TEDA Cooperation Zone and others initiated the establishment of a special economic zone alliance

TEDA Cooperation Zone and others initiated the establishment of a special economic zone alliance
Source: WeChat Public Number of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone

Source: Qianhai Administration

In order to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directive spirit of "adhering to multilateralism and democratization of international relations, planning development with an open, cooperative and win-win mind, unswervingly promoting economic globalization in the direction of openness, inclusiveness, inclusiveness, balance and win-win results, promoting the construction of an open world economy" and "gradually forming a new development pattern with domestic circulation as the main body and domestic and international double circulation promoting each other, to promote the systematicness, integrity and coordination of the opening up of the free trade experiment, the initiative of the Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone, the member units of the domestic Free Trade Zone Innovation Alliance and some overseas key special economic zones, jointly initiated the establishment of a special economic zone Free Trade Innovation Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the" Special Economic Zone Alliance "). On August 27, the Special Economic Zone Alliance was launched in Qianhai, Shenzhen.
Among the sponsors, the overseas units include Egypt China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, Belarus China-Belarus Industrial Park, Nigeria Laiki Free Trade Zone, Cambodia Sihanouk Port Special Economic Zone, East Africa Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, Sri Lanka Hambantota Port Industrial Park, Laos Vientiane Saiseta Comprehensive Development Zone, Ethiopia Oriental Industrial Park, Thailand China-Europe Rayong Industrial Park, Hungary China Trade Logistics Park, Mexico North America Huafushan Industrial Park, etc, domestic units include 47 districts or regions of the FTZ Innovation Alliance.

The Alliance of Special Economic Zones will strengthen cooperation in the following areas:

The first is to strengthen economic and trade cooperation, including cultivating new trade forms and models, and jointly organizing inspection, promotion and investment promotion;

The second is to promote infrastructure construction, including encouraging members to build partnerships in the field of infrastructure, and encouraging member companies to provide professional services for the "Belt and Road" infrastructure projects;

Third, strengthen financial services, including promoting diversified financial cooperation and encouraging cross-border cooperation among governments, enterprises and financial institutions;

The fourth is to promote science and technology empowerment, including encouraging member enterprises to build science and technology research and development and transformation platforms, and encouraging the innovative and integrated application of blockchain technology, Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and other information technologies in member parks;

The fifth is to strengthen industrial cooperation, including supporting alliance members to carry out various forms of industrial cooperation, developing high value-added shipping services, and strengthening tourism cooperation;

The sixth is to promote collaborative innovation and policy communication, including promoting innovation and sharing of results, strengthening the docking of high-standard economic and trade rules and policy communication, and inviting experts to conduct training from time to time;

The seventh is to establish a professional platform, including promoting the establishment of a cross-border investment and cooperation project library, and promoting the establishment of a professional shared knowledge base and professional think tanks;

The eighth is to promote the establishment of dialogue and dispute resolution mechanisms, including promoting the construction of international legal and dispute resolution service centers, and promoting the construction of comprehensive risk early warning mechanisms.

In the future, the Special Economic Zone Alliance will actively respond to global and regional plans and roadmaps such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the "Belt and Road" initiative, the EU Investment Plan, and Africa's "2063 Vision", and continue to build a community of interests in the special economic zone., Community of destiny and community of responsibility.