The Administrative Committee of Xiamen Free Trade Zone and the Administrative Committee of Nansha Free Trade Zone signed the framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation for Collaborative High quality Development.
On the one hand, universities committed to major national strategies and policies, and on the other hand, free trade zones that have always been at the forefront of reform and opening up. What sparks will their "hand in hand" collide with? Yesterday, the Xiamen Free Trade Zone Management Committee and the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University officially signed a strategic cooperation memorandum, which will jointly start a new journey to build an open regional collaborative innovation system.
Signing University Think Tanks to Gather Joint Forces of Reform and Innovation
According to the memorandum, in the future, the two sides will carry out deeper and broader cooperation in policy consultation, thematic research, talent training and other aspects, actively explore the innovative experience of collaboration between high-end think tanks and the Free Trade Zone, speed up the formation of a strong joint force of reform and innovation, and jointly promote the high-quality development of Xiamen Free Trade Zone.
The Guangdong Hong Kong and Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University is one of the first national high-end think tanks. It is a professional high-end think tank in the field of cooperation and development between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. It has long been committed to the research of major national strategies and policies such as the Guangdong Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area, the Free Trade Zone, and the governance of Hong Kong and Macao, and has achieved remarkable results.
Through this signing, the two sides will further strengthen strategic cooperation, jointly promote major national strategies such as the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Great Bay area, the construction of the "the Belt and Road", the integrated development of the two sides of the Strait and the construction of the BRICs innovation base, and form a joint force of reform and innovation in policy consultation, system innovation and talent training.
The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University will set up a Xiamen workstation in the management committee of Xiamen Free Trade Zone, and carry out research in the frontline of Xiamen Free Trade Zone. The two sides will give full play to the comparative advantages of the pilot units of national high-end think tanks and provide high-quality decision-making advisory reports and policy recommendations to national ministries and commissions in due time. The two sides will jointly hold high-end think tank forums, symposiums, etc., to build an extensive communication platform for Xiamen to build closer ties with the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. In terms of talent training cooperation, the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University will select excellent tutors to carry out special business training on system innovation, foreign exchange, talent training, etc. for Xiamen Free Trade Zone. At the same time, explore the establishment of the Xiamen doctoral practice base of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University, and encourage doctoral students and postdoctoral students in related majors to participate in the reform and opening up of the Xiamen Free Trade Zone.
The signing of the strategic cooperation memorandum between Xiamen Free Trade Commission and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Development Institute of Sun Yat sen University and the expert salon of "benchmarking to deepen reform and innovation in Xiamen".
The two regions work together to form complementary resource advantages
In addition to university think tanks, Xiamen Free Trade Zone has taken the initiative to leverage resources from all parties and accelerate the formation of a strong force for reform and innovation.
During this year's CIFIT, the Administrative Committee of Xiamen Free Trade Zone and the Administrative Committee of Nansha Free Trade Zone signed the framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation for Collaborative High quality Development, establishing a long-term, stable and comprehensive strategic cooperation relationship. The cooperation between the two zones will contribute to the replication and promotion effect of system innovation and policy innovation in the Free Trade Zone, the complementary effect of resource advantages of industrial agglomeration and development, and strengthen the collaborative innovation and resource sharing between Xiamen Free Trade Zone and Nansha Free Trade Zone, so as to form a joint force to promote high-quality development in an all-round way.
According to the agreement, the two sides will cooperate around the "four synergies", mainly including promoting institutional innovation, building an international shipping center, promoting industrial cooperation and promoting financial innovation.
In terms of institutional innovation, the two places give full play to the advantages of pilot free trade zones to explore institutional integration and innovation, promote cooperation in the construction of digital free trade zones, strive for key policy support, and jointly build a world-class business environment demonstration zone; In terms of international shipping center, the two cities should strengthen port cooperation, jointly build digital ports, create a mode of information sharing between the two ports, and jointly promote the digital level of the two ports; In terms of industrial cooperation, we will promote the cooperation and development of industries with distinctive advantages, promote the superposition of the advantages of Xiamen Free Trade Zone's enterprise comprehensive information basic platform, imported goods traceability platform and Nansha Global Traceability Center, and jointly deepen the cooperation in the global traceability system; In terms of financial innovation, the two cities will jointly study and optimize financial services, support the two cities to jointly promote the establishment of supply chain financial innovation centers, and promote the third-party public welfare credit evaluation system of ports and shipping in the two cities to jointly improve the financial internationalization level of the two cities.
Fu Zhengping, Vice President of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University and President of the Free Trade Zone Comprehensive Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University:
Signing strategic memorandum
It's a win-win move
"The signing of this strategic memorandum is a win-win move, which is conducive to strengthening the 'linkage between the two regions' of Xiamen Free Trade Zone and Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and promoting coordinated development." At the "Salon Meeting of Experts on Benchmarking and Deepening Reform and Innovation in Xiamen" held after signing the contract yesterday, Fu Zhengping, vice president of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Development Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University and president of the Free Trade Zone Comprehensive Research Institute of Sun Yat sen University, fully affirmed the signing.
He said that in the future, he would focus on trade facilitation, investment liberalization and integrated development between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait for further exploration. At the same time, it will also provide intellectual support and policy advice according to the needs of Xiamen Free Trade Zone, and work together to make higher quality institutional innovation achievements.
"Every time I come to Xiamen Free Trade Zone, I have new surprises." This signing of the strategic memorandum is Fu Zhengping's third visit to Xiamen Free Trade Zone. He recalled, "In 2016, he first visited the Xiamen Free Trade Zone. Although the zone was only in its second year of existence, its development in all aspects was relatively mature. The practice of" single window "and" one photo, one yard "in international trade took the lead in the country."
"Xiamen Free Trade Zone is the first echelon of national free trade zones, especially the construction of key industrial platforms, which has played a very good role in radiating and driving." Referring to the innovative measures of Xiamen Free Trade Zone, he fully affirmed the practice of building a platform for key industries. "Through our research in major free trade zones across the country, the aviation maintenance platform and imported wine platform in Xiamen Free Trade Zone have a good reference significance in the country, providing good development experience for other free trade zones."
