Looking at high-level opening up to the outside world, a first glance from the General Secretary’s port trip
During this inspection in Shandong, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Rizhao Port.
From Yangshan Port in Shanghai to Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang, from Wuhan New Port to Guoyuan Port in Chongqing... Taking a detailed look at General Secretary Xi Jinping’s inspection tours in coastal and riverine provinces over the years, port development has always been a focus of attention.
Between China and the world, the port along the river and the sea is undoubtedly an important fulcrum. During each trip to the port, I focused on the big article of high-level opening up to the outside world.
Hong Kong prospers and connects the world. Use intelligent manufacturing to promote efficient port operation, use digital technology to empower smart port construction, and use scientific and technological innovation to support the development of green ports... High-quality ports are the epitome of China's high-level opening up to the outside world.
The Rizhao Port visited this time has distinctive features of being smart and green. In recent years, Rizhao Port has renovated and upgraded traditional terminals and successfully launched the world's first shore-side open fully automated container terminal, allowing automated rail cranes to travel less and trucks to move freely in the yard, effectively improving quality. efficiency and cost reduction.
"The 'One Belt, One Road' construction is what the people want, and we must promote openness and development within this framework." In April 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection at Tieshan Port in Guangxi. To serve the “Belt and Road” construction, General Secretary Xi Jinping has planned the development of ports from a broader perspective.
The rapid development of ports in the Bohai Rim, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the southwest coast has provided basic support and important guarantees for the construction of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.
"We must solidly promote high-level opening up to the outside world, not only making good use of the global market and resources to develop ourselves, but also promoting the common development of the world." High-level opening up to the outside world is an inevitable requirement for promoting Chinese-style modernization, and is also a powerful driving force for the common development of the world.
Released 24 policies and measures to stabilize foreign investment, tried to expand the scope of unilateral visa-free countries, improved the quality of pilot free trade zones and expanded them to 22, signed 22 free trade agreements with 29 countries and regions, and announced support for high-quality joint construction The eight actions of the “One Belt, One Road”... a high-level road to opening up to the outside world, and China is on a solid path.
High-level opening up to the outside world is inseparable from the connectivity and coordination of domestic resources. Ports are both open gateways and key nodes for domestic circulation. The Rizhao Port inspected this time is not only conveniently connected to more than 100 countries and regions by sea, but also the eastern bridgehead of the Wa-Ri Railway, providing an important logistics channel for high-quality metallurgical coal and thermal coal from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places. .
Chinese ports are dotted along the long coastline. Even though they are located in different directions or even thousands of miles apart, the development ideas are consistent. Shifting his gaze from the east to the south, in 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Xuwen Port in Zhanjiang City, the "number one project" between Guangdong and Hainan, he requested that Xuwen Port be built into a free port connecting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Hainan. A modern water and land transportation comprehensive hub of the trading port.
Each trip to the port not only includes a development plan to strengthen the sea, but also a strategic consideration to lead from one point to another and serve the overall situation with one area. Together, they lead the direction of high-quality construction of my country's ports and promote the pace of my country's high-level opening up to the outside world.
A more open China will form more positive interactions with the world and bring about a more progressive and prosperous China and the world.
