On December 6, the RCEP and Key Countries Friendship People Exchange Meeting and Investment Cooperation Fair co-sponsored by the Shenyang Area Management Committee of China (Liaoning) Pilot Zone and the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association was successfully held in Beijing. Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and other RCEP member countries, the United States, Canada, Germany, France and other key countries, a total of 17 embassies and consulates in China, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Global Special Economic Area Alliance, China-ASEAN Center and other 19 international organizations and business and economic associations, the world's top 500 and other well-known enterprises, Shenyang and domestic business associations, foreign friendship associations, think tanks and representatives of about 80 people attended the meeting.
At the meeting, Gao Feng, Deputy Secretary-General of Shenyang City, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Shenyang Airport Economic Zone, and Wang Xin, President of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association, delivered speeches respectively. Gao Feng said that Shenyang is speeding up the construction of a national central city, building an international central city in Northeast Asia and a new highland for opening up to Northeast Asia, and being the "vanguard" of building an open and cooperative hub in Northeast Asia. Give full play to the role of the Shenyang Free Trade Zone as a "bridgehead" for opening up to the outside world, actively integrate into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), serve the construction of the "Belt and Road" and the Air Silk Road, connect with international economic and trade rules with high standards, firmly seize the strategic opportunity of opening up to the north, and further promote high-level opening-up.
Wang Xin said that the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association, as an important bridge between the world, the market and enterprises, adheres to the responsibility of "serving the world, serving the society, serving members and serving enterprises", adheres to the "innovation and development" as the driving force, constantly expands business areas, continuously improves service capabilities, and plays an important role in communicating with foreign countries and China, communicating with foreign enterprises and Chinese markets, and promoting the healthy development of foreign countries.
With the theme of "Building a New Pattern of Opening-up and Writing a New Chapter of Revitalization", the event included friendly person-to-people exchanges and investment cooperation negotiations. Representatives of all parties praised the event for building an important platform for promoting exchanges and cooperation between RCEP member countries and key countries and localities, so that participants from all over the world can know and love Shenyang, discuss cooperation and development, reach a broad consensus, and achieve positive results. At the event, four relevant experts and entrepreneurs were awarded letters of appointment as regional development consultants of Shenyang Airport Economic Zone. At the meeting, Shenyang city promotion, Shenyang Airport Economic Zone and Shenyang Free Trade Zone and cross-border e-commerce industry promotion were also carried out, a series of key cooperation project signing ceremonies were held, and a number of important cooperation intentions were reached in medical cooperation, meat import, advanced manufacturing projects and other aspects.
This event is an important window period for the Shenyang Free Trade Zone to seize development opportunities, promote policy communication, facility connectivity, unimpeded and financial integration with RCEP member countries and key economic and trade cooperation countries, show an open image, release favorable policies, and strengthen investment promotion. The Shenyang Area of the Free Trade Zone will take this event as an opportunity to take the initiative to align with international high-standard economic and trade rules, and promote all parties from all countries to share the opportunities of China's large market, institutional opening-up, and deepening international cooperation.
In the future, the Shenyang Area of the Free Trade Zone will adhere to the principles of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, gather more consensus on openness, closely follow the target positioning of Liaoning's "six regions" in the new era, take the initiative to play an important role in serving and integrating into the new development pattern, promote the construction of an open economy, jointly draw a blueprint for international economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, help Shenyang build an international central city in Northeast Asia, and Liaoning into a hub for opening up and cooperation in Northeast Asia, and strive to write a new chapter in the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China.
丨***Shenyang release.
丨**Editor: Wu Jian.