Source: CCTV
CCTV News (News Network): General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries in Xiamen: 'The development of Xiamen is a microcosm of the course China has undergone during its reform and opening-up.' The Special Economic Zone always adheres to the spirit of 'try and try first and dare to be the best in the world'. It has made breakthroughs in various fields such as economy, society and ecology, and achieved a wonderful turn from the frontline of the sea defense to the open front.
This is a city of high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship, new economy, rapid development of new industries, maritime transport, land transport, air transport access to five continents.
This is a city of high-value ecological gardens where people and nature live in harmony.
This is after nearly 40 years of spring rain, reborn, Phoenix Nirvana Xiamen.
In October 1981, with the groundbreaking of the first phase of the Huli Processing Zone project, the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone kicked off and opened the way for pioneering and piloting. It took the lead in implementing the tax-profit diversion reform of state-owned enterprises, and took the lead in establishing a Taiwanese investment zone. Cross-strait direct flights.
Among the series of pioneering reform explorations, the most notable is Xiamen's earliest long-term strategic plan for economic and social development in the country. It was during the presiding time that Xiamen was the standing member of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and deputy mayor Xi Jinping.
The reform is not only advancing in the field of economic construction. A series of new mechanisms and measures to protect the ecological environment have also been explored and practiced in Xiamen.
Wuhu is hailed as Xiamen's 'urban meeting room' and is a symbol of Xiamen's high face value. But more than 40 years ago, it was the 'Longxugou' that was notorious for its reputation.
In 1988, Xi Jinping, then a member of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, deputy mayor, took the lead in the comprehensive management of Penghu, the No. 1 hard spot in Xiamen's pollution control. Since then, he has undergone four large-scale comprehensive remediation projects. Today, there is a lake and clear water. .
Over the years, many successful experiences in the ecological protection and ecological management in Xiamen have been promoted nationwide. The United Nations Development Programme has highly praised Xiamen’s marine ecological restoration work and used it as a demonstration project for the East Asia sea pollution prevention and management demonstration area. Global promotion demonstration.
A total of 343 innovative measures were launched in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone, which has only been on the market for three years. Of these, 49 are nationally pioneered and promote continuous optimization of the business environment.
Xiamen delineated 981 square kilometers of land ecological control lines, accounting for 57.6% of the country's land area, to clear the bottom line for the protection of urban ecological security.
Focusing on economic development, high-quality, high-value ecological environment reform and exploration, Xiamen's economic and social development has entered the fast lane.
Today's Xiamen, the city's GDP increased 280 times over 1978, fiscal revenue increased 817 times, and the urban population increased by 3 million. Towards the future, the Xiamen Special Economic Zone will build a high-quality city of innovation and entrepreneurship at a higher starting point. The value of the ecological garden city.