Dynamic Chengdu Opening Economic Powerhouse in Inland China 经济活力 成都建设内陆开放型经济高地

The 13th Five-Year Plan Period is key to the development of “ Belt and Road Initiative.” As a strategically important city for the “Silk Road Economic Belt” , “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” and Yangtze River Economic Zone, Chengdu is seizing the important development opportunities and accelerating its pace of globalization.

Statistics shows that by now, 271 Fortune Global 500 companies have made business presence in the city, which is now accelerating the construction of a national inland pilot free trade zone, the Sino-Korea Innovation and Startup Park, Sino-Germany (Pujiang) Small and Medium Enterprises Cooperation Park and Sino-France Eco-Quarter.

According to the blueprint, Chengdu will build itself into an international metropolis by 2025.

Currently, most of the Fortune Global 500 Companies which have settled in the city are from G20 member countries.

In 2015, Chengdu’s GDP hit over RMB1 trillion. Its total investment in fixed assets ranked fourth and amount of foreign investment in actual use ranked second among all deputy-provincial cities in China. Between January and April, the city introduced 84 major projects (including those with expanded investment) valued at RMB104 billion.

With a solid industrial foundation, well-built infrastructure for logistics, attractive policies and huge market potential, the city is becoming an ideal destination for investment and talent in western China.

To integrate itself into the global economy, Chengdu, focusing on institutional innovation, and the development of the “Road and Belt Initiative” and Yangtze River Economic Belt, is now stepping up its efforts to become a national inland pilot free trade zone.

Through deepening reform and institutional innovation, further streamlining administrative review and approval procedures, and delegating power to lower administrative levels, the city has created a more business-friendly and people-oriented environment. Now, licenses and certificates can be issued to businesses, companies or enterprises within one working day, and the time for customs clearance has been cut by 30%. A survey carried out by Price Waterhouse Coopers shows the city has made remarkable achievements in its administrative reform from which most companies and enterprises have benefited much.

So far, the city has concluded most reforms of the 35 proposed by the State Council, which involve management of investment, trade facilitation, financing, institutional innovation of customs control and inspection and quarantine. Now, the city is making great efforts to finish, within one to two years, the reforms of the systems for social credibility, information sharing and comprehensive enforcement of administrative law.

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成都高新综合保税区

Chengdu hi-tech comprehensive bonded zone

一汽大众生产线

Production lines at FAW-Volkswagen’s Chengdu plant       

“十三五”时期是“一带一路”建设从起步到提速的关键时期。作为“一带一路”和长江经济带的战略支点城市，成都迎来了重要的发展机遇。抓住这一机遇，在经济全球化的大背景下立足自身实际，找准参与“一带一路”建设的切入点，成都责无旁贷。

航线越开越多，“蓉欧+”越跑越远……随着对外通道建设快速推进，成都对外开放的空间不断扩大，参与国际分工和全球交换的深度与广度不断提升，城市经济活力也在与日俱增。

数据显示，目前，已有271家世界500强企业来蓉投资落户，争创中国（成都）内陆自贸区工作正紧锣密鼓地展开，中韩、中德、中法三大国际合作园区建设也在有序推进……作为中国西部内陆的“盆地”，成都正逐渐成为内陆开放型经济的“高地”。

不仅如此，在不远的将来，一幅美好的画卷已经展开，以融入“一带一路”行动为抓手，成都将深入实施国际化城市建设“2025规划”，即到2025年，成都的国际化城市核心功能不断强化，外向型经济发展更加深入，城市综合实力和经济社会发展质量显著提升，城市要素聚集能力和辐射能力进一步增强，国际往来更加频繁，宜人城市品质更加鲜明，具有千年历史的成都将不断焕发出新的活力。

当前，世界500强企业已经有超过一半的企业落户成都，达到271家，企业数量、投资额和行业面均居中西部城市之首，大量企业均来自G20成员国。

其中，作为G20成员国之一，同时也是全球拥有世界500强企业最多的国家，美国的企业与成都合作保持着良好的态势，在蓉落户的美国世界500强企业已经有60家，数量高居各国首位。就在今年一季度，美国2家世界500强企业——排名第14的伯克希尔-哈撒韦公司、排名第483名的贝克休斯双双与成都“牵手”，再次壮大了落户成都的世界500强企业阵容。

投资吸引力，数据最能“说话”。2015年，成都实现地区生产总值过万亿，固定资产投资在全国副省级城市中排名第4位；实际利用外资在全国副省级城市中排名第2位。而今年1—4月，全市又新签约引进重大项目（含增资）84个，总投资1035.47亿元人民币。其中，世界500强企业投资项目7个，总投资121.3亿元人民币。

今天的成都，凭借雄厚的产业基础，便利的物流条件，优良的政策环境和巨大的潜在市场，正成为中国西南地区最具国际投资吸引力的城市，国内外企业抢占中国西部市场的战略制高点，跨国企业投资中国西部的首选地。

争创内陆自贸试验区，是构建开放型经济新体制的重大抓手。成都提出争创内陆自由贸易试验区，就是要顺应全球化经济治理新格局，以制度创新为核心，以长江经济带成渝城市群为支撑，充分发挥成都“一带一路”重要节点城市作用和向西向南“贸易走廊”地缘优势，打造我国立足内陆服务全国，承东启西辐射亚欧的战略载体，培育内陆地区参与国际竞争与合作新优势，构建全方位开放新格局，探索开放型经济新体制。

如今，成都通过发扬不等不靠创新精神，以体制机制创新为核心，着力简政放权、放管结合，加快政府职能转变，进一步深化改革，激发市场主体活力，努力营造更加国际化、市场化、法治化的营商环境，成效已初步显现：证照办理时间由4-5个工作日缩减至1个工作日，通关时间已平均缩短70%以上……由普华永道开展的第三方调查评估结果显示，成都改革成效明显，受到绝大多数受访企业的高度赞赏。改革使在蓉投资企业广泛受益，成都不仅积极推进“65号文”要求在全国推广的改革事项，还大胆创新，根据当地实际情况，先行先试，收到了良好效果。

截至目前，在《国务院关于推广中国（上海）自由贸易试验区可复制改革试点经验的通知》中提出的35项改革事项中，由国务院有关部委负责复制推广的投资管理领域、贸易便利化领域、金融领域、海关特殊监管区制度创新、检验检疫制度创新等29项改革事项成都已完成27项，剩下2项改革将按照国家相关部委统一部署积极推进；另由地方政府借鉴推广的建立社会信用体系、信息共享和综合执法制度等6项改革事项正在加快推进，力争用1至2年时间在全国率先完成。