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October 2020 (the Seventeenth Issue) Guiyang Foreign Affairs Office Guiyang Daily Guiyang and Gui’an New Area Embark on the Journey of Integrated Development

Huaxi University Town in Gui'an New Area (provided by the Office of the Administrative Committee)

The 9th plenary session of the 10th CPC Guiyang Municipal Committee was held on August 7, 2020, during which new deployment was put forward to promote the integrated growth of Guiyang and Gui’an New Area. According to the session, we should follow new development concepts, strive for high-end, green and intensive development, uphold high standards and requirements and accelerate high-level opening up to promote high-quality growth. Following the main line of “building up the city, increasing its popularity, and attracting investment to develop industries”, with the vision of “introduction of quality products and brands for the prosperity of over 100 industries”, we endeavor to develop an economic growth pole in western , a new highland for inland open economy and an ecological civilization demonstration zone.

Why choose integrated development? Profile of Gui’an New Area Gui’an New Area features open development, boost the development of opening up, coordinated and concerted Gui’an New Area is the eighth state-level terrain and convenient location. It plays an its surrounding areas and bring into full reform and innovation, sharing of public new area approved by the State Council on indispensable role in promoting industrial play its leading role as the capital city services, joint protection and treatment of Jan. 6, 2014. Located between Guiyang and development of Province. of the province. It is also conducive to ecological environment, and integrated , Guizhou Province, it’s in the center of the Based on the provincewide development the optimization and restructuring of the advancement of social governance. In Qianzhong Economic Zone with a planned area blueprint, the integrated development layout of Guiyang and Gui’an New Area, this way, it will speed up the construction of 1,795 km². The State Council has designated of Guiyang and Gui’an New Area may their infrastructure interconnectivity, of Guiyang and Gui’an New Area into an the area to play a strategic role in building an help Guiyang effectively expand its differential development of leading economic megacity that firmly practices economic growth pole in western China, a development space, innovate in its urban industries, effective and collaborative new development concepts. new highland for inland open economy and an Construction of a modernized economic system ecological civilization demonstration zone. Over the past five years since its founding, The plenary session required political and civil application of big data, radiation capacity of the Guiyang and Gui’an New Area has managed to set up the that we should vigorously promote build three 100-billion industrial clusters Gui’an. With a strategic span of 10 to 15 framework of pillar industries in no time the development of a real economy centering on data center, electronic years, we endeavor to develop Guiyang with a focus on hi-tech industries led by big that focuses on middle- and high- information manufacturing, software and Gui’an New Area into a consumption data, namely electronic information, high-end end consumption and manufacturing, and information technology services, and manufacturing center, forming a new manufacturing and digital economy. Besides, it and enhance the industrial capacity of and strive to become “China’s Digital pattern comprising an internal economic has formed a big data center cluster represented Guiyang and Gui’an New Area. We Valley”. Moreover, we should go all cycle in and expanding by Huawei, Tencent and Apple Inc. should firmly carry out the strategic action out to create a new inland highland for the export-oriented economy targeting of big data, promote the commercial, economic opening up and enhance the Europe, Central Asia and Africa.

Enhancing sustainability The plenary session pointed it out optimize the ecological space layout, and Gui'an New Area, making it an that it is necessary to explore a path to take even tougher measures for pollution ecological scenic spot in the city. Relying transform ecological advantages into prevention, and promote the growth of on abundant natural resources of mountains economic advantages, and thus to enhance green industries. We should make full use and waters, we shall build a big beautiful the sustainability of Guiyang and Gui’an of the ecological value of the Ahahu Lake, city where the mountains and waters and New Area. Specifically, we should which is located in the center of Guiyang urban scenes blend and set off each other. ▲ Gui’an New Area under construction 今日贵阳 October 2020 2 Editors:Xiang Changtao , Cen Jiwei , Feng Haiyan GUIYANG TODAY Favorable Policies A Favorable Policy Package Contributes to High-quality Development of Gui’an New Area

