea.

  Zhao Haozhi said that Qingdao will continue to host the International Sailing Rally, the Summit of Multinational Company Leaders, Qingdao International Beer Festival and other series of exhibitions and summits, taking this opportunity to expand foreign exchanges and enhance Qingdao's influence and reputation.

  Some plan to rely on unique geographical, historical and cultural advantages to create a consumer experience with local characteristics.

  According to Zheng Jianxin, a representative of the National People's Congress and the mayor of Changsha, in addition to a large population cluster and a highly developed service industry, the international consumption center should also reach a high level of transportation and urban management.

  He said that, as the junction of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail running north-south and the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed rail running east-west, Changsha has a well-developed transportation location and "it is very convenient even to travel to all parts of the world."

In addition, Changsha's Hunan culture, red culture, anti-Japanese culture, and traditional cultural resources such as academies are quite rich, which is also a major advantage that other places can't compare.

Changsha is also a well-known "net celebrity" city in China, and has a strong popularity among young people.

  "We must make full use of our own characteristics and styles, fully display Hunan cuisine, unique scenery, and cultural resources, and attract more people to Changsha for consumption." Zheng Jianxin said.

  Li Mingyuan, a representative of the National People's Congress and the mayor of Xi'an, also believes that the biggest advantage of building an international consumption center here is its rich historical and cultural resources.

The multiple identities such as the ancient capital of a thousand years and the starting point of the "Ancient Silk Road" have given Xi'an "the most favorable conditions" for the development of an international consumption center.

At the same time, Xi'an's transportation location advantage is also quite prominent.

The throughput of Xianyang Airport ranks among the top in the country, and the number of international flights has steadily increased. It is located at the core of the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, so Xi'an not only serves the province, but also serves the vast central and western regions of China.

The number of China-Europe trains departing from Xi'an also ranks first in the country.

  Li Mingyuan stated that the local area hopes to effectively combine history, culture and modern fashion to create an international tourist destination, so as to attract global consumers to "buy, buy, and buy."

  Analysts here believe that no matter which way to build an international consumer center city, the key is to work hard on "characteristics."

  Zhao Ping, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that in the process of cultivating and building an international consumption center city, the most important thing is to make distinctive features and avoid uniformity.

Only by forming a unique consumption environment based on its own unique advantages and realizing a differentiated consumption experience can it increase its attractiveness to global consumers.

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