东博智库：自贸试验区为中马“两国双园”赋能

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中馬“两国双园”是中国和马来西亚的旗舰合作项目。自2019年广西自贸试验区钦州港片区获批，中马钦州产业园区55平方公里中的16.05平方公里被赋予了自贸试验区的优惠政策，这是中方主动开放的结果。这意味着中马钦州产业园区中的核心部分可以享受中国的自贸试验区政策，将助力中马两国更大领域的开放合作。

东博智库研究员高航认为，中马钦州产业园区叠加自贸试验区政策，可以享受更多的政策红利，为马来西亚企业带来实际好处。通过自贸试验区为中马“两国双园”赋能，中马“两国双园”将进入发展新阶段。

自贸试验区政策叠加赋能“两国双园”

东博智库马来西亚特聘研究员Michael Jan认为，随着广西自贸试验区在2019年正式被中国政府批复设立之后，中马钦州产业园区的一部分区域被赋予了广西自贸试验区钦州港片区的优惠政策，可以说自贸试验区使中马“两国双园”得到了一个质的提升。

广西自贸试验区将为中马钦州产业园区发展赋能。“我们可以看到或者预见，广西自贸试验区钦州港片区可以出台更多辅助中马钦州产业园区的优惠政策，这是非常有利于马来西亚企业的。在此之前，有一些在中马钦州产业园区没能突破的合作，相信中马钦州产业园区在享受自贸试验区政策后都可以探讨甚至形成实质性合作。”Michael Jan说。

广西自贸试验区的特色是什么？广西壮族自治区党委书记鹿心社的回答掷地有声：“没有中马‘两国双园，广西自贸试验区就没有特色;没有广西自贸试验区，中马‘两国双园就无法做强做大。”

“对照最高标准，大胆试、大胆闯、自主改”，这是习近平主席对自贸试验区发展提出的要求。“习近平主席对自贸区提出的要求，核心是解放思想、勇于突破。”高航认为，“勇于突破”为自贸试验区提供了想象和创新空间。

中马“两国双园”进入新阶段

按广西自贸试验区钦州港片区相关工作规划，今年的重中之重是完善中马“两国双园”国际产能合作规划，落实燕窝产业扶持政策，推进“天下燕都”项目，培育以燕窝进口加工为核心的跨国产业体系;重点抓好在谈的产业合作项目如清真产业园项目、马来西亚创新城等。

而围绕打造“中国—东盟合作示范区”，中马双方还将积极探索推进“两国双园”跨国自由贸易试验区建设，在投资便利化、贸易自由化和金融国际化等领域先行先试，推动“两园”在金融“点对点”开放、跨境电子商务、数据自由贸易区、服务贸易等方面深化合作，进一步带动提升中马经贸合作水平。

从“两国双园”到“两国双赢”

广西自贸试验区设立之后，“两国双园”机制得到不断强化。为进一步强化“两国双园”合作，钦州港片区管委会组织召开片区与合资公司视频对接会，向马方董事、股东通报相关情况，还专门设立了联合理事会秘书处（对外合作交流局），深化“两国双园”日常联络和互动发展。

东博智库认为，随着广西自贸试验区的设立，不仅为中马“两国双园”的发展注入全新的活力，助推园区实现跨越式发展，更为中马两国合作的务实推进赋予更强的动能。特别是在新冠肺炎的“后疫情”时代，世界经济需要各国精诚合作，将具体项目务实落地，从“两国双园”到“两国双赢”，备受两国民众的期待。

“Two Countries， Twin Parks”， namely， China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park （CMQIP） and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park （MCKIP）， is a flagship project of national-level investment cooperation between China and Malaysia. Last year， after the approval of Qinzhou Port Area， one of the three areas of China （Guangxi） Pilot Free Trade Zone （CFTZ）， 16.05 square kilometers of 55 square kilometers under the administration of CMQIP can enjoy preferential policies from CFTZ， which is the result of Chinas initiative in opening-up. It means that the core part of CMQIP can enjoy preferential policies of Chinas free trade zone， which will contribute to greater openness and cooperation between China and Malaysia.

