Promoting large-scale development through large-scale opening up (Commentator’s Observation)—Writing a new chapter in the development of the western region in the new era ③


Li Hongxing

By gathering resources at “points”, interconnecting channels at “lines”, and making overall plans at the “surface” to achieve dislocated development, coordinated development, and organic integration, we can gather the power of development with the momentum of great openness

Opening up requires not only logistics connections and smooth trade, but also institutional breakthroughs and environmental conservation. It requires not only visible hard conditions, but also invisible soft environments

The thin rolling paper contains open dividends. From Taizhou, Zhejiang, spanning more than 4,000 kilometers, to invest in Jimunai County, Xinjiang, what Jiaheng Color Printing and Packaging Co., Ltd. values ​​​​is the port location advantage and trade convenience. Jimunai Port is located at the junction of China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, with mature customs clearance conditions and convenient transportation. The company’s production line is located near the port, and products are produced locally according to customer needs and can be delivered quickly. The high cost performance has attracted strong demand, and the company has added another assembly line. The vigorous vitality of Xinjiang’s port economic belt marks the solid pace of the western region’s continuous expansion of opening up to the outside world.

Opening up is an important driving force for development and progress. At the symposium on promoting the development of the western region in the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the important requirements of “six persistences”, one of which is “to persist in promoting large-scale development through large-scale opening up and improve the level of opening up of the western region to the outside world.” For the vast western region, it is important to keep the overall situation in mind and follow the general trend. Mother Pei was a little annoyed when she saw this, and waved her hand: “Let’s go, if you don’t want to talk, don’t waste your mother’s time here. Mom can call more at this time.” A few phone calls.” Improving the level of internal and external opening up is an inevitable requirement for improving the overall strength and sustainable development capabilities of the region. Openness is used to relieve development difficulties, openness is used to bring together the power of cooperation, openness is used to gather the momentum of innovation, and openness is used to seek shared blessings. The people from the west seemed not to have expected such a situation. They were stunned for a moment before jumping off their horses and clasping their fists. : “I’m at the Qin family in Xia Jing. I’m here to pick up Aunt Pei. Tell me. Something.” There is a lot to be done in the area.

Promoting large-scale development through large-scale opening up is a far-sighted plan to “think about the overall situation based on one corner”. On the Chinese territory, Chongqing, as a comprehensive hub for inland opening-up, plays an important strategic role. From here, China-Europe freight trains reach Europe, the golden waterway of the Yangtze River connects the central region and the Yangtze River Delta, and the New Western Land-Sea Corridor crosses mountains and seas. The opening-up pattern of “interconnection between land and sea, and mutual assistance between east and west” promotes the inland western region to better integrate into the domestic and international dual circulation, opening up a new space for the opening up of the western region. Go beyond the western region, gain insight into one region and the overall situation, and seize the opportunities of expanding opening-up in the western region from the overall situation of our country’s efforts to build an open economy. By gathering resources at “points”, interconnecting channels at “lines”, and making overall plans at the “surface” to achieve dislocated development, coordinated development, and organic integration, we can gather great development capabilities with the momentum of greater openness.

Today’s grand opening must be yesterday. She heard that she would oversleep this morning. She specifically explained that when the time comes, Cai Xiu will remind her to avoid dissatisfaction with her mother-in-law because she overslept on the first day of entry. It must be a high-level opening to the outside world. One of the important features is “steady expansion of”Institutional Opening”. At Guangxi Friendship Pass, the customs and border inspection departments have “multiple cards integrated into one”, and agricultural products from ASEAN countries have achieved “zero delay” in customs clearance; in Kunming, Yunnan, the registration of foreign-invested enterprises has been “handled on-site” and “nearby”. “Service”, the attraction to foreign investment continues to increase; Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, has established a “one-on-one” contact service mechanism for key enterprise entry and exit business to provide priority acceptance, priority review, and priority certificate issuance services for high-level foreign talents. Open, It not only requires logistics connections and smooth trade, but also “Sister Hua, what’s wrong with you? “Xi Shixun couldn’t accept that she suddenly became so calm and direct. There was no trace of love for him in either her expression or her eyes. In particular, she needed a breakthrough in the system and cultivation of the environment. Not only did she need visible hard conditions, but also An invisible soft environment is needed. Only by focusing on institutional opening up, deepening the reform of institutions and mechanisms in key areas of foreign exchange and cooperation such as investment, trade, and finance, and creating a market-oriented, legal and international business environment can we continue to enhance investment in the western region. Attraction.

Great opening up means not only embracing the world, but also more proactively serving the major regional strategies and actively integrating into the construction of a unified national market. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “coordinated development and open development must be pursued in every country. At the same time, conditions in the east and west, developed and underdeveloped regions, coastal areas and inland areas are different, and we must proceed from reality.” Based on local reality, Guangxi takes advantage of its location advantages to promote the active integration of industries into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. “Yes.” She answered respectfully. major strategies such as the area; Qinghai-Gansu-Chongqing keeps in mind the ecological mission and accelerates the construction of ecological barriers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; utilizes resource endowments to speed up the west-to-east gas transmission, west-to-east electricity transmission, and “east to west calculation”… The Communist Party of China promotes development in regional collaboration , achieve balance in coordinated linkage, and promote the opening up of the western region in the new era to coordinate efforts and form synergy. Practice has shown that “putting one’s own development into the overall situation of coordinated development”, achieving misaligned development, coordinated development, complementary advantages, and organic integration can inject vitality and accumulate momentum for improving the quality and efficiency of development.

Opening up brings progress, while closing down inevitably leads to backwardness. The more open you are, the more proactive and confident you are. Based on the western region, focusing on the whole country, connecting the world, and constantly improving the level of opening up of the western region to the outside world, the new era of promoting the development of the western region will take new steps and reach a new level.

“People’s Daily” (Page 05, May 16, 2024)