Xinhua Silk Road: SE. China's Quanzhou to build significant gateway city of 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
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BEIJING, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Based on advantages in history, location, industry and humanities, the city of
Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian Province, vows to build itself into a
significant gateway city of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road(
https://en.imsilkroad.com/ ), according to the city's 14th Five-Year Plan
(2021-2025) for Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives
Through the Year 2035 released recently.
The city plans to build an important hub for interconnection, an important
platform for economic and trade( https://en.imsilkroad.com/trade/index.html )
cooperation and an important link for cultural exchanges, promoting reform,
development and innovation through opening-up, and creating new advantages in
international cooperation and competition.
In terms of developing a new channel for Maritime Silk Road(
https://en.imsilkroad.com/ ) connectivity, Quanzhou will build a comprehensive
international logistic hub that integrates highway, railway, and sea
transportation, connecting the city with central and western regions in China
and the Belt and Road( https://en.imsilkroad.com/ ) (B&R) countries.
Meanwhile, by strengthening cooperation with ASEAN, the Middle East, Africa and
other countries and regions, replicating and promoting the reform experience of
pilot free trade( https://en.imsilkroad.com/trade/index.html ) zones,
accelerating the integration of cross-customs clearance, and fully implementing
the pre-establishment national treatment and negative list management system
for foreign investment( https://en.imsilkroad.com/investment/index.html ),
Quanzhou plans to comprehensively improve the level of opening-up.
The promotion of people-to-people bond also takes a part in Quanzhou's
development outline. The city vows to support overseas Chinese businessmen and
local private enterprises to jointly hold B&R related international exchange
activities, and promote the construction of overseas Chinese investment(
https://en.imsilkroad.com/investment/index.html ) projects.
In addition, the city also calls for expanding cultural exchanges and
cooperation with the countries and regions in Europe, Arab and Southeast Asia,
and continues to expand the city's circle of global friends.
It is noted that Quanzhou's GDP reached 1.015 trillion yuan in 2020, ranking
first in Fujian Province for 22 consecutive years, and it is expected to
achieve 1.5 trillion yuan in GDP by 2025.
Original Link: https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/322457.html
SOURCE Xinhua Silk Road
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