Why is a national economic and trade cooperation zone called "national"?

Why is a national economic and trade cooperation zone called "national"?
Gu Long said: A person's name may be wrong, but his nickname will never be wrong.

For example, there is a woman named Dianxia. It may be difficult for everyone to have any impression of her, but if you know that she is called Feifei, this image will immediately come alive.

Another example is the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, which is its full official name. Although the name is full of notional words, there is no useless element, and it is also very accurate, but it is far less cordial and contagious than "the city of China-Egypt cooperation", "the beautiful business card of China-Egypt economic and trade cooperation" or "the place where dreams begin.

In addition, the TEDA Cooperation Zone passed the assessment of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance in 2009 and was officially recognized as a national-level overseas economic and trade cooperation zone. So, what is the quality of this "national level"? Will it be "wrong?

The national level must be the carrier of the national strategy.

Since 2013, the TEDA Cooperation Zone has become the golden fulcrum and intersection of the two major national strategies connecting China and Egypt: one is the "Belt and Road" construction, and the other is the "Suez Canal Corridor Revitalization Plan". As a representative project of my country's "Belt and Road" construction, the TEDA Cooperation Zone is an important node of the "Belt and Road" construction in Africa. It has entered the first batch of "Silk Road Pearl" candidate projects of the Ministry of Commerce and has been included in the list of priority projects for China-Egypt capacity cooperation. At the same time, the TEDA Cooperation Zone, as a demonstration park for international economic and trade cooperation in Egypt, is called "the most dynamic place in Egypt" and "the place representing the future of Egypt" by the General Administration of the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone in Egypt ".

In 2018, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the TEDA Cooperation Zone was included in the summit theme promotional film "Building Dreams with One Heart · Destiny", which was unveiled in front of the leaders of China and Africa gathered together.

The second "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum was held in 2019. The TEDA Cooperation Zone was invited to attend the "Overseas Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone" sub-forum hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and delivered a keynote speech.

In 2019, the General Administration of the Suez Special Economic Zone of Egypt and the Tianjin Municipal Government jointly signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Promoting the Accelerated Development of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, and the TEDA Cooperation Zone officially became the first batch of pilot projects for the upgrading of China's overseas economic and trade cooperation zones.

In 2019, signed and confirmed by the representatives of China and Egypt, the project of China's assistance to Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone Vocational and Technical Training Center was settled in the TEDA Cooperation Zone.

At the national level, there must be legal guarantees for bilateral agreements.

As early as December 2014, President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Sisi jointly signed the "China-Egypt Joint Statement on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" at the Great Hall of the People. Article 6 of the "Statement" emphasizes that the two sides agree to continue to work hard to promote the accelerated development of the Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Egypt (the TEDA Cooperation Zone, the same below) under the framework of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

On January 21, 2016, the governments of China and Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of the "Belt and Road" in Cairo. On the same day, China and Egypt issued the five-year implementation outline of the People's Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt on strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in Cairo. Article 8 of the outline states as follows: the two sides agree to redouble their efforts to develop the China-Egypt-Suez economic and trade cooperation zone, and continue to encourage and support willing Chinese enterprises to invest in the region or other parts of Egypt......

On the same day, Gao Hucheng, then Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, and Darwish, then Chairman of the General Administration of the Suez Canal Economic Zone of Egypt, also jointly signed the Agreement between the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the General Administration of the Suez Canal Economic Zone of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone of Egypt. According to the agreement, China and Egypt will jointly provide support and convenience for the construction, investment promotion and operation of the Suez Cooperation Zone. The "Agreement" specifically clarifies that under the framework of the China-Egypt Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation Mixed Committee, the relevant departments of China and Egypt will establish a relevant working mechanism for the Suez Cooperation Zone to coordinate and solve problems arising from the construction and operation of the cooperation zone.

At the national level, it must be highly concerned by national leaders.

The TEDA cooperation zone has always been highly concerned by the leaders of the two countries.

On January 21, 2016, during his visit to Egypt, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Sisi unveiled the TEDA Cooperation Zone Extension Project at the Kuba Palace in the Egyptian Presidential Palace. On the same day, in a speech at the Arab League headquarters, President Xi Jinping twice mentioned the TEDA cooperation zone.

As early as November 7, 2009, during his visit to Egypt, Wen Jiabao, then Premier of the State Council of China, and then Prime Minister Najiv of Egypt jointly awarded the starting area of Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, and listed the cooperation zone as an important economic and trade cooperation project between the two countries.

In fact, since 2008, party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, and Hu Jintao have repeatedly met with the leaders of the Ethiown side and emphasized that the two sides should focus on promoting the construction of the Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone.

The Egyptian government has also expressed high appreciation for the TEDA cooperation zone on many occasions.

In 2013, the then Prime Minister of Egypt went to the cooperation zone to witness the signing of the land contract for the expansion zone, and spoke highly of the construction achievements of the starting area of the cooperation zone, saying that the cooperation zone is the place where Egypt's dream of developing the Suez Canal Corridor begins. The inscription: "China-Egypt Cooperation Bridge".

In 2015, the then Prime Minister of Egypt led a delegation to visit the TEDA Cooperation Zone, highly affirmed the development achievements of the cooperation zone, and gladly wrote the inscription-"China-Egypt Cooperation City".

In 2018, Egyptian President Sisi went to China to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and personally witnessed the signing of major projects in the TEDA Cooperation Zone expansion zone.

In 2019, President Sisi attended the "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum. At the meeting of Chinese investment in Egyptian entrepreneurs, President Sisi said that the TEDA Cooperation Zone is currently the most successful project in the Suez Canal Economic Corridor. A model of economic and trade cooperation.