In February 2020, the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee and Guizhou Provincial People’s Govern- ment issued the Opinions on Supporting the High-quality Development of Gui’an New Area, opening a new chapter for the development of Gui’an New Area. The Opinions explicitly put forward eight favorable policies to infuse robust momentum and provide firm support in the growth of Gui’an New Area, aiming to develop it into an economic growth pole 1.the area is delegated with provincial authority of economic 6.support in electricity in western China, a new use will be shored up highland for inland open administration economy and an ecological Unless otherwise stipulated provincial authority of economic and approval at the provincial Gui’an New Area is supported civilization demonstration by laws, regulations and explicit administration that is not allowed level directly. In addition, in in developing a big data cluster zone. national provisions, relevant to be commissioned or delegated, line with the principle that through continued implementation of preferential electricity price on From then on, relevant provincial authority of economic or in need of holistic balance by powers are commensurate with administration is fully delegated the province, Gui’an New Area responsibilities, the supervision data centers, improvement in the provincial administrative to Gui’an New Area. As for the is authorized to apply for review should be clarified accordingly. layout of major power facilities, and agencies have launched reliable quality power supply. favorable policies for Gui’an New Area. For 2.the integrated development of Guiyang and Gui’an New 7.innovation in personnel example, the Industry and Area should be promoted Information Technology system is encouraged The CPC Working development. Guiyang and Gui’an in terms of industrial blueprint, Department supports Gui’an Gui’an New Area is supported Committee and Administrative New Area are fully encouraged allocation of production factors, New Area in bringing into in employing civil servants for Committee of Gui’an New to adopt unified planning, urban planning and construction, full play its leading role of a certain positions with contracts, and Area are to focus on economic construction and management and social management. national big data cluster, and exploring more flexible approaches developing differentiated to bring in various talents. A separate salary system shall be imposed on industrial clusters with 3.the area’s ability to prevent and defuse risks shall be strengthened unique characteristics; the high-end professionals introduced. Moreover, hi-tech talents from Big Data Development A joint capital contribution Development and Investment are supported in participating mechanism will be established Co., Ltd. together should be in the company’s reform and universities, research institutes and Administration supports the and improved, in which the established and improved. The restructuring. Besides, financial state-owned enterprises should be area in recruiting investment provincial finance authority and provincial finance authority will institutions are encouraged to allowed to work part-time and be in big data, and offering the Administrative Committee contribute a total of RMB 5 extend the term and reorganize paid for the work done. huge support to a selection of Gui’an New Area are to billion to the company by step. the loans and financing of the of quality companies with fund the registered capital Guiyang municipality and state- company so as to reduce the cost 8.support in reform and fast growth and those of the Gui’an New owned enterprises based there of debt repayment. specialized in industries innovation should be with its own distinct stepped up features; the Department 4.fiscal and tax support should be reinforced Gui’an New Area should be of Commerce supports prioritized in pilot programs in areas From 2020 on, the pro- And the effective term of the to 2025. Moreover, the policy such as land, finance, fiscal and tax the area in attracting vincial finance authority will subsidy policy that the excess that the area’s tax revenue to be policies, and ecological protection; industrial investment to allocate RMB 1 billion to the of the area’s fiscal revenue to be taken by the province shall be the area may set up a fault tolerance build itself into a highland development of the Gui’an New taken by the province shall be fully refunded remains effective system to separate mistakes or for utilization of foreign Area for five consecutive years. fully refunded will be extended from 2020 to 2025. errors made in pilot programs from investment; and the misconducts, offenses and violations, Department of Science and and it’s encouraged to pioneer and Technology has released the 5.the support in land use shall be strengthened forge ahead in pilot programs. policy of “Seven Priorities” Gui’an New Area is supported better space for development. The target of balancing the occupation What’s more, the area is supported in to support and infuse robust in optimizing its ecological, annual land use targets of the area and supplement of arable land. All promoting good practices in reform, momentum into the area’s agricultural and urban spaces will be managed separately, and the profits generated from land such as market access and negative list development. during the land-use planning and the provincewide land use will transactions within the area will be adopted in free trade zones, based on adjustment process so as to ensure be coordinated to meet the area’s fully refunded. its actual situation. 今日贵阳 October 2020 Development Process GUIYANG TODAY Editors:Xiang Changtao , Cen Jiwei , Feng Haiyan 3 Key Milestones for Gui’an New Area

Jan 6：The State Council approved the establishment of a state-level Jan 12：The State Council approved the establishment of the Gui’an new area—Gui’an New Area. Free Trade Zone.

Jun 19：The Guizhou Provincial People’s Government approved the Feb 14： Premier Li Keqiang inspected the ad hoc administrative Master Plan of Gui’an New Area, 2013–2030. 2014 center of Gui’an New Area.

