On June 7, at the press conference on the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone held by the Information Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government, the latest "transcript" of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone was released: driving Hengqin, Qianhai, and Nansha The GDP of the three major platforms has more than doubled, the cumulative number of new enterprises has exceeded 260,000, and the cumulative establishment of 24,000 Hong Kong and Macau-funded enterprises has actually utilized nearly 50 billion US dollars of foreign capital. The average annual growth rate of foreign trade in the past three years has exceeded 25%...
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From the perspective of "time", in the past 8 years, the economic aggregate of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone has reached a new level, the high-level investment platform has played a significant role, the function of the international trade gateway hub has been prominent, the financial opening and innovation have achieved fruitful results, and the cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau has made breakthrough progress , the leading role of demonstration is more prominent.
From the perspective of "potential", Guangdong is implementing the strategy of upgrading the pilot free trade zone. In the future, the "upgraded version" of the pilot free trade zone will further help Guangdong to be at the forefront of the country in expanding high-level opening up, and promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The strategic fulcrum of the new development pattern.
From the suburbs to the reform "experimental field"
Eight years have created a hot spot for investment and entrepreneurship
From wild tidal flats to high-rise buildings, from sparsely populated areas to investment hotspots, from isolated suburbs to reform and innovation "experimental fields", the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone has achieved remarkable results in the eight-year period.
The accelerated construction of a modern industrial system, the continuous accumulation of scientific and technological innovation resources and new drivers of high-quality development have pushed the economic aggregate of the Pilot Free Trade Zone to a new level.
"Advanced manufacturing and strategic emerging industries such as automobiles, artificial intelligence, medicine and health, integrated circuits, modern finance, and professional services are booming. The Cold Spring Ecosystem National Science Facility, the National Engineering Laboratory for R&D and Design of Marine Engineering Assembly, and the University of Macau Innovative platforms such as the National Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuits have been launched." Zhang Jinsong, director of the Provincial Department of Commerce and director of the Provincial Free Trade Office, introduced.