Mr. Gao Hang， a researcher of China-ASEAN Panorama Think Tank， believed that under the superimposed policy support from CFTZ， CMQIP could enjoy more policy dividends and bring tangible benefits to Malaysian enterprises. As a result， CMQIP and MCKIP， boasting new impetus from CFTZ， will enter a new stage of development.

Superimposed policy support from CFTZ will inject new impetus into “Two Countries， Twin Parks”

Michael Jan， a Malaysian specially invited researcher of China-ASEAN Panorama Think Tank， indicated that since CFTZ was officially approved by the Chinese government last year， a part of CMQIP has enjoyed preferential policies of Qinzhou Port Area of CFTZ. It could be said that CFTZ has made a qualitative improvement to the model of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”.

“It can be seen or foreseen that Qinzhou Port Area of CFTZ will introduce more preferential policies to support CMQIP， which is very beneficial to Malaysian enterprises. Before that， some bottlenecks restrain the cooperation in CMQIP. I believe that after enjoying the policies of CFTZ， CMQIP will make some breakthroughs and substantive results in bilateral cooperation，” said Michael Jan.

What are the highlights of CFTZ？ Lu Xinshe， Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region gave a hard-hitting answer， “Without ‘Two Countries， Twin Parks， CFTZ will lose its specialty; without the support of CFTZ，  ‘Two Countries， Twin Parks cannot achieve great development.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the bold and independent building of pilot free trade zones toward the highest standard for reform and opening-up in the new era. “The core of President Xis requirements for the free trade zones is to emancipate the mind and have the courage to make breakthroughs，” said Gao Hang. Meanwhile， the spirit of “having the courage to make breakthroughs” will provide free trade zones with infinite possibilities.

“Two Countries， Twin Parks” will enter a new stage

According to the relevant work plan of Qinzhou Port Area of CFTZ， the following work will be the top priorities of this year： To perfect the plan for international production capacity cooperation between China and Malaysia under the model of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”， implement the policy of supporting birds nest industry， promote the project of “Capital of Birds Nest in the World”， cultivate a transnational industrial system with the import and processing of birds nest as the core， and focus on the industrial cooperation projects under discussion， such as Halal Industrial Park Project， Malaysia Innovation City， etc.

Speaking of the building of “China-ASEAN cooperation demonstration zone”， both China and Malaysia will actively explore and advance the construction of international free trade area under the model of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”， take the lead in exploring the investment facilitation， trade liberalization， financial internationalization， and other fields， further promote bilateral cooperation on “point-to-point” financial channels for opening-up， cross-border E-commerce， data-based free trade area and service trade， and further enhance the level of economic cooperation and trade between China and Malaysia.

“Two Countries， Twin Parks” will register win-win results

Since the establishment of CFTZ， the mechanism of “Two Countries， Twin Parks” has been constantly improved. To further enhance the cooperation between the two sides， Guangxi Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area Administration Committee organized a video meeting for representatives from Qinzhou Port Area of CFTZ and joint ventures， to inform the directors and shareholders of the Malaysian side of relevant information. On top of that， a Joint Board Secretariat （Bureau for Foreign Cooperation and Exchange） was set up to deepen the daily contact and interactive development of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”.

China-ASEAN Panorama Think Tank believed that the establishment of CFTZ would not only inject new vitality into the development of the project of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”， and boost the leapfrog development of CMQIP， but also give stronger momentum to the pragmatic promotion of China-Malaysia cooperation， especially in the era of “post-COVID-19”， when the world calls for sincere international cooperation and practical implementation of specific projects. Therefore， concerted efforts should be made to reach a win-win situation under the flagship project of “Two Countries， Twin Parks”， which is also highly expected by the people of the two sides.