Booster China-Singapore Third Intergovernmental Cooperation Projects by Strengthening the Export-oriented Humanity Port Construction



Booster China-Singapore Third Intergovernmental Cooperation Projects by Strengthening the Export-oriented Humanity Port Construction

China-Singapore third intergovernmental cooperation projects in Chongqing undoubtedly provide a vital opportunity for Chongqing to construct inland open economy. China-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Interconnectivity Demonstration Project, as a China-Singapore third intergovernmental cooperation project, is based on the western region of China and docks major initiatives and ideas, such as “One Belt One Road Initiative” and the western development. It will have more profound radiation effect in terms of territorial scope, planning idea and cooperation mode, and open up a new situation of major project cooperation projects between China and Singapore. In addition, it is also another important development opportunity and historical mission for Chongqing after the national strategies of western development, and “One Belt One Road Initiative” and “the Yangtze River Economic Zone”.

As is known to all, Chongqing is national center city, national megacity, and national reform pilot area of balancing urban and rural comprehensive coordination, inland open highland and the economic, financial and trade center of upper Yangtze River. Chongqing, as a municipality directly under the central government, has many advantages, such as few administrative levels, high administrative ef ficiency, strong ability in administrative conf guration and resource allocation. Currently, Chongqing has constructed three national transport hubs, namely, aviation, ports and railways, three national first class ports, three bonded areas, and has good opening function. Since it became a municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing has realized rapid economic development and its economic growth has been always among the top in China for many years. More importantly, it has constantly optimized power structure, industrial structure, benefit structure and investment structure. It is a major strategic decision for China and Singapore government to build China-Singapore third intergovernmental cooperation project in western China based on the construction of new type of national relations of “mutual bene f t, trust and respect”. In the past, China’s opening up was mainly concentrated in coastal China, and at present, the gap between Eastern and western part of China is mainly re f ected on the opening. And the greatest potential for China to open up in the future is in the inland, which will be key part of China inland opening in the future. In recent years, Chongqing has promoted the construction of inland open highland and accelerated the development of the open economy. Besides, the signif cant development strategies of “One Belt One Road Initiative” and “the Yangtze River Economic Zone” will more vigorously promote inland opening. By undertaking China-Singapore third intergovernmental cooperation project, Chongqing will expand the opening in terms of breadth, depth and height, enable the signif cant development strategies of “One Belt One Road Initiative” and “the Yangtze River Economic Zone” to play roles of bridgehead and promote the development of inland China more effectively.

As the mayor Huang Qifan said, “China-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Interconnectivity Demonstration Project accorded with the strategicthought of “One Belt One Road Initiative”, and shared the opportunity brought by “One Belt One Road Initiative”. Besides, it also blended in the development strategies of the western development and the Yangtze River Economic Zone. It would become the new growth point of economic development of Chongqing, promote the construction of Chongqing inland opening highland and drive the opening and development of the central and western regions.” “China-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Interconnectivity Demonstration Project, with Chongqing as the operation center, blends the strategies of the western development and the Yangtze River Economic Zone. It has surpassed previous projects in Suzhou and Tianjin in the terms of cooperation pattern, idea, and the regional scope of cooperation. It will become a "new fulcrum" to boost China inland opening.

I notice that “interconnectivity” is a frequent keyword in the introduction of this China-Singapore third intergovernmental cooperation project. When he talked about interconnectivity between Asia and Europe, President Xi proposed the "the Silk Road Economic Belt” Initiative from f ve aspects, namely, policy communication, road connection, smooth trade, currency circulation and interlinked public mind. He thought “interlinked public mind” was the most important and it was the basis of the f rst four aspects because it could avoid misunderstandings to a great extent and was the guarantee of real interconnectivity. The most direct way to achieve the“interlinked public mind” is to vigorously strengthen cultural exchanges and trade, especially the unoff cial cultural exchange and cultural trade. I think, in the process of China-Singapore cooperation and interconnectivity, not only the traditional performing arts, f lm and television and book copyright, but also sports, education, tourism, animation, games and creative design should be included in the cultural exchanges between the two sides.

Chongqing also can boost the port economy development by use the new opening opportunity and based on international humanities port:

1. Build port type international community. Actively push forward the construction of port type international community by combining with the characteristics of the port economic development, and the agglomeration degree and residential structure of foreigners in the port area;

2. Build port type international business circle. Based on the port, refer the construction patterns of international commercial circle, such as Shanghai, positively cultivate international cultural environment in port area, and attract the cluster of modern service industry and cultural creative industry;

3. Build port type overseas student trade pioneer parks. Introduce the policies of expanding the recruitment of oversea students and increase the enrolling scale of oversea students from key contact countries; actively promote the construction of “overseas student trade pioneer parks” in the port area and solve unbalanced two-way goods of train “Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe” by using the land roads such as future "the Pan-Asian railroad”.

4. Innovate intelligence research team. Build the think tank dedicated to the study of the politics economy, law and culture of countries that Chongqing mainly contacts, timely study all kinds of new situations and new problems of the port economy and ensure the ef fectiveness of the policy system innovation.