Xiamen missed the third expansion of Freeport to complete function jump

Since 1980, the Xiamen Special Economic zone has been "set up for Taiwan" and has released a climate of economic and social life because of tax concessions and the "first trial" of various reforms.　　In the eyes of Huang Xianzhi, deputy director of Xiamen Economic Research Institute, in the following 30 years Xiamen SEZ has experienced three "expansion areas", each of which is accompanied by the emergence of new historical opportunities. The first was extended from the Lake processing zone to the whole island in 1984, expanding from 2.5 sq km to 131 square kilometres.　　But the "Free port" plan which was opened by this expansion area has been aborted several times because of Xiamen people's "thought is not enough liberation". The second "expansion" is 1989-1992, the State Council approved the establishment of Xiamen outside the island Haicang, Xing Lin, Jimei 3 Taiwanese investment areas, enjoy the economic policy of the SAR, the area from 131 square kilometers expansion to 550 square kilometers.　　But the economic cooperation and social intercourse of Taiwan are always subject to the fluctuation of political situation, so it is difficult to get a breakthrough before the new century. The third time this year the State Council approved the extension of the scope of Xiamen Special Economic Zone to Xiamen City, the island of Jimei, Haicang, Tongan, Xiang ' an 4 areas into the SAR, the area of the SAR to 1573 square kilometers. And this time as "the Straits West Bank Economic Zone" the leading Xiamen, announced will establish "the Cross-strait Regional Financial Service Center".　　For the opportunity once again given by history, can Xiamen catch the ship and complete the function jump? The first experimental lake in the lake was still an obscure small fishing village, dubbed "Xiamen's Pi, Siberia."　　October 15, 1981, the Xiamen Special Economic Zone broke ground in the lake, the "first gun." Xiamen Island as the most densely populated streets, now slightly dilapidated Lake Boulevard is experiencing a "facelift" ——— its two sides of the old plant in 2010 to complete the overall transformation. "With characteristics, high grade, tax large corporate headquarters, research and development departments and other modern services such as cultural and creative industries stationed in the future of the Lake Avenue will be hit on both sides of the" tens of billions of revenue, 1 billion tax, "the emerging industry belt.　　"The Lake Street party committees secretary Gao Bizing said."　　This row of general, Jinlong, Xiamen, Branch Rong and other well-known enterprises of the industrial street, it is Xiamen's first special Economic Zone Center belt, the first foreign-funded enterprises, the first investment of Taiwanese businessmen, the first outside the signing of a single is born here. October 1980, the State Council formally approved the establishment of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone. At that time, the "SAR" was only a 2.5 sq km of barren sandy land in the Lake village of the northwest corner of Xiamen Island.　　At that time, the lake is still a little-known small fishing village, was dubbed "Xiamen's Pi, Siberia," Xiamen Special Economic Zone Management committee leaders and engineers in the Sweet potato field shuttle, because the ground often snakes, each hand also need to take a bamboo stick to prevent snakes.　　October 15, 1981, the Xiamen Special Economic Zone broke ground in the lake, this is the famous "Lake first gun" opened the history of Xiamen. Deng Xiaoping said in his 1991 visit to Shanghai: "1980The four special economic zones are mainly considered in terms of geographical conditions.　　"From Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen from the start of the Special Economic Zone, the original intention is" geographical proximity to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia and other overseas capital gathering areas, through a series of special tax and regulatory policies to attract foreign capital, the development of processing trade, vitalize to achieve the reform and opening up. " The most special policy of the SAR and Pu District is the income tax concession. "Xiamen Economic Research Institute deputy Director Huang Xianzhi said."　　In the Special economic Zone, two years ' tax exemption and third year's taxation are halved, and the enterprise income tax is levied at 15% of the tax rate only half of the tax rate in the private sector. 1982, the first foreign-owned enterprise Inhua floor tile factory settled in the lake processing zone, become foreign investors into the Xiamen Special Economic Zone "the first ants." Xiamen Special Economic Zone was committed to the introduction of Hong Kong capital, overseas, foreign capital, the establishment of "funded".　　