Oct 9：The Guizhou Provincial People’s Government issued the Apr： Gui’an New Area was selected among the first pilot cities for Opinions on Issues Concerning Innovation of the Management System of China’s construction of sponge cities. Gui’an New Area, which explicitly confirmed the development of Gui’an Jun 17： President Xi Jinping inspected Gui’an New Area. New Area into a provincial demonstration zone of all-round reform. Sep 28： Gui’an New Area was among the first areas to be approved ：The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the Dec to build a pilot area for national green data center. People’s Republic of China approved the founding of China’s first state-level big data cluster in Guizhou—Guiyang-Gui’an Big Data Oct：Gui’an High-speed Railway Station, the second largest high- Industry Development Cluster. 2015 speed railway station in Guizhou, started construction. Companies based in the Gui’an Electronic Information Industrial Park were put into operation one after another.

Feb： A State Council executive meeting decided to launch a two-year Nov：11 state ministries and commissions including the National pilot project of innovated development of trade in services in 15 areas, Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) jointly announced the and Gui'an New Area was one of them. second group of state-level new comprehensive urbanization pilot areas, launching the pilot project in 73 cities and counties including Gui’an Mar： The Gui’an Free Trade Zone was officially put intooperation. New Area in Guizhou Province.Gui’an New Area was included in the May：Gui’an New Area was selected into China’s first 28 Mass 2016 second group of state-level new comprehensive urbanization pilot areas. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Demonstration Bases. Sep to Dec：Data centers of China Telecom, and China Dem 30：The core segment (Phase I) of the Metro Line S1 in Gui’an Unicom were completed and put into operation. New Area started construction.

Feb：The Gui’an Free Trade Zone (Gui’an Electronic Information Industrial Park) was named a National New Industrialization 2017 Jan 19：The State Council designated Gui’an New Area as a pilot area Demonstration Base. for the reform of three administrative law enforcement systems.

Apr 21：Gui’an New Area won the honorary title of “China’s Most Beautiful May 24：The first supercomputing center of Guizhou was set up in Resort” at the 3rd Summit on National Ecologically Civilized Cities & Tourist Gui’an New Area. Attractions & Experience Exchange Meeting on Beautiful Villages. Jun 14：Gui’an New Area was approved to be a national pilot zone for Apr 25：Nine models of cars made in Gui’an were displayed at the Auto green finance reform and innovation. China 2018. Jun 17：The Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Tencent Data Center in May 3：Gui’an New Area was named the “Best Destination for Gui’an New Area was held. Investment in Data Center” at the China Data Center Industry Conference 2018 in . Jul 12：Apple Inc. set up a data center in Gui’an New Area.

May 28：The Tencent Data Center (Phase I) officially launched soft Aug 2：The Huawei Data Center was officially set up in Gui’an opening. New Area.

Jun：The Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Deepening of the Pilot Program of Innovative Development of Trade in Services announced Gui’an New Area to be the only pilot area for deepening innovated development of trade in services in Guizhou Province. 2019 Feb 25：The substation project of the Apple iCloud China (Gui’an) Data Center started construction.

Mar 27：Gui’an New Area Administration Committee, Guiyang Feb 24：The Opinions of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee & Customs, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. held a MOU signing Guizhou Provincial People’s Government on Supporting High-quality ceremony for strategic cooperation regarding integrated logistics project Development of Gui’an New Area was published. in .

Mar 14：5 projects on construction of interconnected road networks for Apr 9：More than 200 participants attended the Sino-Japan Young the integrated development of Guiyang and Gui’an New Area officially Entrepreneur (Guizhou) Exchange Event on Economics and Trade held started construction. 2020 in Gui’an New Area.

Aug 7： The 9th Plenary Session of the 10th CPC Guiyang Municipal May 24：31 projects worth RMB 71.641 billion for Gui’an New Area Committee proposed accelerated high-quality growth of Guiyang and were signed at the main forum of the Gui’an parallel session of the China Gui’an New Area in accordance with new development concepts. International Big Data Industry Expo 2019. 今日贵阳 October 2020 Investment Attraction 4 Editors:Xiang Changtao , Cen Jiwei , Feng Haiyan GUIYANG TODAY Key Investment attraction projects in Guiyang

