6 | Thursday, May 21, 2020 CHINA DAILY TWO SESSIONS Strength within: Hainan province Editor's Note: With this year’s two sessions starting — the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — China Daily toured China to gather a series of stories focusing on the achievements and blueprints in various regions. They show how different regions find their own special strengths to achieve sustained economic development and integrated growth. Hainan’s port Haikou Well-off villagers are the key benchmark of a well-off progress plotted society.” President Xi Jinping in 2013 when H A I N A N visiting Yalong Bay Rose Valley Delegates from island province to give input on major free trade project in Sanya, Hainan province. By MA ZHIPING in Haikou Timeline focuses on improving the competitiveness [email protected] of the aquaculture industry, strengthening agricultural science and innovation to culti- Land area: 35,400 square kilometers Apr 13, 2018 Many of the 24 NPC deputies and 19 vate new seed strains, and developing Annual sunshine duration: 1,750 to 2,550 hours CPPCC National Committee members from President Xi Jinping industry associations to enhance the inter- Yearly average temperature: 23 C to 26 C Hainan province are ready to give their unveils a plan to sup- national competitiveness of industries Annual average rainfall: 1,600 millimeters input on the construction of a free trade port building the where China has an advantage. “Industry port to further open the island province to whole of Hainan associations will play a positive role in pro- the world. island into a pilot free moting formation of the highest level of The port, which covers the whole island, trade zone and opening up in the Hainan FTP,” he said. is a major national strategy promoted by steadily into a free Ken Chu, a member of the CPPCC President Xi Jinping in 2018 to underline trade port with Chi- National Committee and chairman and China’s commitment to expanding its nese characteristics. CEO of Mission Hills Group, who is special- opening-up and promoting economic glo- ly invited from Hong Kong, will submit five balization. Apr 14, 2018 proposals. A key concern is the adverse The annual session of the National Com- A guideline is jointly impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak mittee of the Chinese People’s Political Con- issued by the Central on the tourism industry, which faces a long sultative Conference starts Thursday, while Committee of the road to recovery. the National People’s Congress annual Communist Party of Chu said his group will partner with meeting is scheduled to start Friday. China and the State international travel, sports and cultural The China (Hainan) Free Trade Zone Council to support brands to enrich the tourism sector and GDP Population General Plan, released by the State Council Hainan’s efforts to raise Hainan’s global profile and influence. in 2018, said a free trade port will be estab- deepen reform and The province has made solid progress in Unit: billion yuan Unit: million lished in Hainan by 2025 and aims to be opening-up. developing a world-class legal system and 530.89 2019 9.45 operationally “more mature” by 2035. business environment over the past two 483.20 2018 9.34 The government plans to make Hainan, Oct 16, 2018 years. The comprehensive opening-up will 446.25 2017 9.25 with its tropical climate and established The China (Hainan) help launch construction of the free trade 405.30 2016 9.17 tourist facilities, a key part of the 21st Cen- Free Trade Zone Gen- port, provincial government officials said. 370.20 2015 9.10 tury Maritime Silk Road and an important eral Plan is officially An appraisal report by the Development gateway to the Pacific and Indian oceans. released. Research Center of the State Council said In a speech at the closing meeting of the 95 percent of the tasks set for the Hainan third session of the sixth Hainan People’s Jan 1, 2019 FTZ by the central authorities had been Congress held in January, Liu Cigui, head of A free trade account implemented, boosting confidence in all Hainan’s two sessions delegation and secre- system is officially sectors and laying a sound foundation for tary of the Communist Party of China Hain- put into service in accelerating construction of the Hainan an provincial committee, said that the CPC the Hainan Pilot Free FTP. Central Committee had provided Hainan Trade Zone. Since April 2018, thanks to the improve- with all-around significant support in the ment of the business environment, the past year. Feb 23, 2019 number of service trade entities grew by Liu added that major breakthroughs Hainan launches a 3 58.9 percent in 2018 and 59.6 percent last were made in the construction of the Hain- billion yuan ($422 year, the provincial government said at a