To the end of 1983, the city introduced a total of "funded" project 22, the actual use of foreign capital of 7.94 million U.S. dollars.　　During this period, Xiamen's airport, the East Ferry pier, water projects and other infrastructure construction also began to use the Kuwait Arab Economic Development Foundation, the World Bank and the Japan Cooperation Fund and other foreign institutions of the loans, but also the use of domestic bank loans for the Lake Processing Area road and plant construction. SEZs also mean having first-test power over many reforms. May 1, 1985, Xiamen in the country took the lead in the elimination of aquatic products and poultry eggs ration supply method, open prices. Xiamen former restructuring director, the director of the Planning Commission Zheng Jinxiang top of the public abuse of pressure, two on the radio to the city "shouted." "The SAR is the experimental plot of market economy, what is market economy?" At least prices have to revolve around value and market volatility, as Marx says.　　"Zheng Jinxiang said. In 1984, when the Xiamen SEZ extended to the whole island, the State Council's 85th article made it clear that Xiamen could issue bonds and stocks. It was not until 1992, when Comrade Xiaoping spoke in the south, that Xiamen really acted. This year May 23, Xiamen City restructuring formally approved the reform of the stock market after the Xiamen automobile, Teda, marine fishery, dragon Boat industry four enterprises to publicly issue shares.　　And when the June 20 Xiamen Lakeside South Road to sell stock subscription coupons on the scene people began to line up all night Long, Shanghai and Shenzhen has already set off a stock market frenzy.　　The dream of "free Port" 1985 surname "the capital" the surname "the Society" the dispute, 1994 Special Zone also wants "the special" to go down the dispute causes the Xiamen "Freeport" the plan to run aground twice, until 2005 only then had a small breakthrough. The Xiamen Special Economic Zone, established in 1980, is only 2.5 sq km.　　1981, the Thai overseas Chinese Li Hing to Fujian Provincial party committee suggested that Xiamen into a "free port" as Hong Kong and Macao, in order to obtain greater development space, the proposal was the Fujian provincial party secretary Xiangnan attention. During Deng Xiaoping's visit to Xiamen in February 1984, Xiangnan proposed to Deng Xiaoping that XiamenThe two recommendations of the SAR to extend to the whole island and become a free port. The so-called "free port" means to achieve "freedom of movement of personnel, free access to goods, free exchange of money."　　The following year the State Council approved the "document 85th" agreed to Xiamen "gradual implementation of certain free port policy", which is regarded as central to Xiamen sez unique "sword". The scope of the special Economic Zone in Xiamen expanded from 2.5 square kilometers to 131 square kilometers, which is regarded as the "second opening" of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone.　　"This is to develop the economy of southeast China, especially to strengthen the work of Taiwan, promote the reunification of the motherland, and make important deployment." But how to implement certain "free port policies"? From the center to the place, no one has experience.　　Xiamen Municipal Government organized from Beijing and Fujian province, Xiamen more than 100 experts, set up "Xiamen City Economic and Social Development Strategy Research Office", ready to come up with a specific implementation report to the Central report. However, 1985 years ago, some people opposed to the construction of the SAR, the surname "capital", "social" competition is also rampant.　　This makes the research results around the "free port" ——— "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy ——— 1985-2000" finally did not become a reality. After Deng Xiaoping's second South tour in 1992, the dispute between the surname "the capital" and "the Society" was settled. Once the dust-laden "free port" has once again become the key words of Xiamen future plans.　　This year, Xiamen City's "government report" put forward "to seize the opportunity to speed up the implementation of certain policies of Freeport", and unequivocally put forward "to build the Xiamen Special Economic Zone into a socialist ' Hong Kong," with 20 years to catch up with the Asian ' tigers '. The voice of criticism accuses the Xiamen leadership of "The thought is not liberated, the courage is not big enough, Xiamen SEZ this one biggest advantage has not been able to give full play to come out".　　Xiangnan, who has stepped down from the party secretary of Fujian province, also called on a "speeding up Xiamen SEZ Reform and Opening-up Seminar" in 1993: Xiamen should play the banner of Free port, "Comrade Xiaoping inspected Xiamen for nearly 10 years, we should never disappoint his expectations".　　