Development zone to revitalize Northeast China
By Song Mengxing ( China Daily )
2015-03-13
The Changchun-Jilin demonstration zone will also strengthen the foreign trade and economic cooperation of Jilin province.
It will make full use of the Changchun Xinglong Free Trade Zone, build an inland port, set up designated checkpoints for imported and exported goods including meat and fruits, and build a new external logistics channel for Jilin province.
It will seek to attract funds and technologies from developed countries and regions and strive to develop export-oriented industries.
Based on the necessity of Northeast China' revitalization and cooperation among Northeast Asian countries and regions, the demonstration zone will serve business events and businessmen and build itself as a gathering area for the headquarters of Northeast Asian multinational enterprises and a specialty industrial park.
The demonstration zone in Changchun will also step up external cooperation in science and technology.
It plans to be a Northeast Asian science and technology innovation center by guiding scientific and technological cooperation among universities, research institutes, high-tech enterprises in Jilin province and in other countries.
It will attract advanced technologies in electronics, new materials, biotechnology and petrochemical engineering and environmental protection.
It will also host events including trade fairs for scientific and technological achievements, displays of scientific and technological products, scientific and technology forums as well as attracting investment.
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The Changchun-Jilin Industrial Innovation and Development Demonstration Zone will facilitate economic integration in Northeast China. [Photos provided to China Daily] |
It will further improve the Chuangchun Xinglong Free Trade Zone, China Tumen River Region (Hunchun city) International Cooperation Demonstration zone, China-Singapore Jilin Food Zone, Northeast Asian International Logistics Park and Northeast International Science and Technology Innovation Center.
The demonstration zone will also attempt to win the support of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and countries near Jilin province, including Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia, to set up consulates or permanent offices of consulates to facilitate exchanges between Jilin and those countries.
It plans to hold large international conventions and exhibitions for Northeast Asian countries and regions including summit conferences and mayoral forums. It will also ask for support from the central government in China to attract Northeast Asian international and regional organizations.
It will set up living quarters for foreign residents from Northeast Asia and provide them with services including bilingual education and a cultural infrastructure with national characteristics to attract talent and investors as well as facilitate cooperation between the demonstration zone, Jilin province and other Northeast Asian countries.
Jiang Chaoliang, governor of Jilin province, is heading a coordination and promotion team for the construction of the Changchun-Jilin demonstration zone.
The team is in charge of coordinating the development of the zone and ensuring the implementation of its overall and specific plans.
Group members of the team will also coordinate the layout of major industries, infrastructure and preferential policies.
Areas within the zone will cooperate on industrial layout, soliciting foreign capital and investment, the establishment of platforms; scientific and technological innovation, construction of infrastructure, and the development and use of talent to better integrate resources in different areas and push overall development of the zone.
