Shanghai Lingang New Area takes new steps in high-quality development
Shanghai, August 21st (Xinhua) - On August 20th, the Lingang New Area of China's Pilot Free Trade Zone celebrated its 4th anniversary. In the past four years, the average annual growth of gross domestic product of the new area is 21.2%, the average annual growth of gross industrial output above designated size is 37.8%, the average annual growth of fixed assets investment of the whole society is 39.9%, the average growth of total imports and exports is 44%, and the average annual growth of taxes is 16.2%.
Further deepening of high-level reform and opening up. Over the past four years, a total of 102 typical institutional innovation cases have been formed in the new area. A number of major functional platforms are accelerating construction, and the international reinsurance business platform has officially landed. Enterprises are accelerating their efforts to "bring in" and "go out", with the proportion of actual foreign investment and outward direct investment in the city increasing from 2.6% and 10.2% in 2020 to 8.6% and 15% in 2022, respectively.
The trend of high-quality development has been further consolidated. Accelerate the construction of an industrial development pattern with technological innovation as the endogenous driving force, advanced manufacturing as the important support, and modern service industry as the characteristic advantage. In terms of technological innovation, a group of high-level laboratories, science and technology innovation platforms, characteristic incubators, and technological innovation enterprises have been gathered to promote the formation of a full chain and full process technological innovation system that runs through "basic innovation application innovation technology enterprise cultivation". In terms of cutting-edge industries, efforts are being made to build a "6+2" cutting-edge industry system. The annual output value of the intelligent new energy vehicle industry has exceeded 230 billion yuan, and the integrated circuit industry has formed a full industry chain ecosystem. Over the past 4 years, a total of over 500 cutting-edge industry projects have been signed, involving an investment of approximately 563 billion yuan. In terms of modern service industry, efforts will be made to develop emerging service industries such as emerging finance, high-end shipping services, digital trade, and technology trade.
Further enhance the functions of high-quality cities. Guided by talent demand, we will implement the "talent nest building project" and strengthen service guarantees for talent to purchase and rent houses. Over the past four years, a total of about 58000 talents have been introduced, with an average annual growth rate of 128.5%. Efforts will be made to strengthen the matching of educational resources, ensure the educational needs of talented children, establish a number of high-level schools, and implement high-level medical, commercial, and cultural tourism resources, continuously improving the transportation system.
Chen Jinshan, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Lingang New Area, introduced that Lingang New Area has always maintained the strength of opening up, the intensity of reform, and the momentum of development, taking new steps towards high-quality development.