今日贵阳 GUIYANG TODAY 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 China, 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 Guizhou Province. of the province. It is also conducive to ecological environment, and integrated Anshun, 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 Southwest China 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 District 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.