At present, the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. The trend of globalization is facing unprecedented complexity and uncertainty. Industrial changes and technological changes have brought many challenges. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to "implement the strategy of upgrading the pilot free trade zone" and "steadily expand the opening up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other institutions."
In this context, the self-construction of the Pilot Free Trade Zone and the relationship with the outside world will face new adjustments. Since its listing, the Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone has resolutely fulfilled its construction mission, eating reform, taking the road of openness, and playing the brand of innovation. It has become a test field for Shaanxi's reform and opening up, a reservoir for attracting investment, and a range extender for high-quality development.
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Photo courtesy of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone
System innovation for development
The effectiveness of system and mechanism reform determines the harvest of the reform and opening up experimental field. In order to create a policy ecology of institutional reform, integration and innovation, Shaanxi started from top-level design to support the construction of the Pilot Free Trade Zone, and successively issued the "Regulations on the China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone" and "Suggestions on Supporting the Deepening Reform and Innovation of the China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone" documents such as “Opinions on Measures” and “China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone Further Deepening Reform and Opening-up Plan” have formed a clear signal that the reform will be carried out to the end.
Over the past five years, Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone's original intention of "reform for development" has formed a total of 692 innovation cases, of which 33 system innovation achievements have been replicated and promoted nationwide, and 83 have been replicated and promoted across the province.
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, which is currently under construction for the third-phase expansion project, is an important air gateway for Shaanxi to open to the outside world. In recent years, with the continuous opening of all-cargo routes and the implementation of fifth freedom rights, the strategic weight of airports in the entire open pattern has been continuously strengthened.
Focusing on the key point of institutional innovation, the airport, Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone, in response to the needs of enterprises for customs clearance and timeliness of logistics transportation, took the lead in implementing the 24-hour apron "direct pick-up and direct loading" of international cargo at the airport air port, which is earlier than the traditional model on average. 2-3 days; For the import express business, implement the "Internet + import express" new supervision model, and the efficiency of international express customs clearance will increase by 30%.
From January to October 2022, Xi'an Airport has completed a cumulative air cargo and mail throughput of 169,700 tons, and the customs clearance time for export goods has been reduced to 1.1 hours, and the customs clearance time for import goods has been reduced to 34.3 hours.
Innovate at the most critical point and replicate at the widest point. Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone deepens the exploration of pioneering, integrated, and differentiated reforms, promotes the free flow of domestic and foreign talents, capital, technology, data and other elements, and connects reform with development. more closely.