Unexpectedly, 1994 again appeared a special zone also want to "special" down the debate, on the "free port" of the hot discussion in Xiamen was frozen again.　　Until 2005, Xiamen Xiangyu bonded Logistics Park, the first phase of the project through acceptance, seal operation, has no longer a rare "free port" in Xiamen has a small breakthrough, at this time, has passed 21 years.　　To Taiwan exchange ups and downs in 1990, Formosa Plastics Group chairman Wang Yung-ching in Xiamen Haicang Development and construction of a major project "901 Project", in Taiwan set off a burst of "king Whirlwind", led the Taiwanese compatriots to visit the mainland investment fever. Many Xiamen people have said that the Xiamen Special Economic Zone is "set up by Taiwan."　　Since the reform and Opening-up, Xiamen has played an important role in exchanging exchanges with Taiwan. Xiamen and Fujian's history of attracting Taiwanese capital can be divided into three stages. Li Fei, deputy director of the Taiwan Research Center at Xiamen University, said, "from the late 80 's, attractingMiddle and lower industrial production of small and medium-sized enterprises to the Straits West Bank set up processing export base, to the 90 's focus on attracting the supply of raw materials in the upstream industrial manufacturers, into 21st century and strive for the introduction of High-tech manufacturers. "Xiamen sez" for Taiwan and set up, the 1979 New Year's Day "Sue Taiwanese compatriots book" published, Xiamen to Taiwan's work took place from the "Coastal Defense combat preparedness Front" to "cross-strait exchanges at the forefront of" the major changes.　　However, due to the complex political situation, cross-strait economic and social contacts from the outset faced many obstacles. Taiwan has set many hurdles to not allow Taiwanese to invest directly in the mainland. "Xiamen Golden Gate Compatriots Association executive vice President Huberchin said."　　Some Taiwanese businessmen remit funds to the United States, Japan and Hong Kong, China, and so on, and then invest in Xiamen after a makeover.　　The two sides have not liberalized their relatives, and Hong Kong has once again become an important transit point, and the people of Kinmen have to see the villagers on the other side before they go to Taipei, then to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to the mainland, or to the mainland folks to come to Hong Kong to meet him.　　1985 Xiamen has the first Taiwanese-owned enterprise, Xiamen has approved 112 Taiwanese-funded enterprises in 1989, the total investment of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars, "but the financial, real estate, High-tech Enterprises have not liberalized, large enterprises are also restricted." After the opening of family visits in 1987, in 1990, the chairman of Formosa Plastics Group, Wang Yung-ching in Xiamen Haicang Development and construction of a major project "901 Project", in the island of Taiwan set off a "king Whirlwind", led the Taiwanese compatriots to visit the mainland investment fever.　　Taiwan authorities have also been forced to announce this year that Taiwanese manufacturers are allowed to take part in business trips and trade fairs in the mainland. 1989-1992, the State Council approved the establishment of Xiamen outside the island Haicang, Xing Lin, Jimei 3 Taiwanese investment areas, enjoy the economic policy of the SAR. "The area of the SAR can be seen as expanding from 131 sq km to 550 sq km, which is the third small opening of Xiamen."　　"Xiamen Economic Research Institute deputy Director Huang Xianzhi said."　　January 2, 2001, when Ren Jinmen County County Magistrate Oregano led the whole county 180 people, take two passenger liners from Kinmen Hillo direct flights to Xiamen, docked peace Dock; 4 days later, 91 of Fujian's Kinmen compatriots arrived at Kinmen from the Peace dock. In isolation for more than half a century, the Xiamen (door) Gold (door) Two of the maiden voyage opened the so-called "small tee" prologue.　　Since then, Kinmen, Matsu and Fujian coastal goods and personnel can directly contact. After the opening of the "Big Three-links" of the "Mail, Commerce and navigation" of the Taiwan Strait in 2008, the opening of a large number of ports has increased the openness of other local ports "power", and Xiamen has lost its status as a solo show. However, Li Fei, deputy director of the Taiwan Research Center at Xiamen University, saw that the sailing time in the past from Xiamen to Keelung Port was about 10 days after transit through Hong Kong, and that the sailing time was only 2 days after the cross-strait direct shipping. This will greatly reduce the cost of transportation, the ' Big Three-way ' to Xiamen, the opportunity is greater than the challenge. "And in the third wave of Taiwanese investment after 2000 years,, due to the lack of a complete industrial chain, the majority of technology-intensive industries represented by electronic information were transferred to the Yangtze River Delta region, and the effect of attracting Taiwanese capital in the southern Fujian-Xiamen-Quanzhou Triangle area began to decline compared with the previous two waves.　　