ment manufacturing cluster. It’s Guiyang has been accelerating its construction of becoming a pilot home to Hisense TV, Guizhou Space inland area of open economy. This requires numerous large, quality projects. Appliance Co., Ltd. (GSA), Chery Guiyang will create a market-oriented and law-based business environment & Wanda Guizhou Bus Co., Ltd., where companies of different ownerships, domestic or foreign, are treated and other renowned domestic and as equals, and welcomes companies from all over the world to seize the international companies, all of which opportunities and achieve win-win results. The following is introduction lay a solid industrial foundation about some key investment attraction projects in Guiyang, covering areas for this project. Based on leading such as manufacturing, culture and tourism and modern service. ▪Area: Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone advantages of the big health industry within the zone, the project plans to ▪Project: Rehabilitation Equipment R&D bring in established rehabilitation of 50,000m² and investment of RMB Center equipment companies that integrate 100 million within the fencing of the free production, R&D, sales and trade zone, and develop a production, ▪Scale of Investment: RMB 80 million R&D and manufacturing base for auto aftersales services. ▪Project Profile: The Guiyang Econo- consumer electronic products, such as mic and Technological Development ▪ Contact info: Li Jinghua, automatic A/C thermostats, induction- Zone has formed a high-end equip- +8613765819868 type car lock control systems, and big smart onboard touch screens. Besides, it plans to introduce the supply chain of Guiyang Free Trade Zone ▪Area: auto electronics, such as manufacturers ▪Project: Auto Consumer Electro- of semiconductor chips and components, nics Manufacturing Center auto electronic products and vehicles, and covers an area of approx. 188 mu thus forming the largest cluster of auto (about 12.6 hectare). It aims to introduce RMB 100 ▪Scale of Investment: electronics companies in Southwest companies specialized in high-end million China. manufacturing that is closely related to ▪Project Profile: The project plans to ▪Contact info: Huang Die, +86 851- the big data industry, such as equipment build standard factories with a total area 86985839 for industrial automatic control systems and computer-integrated manufacturing system, smart equipment for rail transit ▪Area: , Guiyang and transportation, smart equipment for telecommunication and power grid, ▪Project: Qingzhen Intelligent economy in . With a and smart auto equipment, as well Manufacturing Project focus on the industrialization of vehicle as R&D and production of electrical industrialization, the Geely Automotive ▪Scale of Investment: RMB 400 precision machinery and equipment, and Industrial Park also develops auto parts million manufacturing of aluminum alloy-based industry, warehousing and logistics, office production equipment, such as aluminum ▪Project Profile: The project is planned and residential facilities, thus creating casings of mobile devices and screens. to be located in the core area (right a new auto industrial town. So far, the next to road No.11) of the Qingzhen Wang Guangfu, +86 851- vehicle industrialization project has ▪Contact info: Economic Zone, Guizhou Province, 82523122; +86 15086048934 ▪Area: Guanshanhu District, Guiyang been put into operation. The park has attracted an industrial investment totaling Production and Operation of ▪Project: RMB 21.9 billion, including approx. Unmanned Accessible Facilities RMB 8 billion into the construction of ▪Scale of Investment: RMB 30 million infrastructure and standard factories, the latter of which cover 300,000 km² and for commercial use, covering an area of ▪Project Profile: Located at Jinhua Town are home to 35 companies (incl. 24 auto 230 mu (about 15.4 hectare) with a plot in the southwest of Guanshanhu District, parts suppliers). In addition, foundational ratio of 0.6. The project aims to attract the Modern Manufacturing Industrial work such as compilation of the land use investment to build a four-star or above- Park (Geely Auto Industrial Park) covers adjustment plan and conceptual plan of rated resort hotel; the area for retail a planned area of 30.22 km². The Geely the project, and status quo of land use businesses shall not exceed 20% of the Vehicle Industrialization Project is one of within the park, has been completed. The plot, and the investor(s) must own the the key projects for Guizhou’s industrial project is recommended to be settled in corresponding properties; the project is transfer and development of automotive the Modern Manufacturing Industrial ▪Area: , Guiyang required to be bundled with the Phase I manufacturing industry, and signifies Park for manufacturing unmanned of the Qingyanbao Tourism Complex; the ▪Project: Qingyanbao Tourism Complex accessible facilities, building accessible investor(s) must bring in a domestically a major breakthrough for Guizhou’s (Phase II) equipment and auto manufacturing AI services platform, and placing such or internationally renowned hospitality facilities in office buildings, schools, RMB 100 million industries. Initiated in 2013, the project ▪Scale of Investment: franchise, or a hotel operation team with tourist attractions, parks and other public good performance in running a four-star was completed and put into operation ▪Project Profile: The project sits in spaces to serve the public. or above-rated resort hotel. five years later. It has not only realized the north of the Ancient Town Guizhou’s auto dream, but also become ▪Contact info: Long Hu, +86 851- within the extensive zone of the national ▪Contact info: Ke Qiyu, +86 173- a key pillar to rejuvenating the industrial 87981256; +86 15086033891 5A tourist attraction. The plot is planned 85870063