Xinhua Finance, Beijing, May 17th (Dai Linlin) On May 19th, the 5th Western China International Investment and Trade Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "Western Fair") Free Trade Pilot Zone High-Quality Development Forum will be held in Chongqing. "Digital transformation stimulates new kinetic energy and high-level openness drives new development" as the theme. At that time, experts and scholars in the industry will gather together to discuss the digital economy and the future development of the Free Trade Zone, and digital empowerment of the high-quality development of the Chongqing Free Trade Zone around the comprehensive implementation of the Pilot Free Trade Zone’s upgrading strategy.

Relying on its unique geographical location and resource endowment, the Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone undertakes major missions such as further promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road", the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the Western Development Strategy. In the digital age, the Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone will strive to build a pioneering zone for the innovation and development of the digital economy, and promote the formation of an important hub serving the domestic and international dual cycles.

The Sichuan-Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone Collaborative Opening Demonstration Zone is the country's first cross-provincial free trade pilot zone cooperation platform, and has now become an important carrier to serve the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle of twin cities and create a new highland for reform and opening up. The innovative case of the "Sichuan-Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone Collaborative Opening Demonstration Zone" will be released at the forum, injecting new momentum into the high-level promotion of the construction of an open platform.

The Fair is a national and international grand event in the western region of China. It is a platform for foreign exchange, trade cooperation and investment promotion of the country in the western region. It is an important carrier to promote international and domestic cooperation. An important window for open cooperation. The High-Quality Development Forum of Pilot Free Trade Zone held during the 5th China-West Trade Fair was hosted by the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce and supported by think tanks provided by Xinhua News Agency and China Economic Information Service. It established important ideas for promoting the high-quality development of Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone Platform.