an pilot free trade zone and free trade port, million) fund for con- news conference on Friday. Tourists Foreign trade including breakthroughs on the research of struction of the free Sectors including insurance, finance, free trade port policies, institutional inno- trade zone. travel, transportation, intellectual property Unit: million Unit: $ billion vation and deployment of major risk pre- rights, maintenance, telecommunications, 100 15 vention and control measures. May 1, 2019 computers and information technology, 13.95 12.74 13.15 He said the Hainan FTP has a major mis- Hainan offers visa- and cultural and entertainment services all 83.11 76.27 11.32 sion of promoting economic globalization free access to tour- developed rapidly. The service trade sur- 80 12 and building a community with a shared ists from 59 plus reached 653 million yuan ($92 mil- 67.45 10.37 future for mankind. Hainan will also strive countries. lion) last year, the province’s first recorded 60.23 to be a model of opening-up and coopera- surplus. 60 53.35 9 tion. March 28, 2020 Hainan, which had 103 international air Shen Xiaoming, governor of Hainan, said Patients at the Boao routes, has developed 87 service trade part- in a government work report to the third Lecheng Internation- ners, and trade volumes with Hong Kong, 40 6 session that the priority this year is to push al Medical and Tour- the United States, Singapore, Ireland and forward the construction of the Hainan ism Pilot Zone are Canada now account for 62.69 percent of Free Trade Port. When completed, it will be allowed to take home the province’s total service trade, officials at 20 3 32 times the size of Hong Kong’s territory. the latest medicines the news conference said. Hainan will strive to have its overall plan imported from over- In the past two years, Hainan has begun for the free trade port issued as soon as pos- seas, a policy grant- construction of 893 projects, with invest- 0 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 sible and follow the central government’s ed only to Hainan by ment hitting 484.1 billion yuan, according timetable and road map, Shen said. the State Council. to data from the provincial government. The proposals to be made by Hainan’s In line with international standards, NPC deputies and CPPCC National Com- April 2, 2020 Hainan will formulate and implement an mittee members include exploring the Key industrial parks action plan to further optimize the business international commercial aerospace mar- in Hainan are allowed environment this year, Shen said. ket, supporting development of the Smart to have independent More convenient entry and exit policies Hainan plan, promoting foreign trade, management rights. will be introduced for foreigners when Goals Green development establishing an international aircraft leas- appropriate, additional consulates will be ing center, introducing a Belt and Road opened, and offices of international organi- 2020: Significant progress will be made Hainan has taken the lead in ecological pilot zone to develop plant seeds, and zation will be encouraged to set up in Hain- in the construction of the Hainan FTZ environment protection in China since 1999. attracting more international sports an, he said. An international commercial brands and cultural events. dispute resolution mechanism is also 2025: A free trade port system will be Annual average concentration of PM 2.5 (2019): All the proposals aim to promote the scheduled to be introduced this year. “basically established” in Hainan 16 micrograms per cubic meter growth of the Hainan FTP to the highest Shen said that Hainan will focus on level. growth of three key areas — tourism, mod- The Smart Hainan plan (2020-2025) was ern service industry and high-tech indus- 2035: China aims to make the free trade port Percentage of good air quality days (2019): 97.5 issued late last year by the provincial gov- try, with the high-tech industries system and operational mode “more mature” ernment. Its goal is to create a modern gov- highlighting tropical agriculture, deep-sea Water rated good quality: main rivers and lakes ernance system and support the Hainan Luxury hotels exploration and aerospace technologies. By middle of the century: 93%; offshore waters 96.7% (2019) FTP in exploring high-quality international and resorts Hainan will strengthen institutional Hainan will take the lead to achieve cooperation. The plan covers construction dominate the innovation to cultivate and strengthen the socialist modernization Land animals: 660 species of submarine optical-fiber cables, the estab- beachfront in core advantages of the Hainan FTP, culti- lishment of an offshore-data pilot area and Sanya, Hainan vate market confidence, ensure efficient building a Belt and Road international province.