In particular, after entering the new century, the state gradually abolished the special economic zone of Xiamen's income tax concessions, "special zone" is not "special", Xiamen began to seek "Xiamen Gold free Trade Zone" and other institutional arrangements to add new impetus to development. "Sea West" New Voyage "ECFA is the WTO, Hercynian (region) is Super ECFA, Xiamen is super Hercynian." ECFA signed, Xiamen can do, ECFA did not sign, Xiamen can also first try to play a ' policy test ' function. "This June, the State Council approved the extension of the scope of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone to Xiamen City, will be outside the island of Jimei, Haicang, Tongan, Xiang ' an 4 areas into the SAR area." This expansion area, the area of Xiamen SEZ will expand from 131 square kilometers to 1573 square kilometers, "grow up" 11 times times. "This is the largest scope of the Xiamen SEZ, but also the country with the ' Strait West Bank Economic Zone ' construction of a strategic step."　　"Xiamen Economic Research Institute deputy Director Huang Xianzhi said." Xiamen Municipal party secretary Yu Weiguo also regarded the expansion as a "new milestone in the history of the development of Xiamen Special Economic Zone": Xiamen will seize this rare historical opportunity, pioneering and innovative, dare to break through and achieve a new leap in scientific development. "In 2004, Fujian province proposed the establishment of the" Strait West Bank Economic Zone ", facing Taiwan, relying on Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Wenzhou, Shantou, 5 major cities to establish regional Economic Community.　　May 2009 Hercynian Construction up to the national strategy, the central "up", approved and Fuzhou adjacent Pingtan trial Port construction, Xiamen's "Free port" dream finally spend another. June 29, 2010, Arats and SEF signed the framework Agreement on Cross-strait Economic Cooperation (ECFA Agreement) in Chongqing. August 18, the agreement passed the vote of the Taiwan legislature.　　The economic relations between the two sides are officially on the institutional track, which also provides an opportunity for the new development of Xiamen. After signing the ECFA agreement on Trade in goods, trade in services and investment, Xiamen soon announced that it would set up a "cross-strait Regional financial Services Centre" to attract more Taiwanese financial companies to land.　　The media said that for this newly expanded special Economic zone, this is the signing of the ECFA, they in the Strait West Coast economic zone to become a veritable "leader" of an important step. "ECFA is a super WTO, Hercynian is Super ECFA, Xiamen is super Hercynian." ECFA signed, Xiamen can do, ECFA did not sign, Xiamen can first try to play a ' policy experiment ' function, for cross-strait economic cooperation to make a new unique contribution.　　Li Fei, deputy director of the Taiwan Research Center at Xiamen University. As early as 2002, Xiamen began to play a first-try role in cross-strait financial cooperation. In July, ICBC Xiamen Branch and the Taiwan Changhua Bank took the lead in completing the first more than 50 years of the cross-straitSub-direct remittance business.　　In the September 2009, Xiamen Commercial Bank, which has a Taiwanese-funded background, changed its name to Xiamen Bank, and planned to develop into a medium-sized bank with rapid growth in 3 years to achieve regional market layout. In addition to the financial industry, Xiamen introduced a Taiwan-funded insurance corporate institutions also made a breakthrough. Successively in 2008, 2009 and Taiwan Life Insurance Company established joint venture, and the introduction of Taiwan Fubon Gold Control group to set up a financial security company headquarters.　　Xiamen, the country's 5 Taiwan-funded insurance companies, accounted for 2, and the state of Taiwan-funded insurance agencies gathered in the initial appearance. At present, Xiamen's economic development stage is not suitable for direct docking of Taiwan's industrial projects. "Huang Xianzhi thinks. In 2007, in the public protests, Xiamen stopped the construction of Taiwan-funded PX factory relocated to Zhangzhou, is a clear example. Xiamen should focus on the construction of a high-end services centre on the western side of the strait, especially the financial sector. After years of hesitated, Xiamen has finally ushered in a new starting point.　　As in the past, the future will still be in the hands of the people of Xiamen. Co-ordinating: South All reporter Wang Ying: South all reporter Wu Shan