Moving towards beauty! Pudong City Image Film and "Foreigners Watch Free Trade" Series Special Films Released, Keeping Up with the Times, Joining Hands with Pudong

Pudong Moment

Shared Future in Pudong

The tide rises in the East, and the sound of Pudong spreads for thousands of miles. On September 19th, the press conference for the "Pudong Moment - Shared Future in Pudong" urban image film and the "Foreigners Looking at Free Trade" series of special films was held at the Pudong Art Museum.

Hangzhou Yingwei, Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Deputy Secretary of the Pudong New Area Party Committee, and District Mayor, Ma Xiaohong, Deputy Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Huang Wei, Member of the Pudong New Area Party Committee Standing Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department, and Li Rong, Vice President of Shanghai Culture, Radio, Film and Television Group Co., Ltd. and Chairman of First Financial Group, attended the press conference.

In Pudong, a shared future:

A city that keeps up with the times

In one second, the total computing power of the "Siyuan-1" computer group at Li Zhengdao Research Institute reached 6000 trillion times; 45 seconds, one vehicle from Shanghai Tesla Super Factory was taken offline; 60 seconds, Pudong New Area's foreign trade import and export amounted to 4.69 million yuan; 60 seconds, C919 flies 15000 meters; In 60 seconds, 139 tourists visited Shanghai International Tourism Resort

What is teleportation? It is a minute, a second, or a dimension of observation. After more than 30 years of development, Pudong has transformed from an agricultural dominated area into a modern new city with concentrated functions, complete elements, and advanced facilities. In an instant, the world can better perceive the vitality and energy of Pudong; In an instant, Pudong is becoming more closely connected to the world.

In the blink of an eye, Pudong has always kept pace with the world. The reform and opening up of Pudong has not stopped, with a negative list of foreign investment access, a registration confirmation system for market entities, a commitment to enter the market as soon as possible, a high-level intellectual property protection system, a single window for international trade, and a one card system for cultural, sports, and tourism, all of which have made development more dynamic, dynamic, and attractive.

In an instant, the innovation rainforest is thriving, and the scale of integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals, and artificial intelligence industries accounts for a significant proportion of the city. Pudong's three leading industries are accelerating towards world-class industrial clusters.

In the blink of an eye, more enterprises are achieving their dreams. Pudong is actively building a comprehensive demonstration zone for Shanghai's business environment, and marketization, rule of law, and internationalization have enabled various enterprises to pursue their dreams.

Creating a Charming Paradise in the blink of an eye, cultural and sports facilities such as Shenyuan, Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai Planetarium, Pudong Library, China Art Palace, Pudong Art Museum, Wangjiangyi, Shanghai Library East, Pudong Football Stadium, Lala Baodu Shopping Mall, Qiantan Taikoo Li, Mercedes Benz Cultural Center, and other leisure and entertainment, fashion consumption landmarks, as well as international events such as the Archery World Cup and Shanghai Half Marathon, showcase the infinite brilliance of traditional and modern Pudong.

Four chapters, using the blink of an eye as a metronome, connect the exciting moments of Pudong's reform and opening up, technological innovation, business environment, and quality of life. Each chapter adds butterfly changes in the blink of an eye, transforming from quantitative aggregation to qualitative transformation, making Pudong one of the most attractive places in the world.

In the image film, scientists, entrepreneurs, scholars, designers, athletes and other Chinese and foreign figures tell stories of their work and life in Pudong, their new understanding and future expectations of the city. The open and inclusive charm of Pudong attracts them.

"Over the years, our development has been very fast and good, and this is a very high-quality business environment." As Lei Huanli, the President of Covestro China, said, "I have a message for foreign friends: if you are not in Pudong yet, come quickly!"

In Pudong, growing together:

A series of vivid and vivid foreign diaries

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Under the guidance of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and the Municipal Party Committee External Propaganda Office, the Pudong New Area Party Committee Propaganda Department is leading the planning and production of a series of special films on "Foreigners Watching Free Trade", telling the story of free trade in the eyes of 10 foreigners who have witnessed, witnessed, and created the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.

10 episode feature films, after more than 200 days of interviews and filming, visited more than 20 foreign nationals in five major areas including Waigaoqiao, Lujiazui, Jinqiao, Zhangjiang, and the World Expo, and ultimately selected 10 of them to film and produce a series of feature films.

Michael, the General Manager of Shanghai New International Expo Center, said with deep emotion, "The Free Trade Zone has provided many preferential policies, and I am very confident that in the next 10 to 20 years, more and more companies will seek to invest in Pudong.". Pang Jiade, Managing Partner of the German Business Center at Ernst&Young Greater China, stated that "the opening up of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to the outside world has provided greater flexibility for consulting services.". Fernando Sanchez, CEO of Shanghai Paidile Sports and Culture Development Co., Ltd., admitted that "the free trade zone is highly attractive to foreigners, international investors, and multinational enterprises, and Shanghai's sports industry has unlimited potential.".

"Zhangjiang is a great place for scientific research and a research network composed of different research institutions," said Wadim Grienko, a scholar at the Li Zhengdao Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Alex Zavoronkov, founder and CEO of Yingsi Intelligence, bluntly stated that "setting the company's R&D headquarters in Zhangjiang, Pudong is one of the best decisions we have ever made.".

"The Shanghai Free Trade Zone has formed a link between Eastern and Western cultures," said Scott, Project Director of GKN Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. Chris Hardy, the chief designer of the East Library of Shanghai Library, said, "The library is a gift from the city to its citizens, and it is also a gift that I have left for this city.". Kan Kuangyan, Managing Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Marine Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., said, "The world looks at China, China looks at Shanghai, Shanghai looks at Pudong, I love Shanghai, I love Pudong very much.".

I am very much looking forward to the next 10 years in China, and the door to opening will only continue to widen. The words of Da Fu, the director of the Spanish Pavilion at Waigaoqiao's "Global Gathering," represent the voices of foreign entrepreneurs. Kang Huate, General Manager of Shanghai Bolaike Xinyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has lived in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone for 10 years. He said that our future is not only "for China", but also "for the world".

In Pudong, enjoy the world:

An invitation letter inviting the world to learn about Pudong

"This year marks the 45th anniversary of reform and opening up, the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, and the 2nd anniversary of the release of the Central Leading Zone Opinion. Marketization, legalization, and internationalization are increasingly becoming the most distinctive features of Pudong. Pudong is becoming a hot spot for global enterprises to compete, a stage for entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams and fulfill their dreams, and a charming paradise for a high-quality and beautiful life." Huang Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Pudong New Area Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, expressed the hope that through the release and launch of today's Pudong City Image Film and a series of special films, the world will have a deeper understanding of Pudong, and Pudong will better connect with the world.

The series of promotional videos released today are produced by the Pudong New Area News Office. The person in charge of the district news office introduced that the series of special films will tell the story of "me and the Free Trade Zone" from the perspective of foreigners, which is believed to be more infectious and touching. "We have seen their strong confidence in China's opening up and the development of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The door to the opening up of the Free Trade Zone will only be wider and wider, and the pace of Pudong's opening up will only be larger and larger."

After the press conference, Pudong's city image films will be launched globally, launched on various platforms at home and abroad, hit the city's big screens and media, launched on subway buses, business district buildings, communities, and linked on platforms such as Tiktok, Station B, Ctrip, as well as overseas "Generation Z" clusters such as Facebook and Twitter, making Pudong more shiny, dazzling, and full of possibilities.

Text: Huang Jing

Photography: Wang Kun and Zheng Feng

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