[40 Years of Special Economic Zones @ Governance Modernization] Free Trade Port： Expanding Opening and Integrating into the World Hainan is ahead as a special economic zone.

　　Cctv news(Reporter Xie Botao, Liu Liang): On August 29th, the network theme propaganda activity of "40 Years of Special Economic Zones @ Governance Modernization" went into Hainan. Experts and journalists accompanying the delegation visited Hainan on the spot to explore the theoretical value and practical significance of the construction and development of Hainan Free Trade Port in promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. Previously, the delegation had conducted interviews and investigations in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou and Xiamen.

　　The tide rises from the south of the sea and dreams of a free trade port. Hainan is the only provincial special economic zone among the seven special economic zones in China, and it is also the largest special economic zone in China. On June 1, 2020, the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port was announced, which marked a key step in the construction of China’s characteristic free trade port. Facing the new situation and environment at home and abroad, Hainan is at the forefront of a new round of reform and opening up.

　　He Jianhua, a researcher and former vice president of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview that compared with decades ago, great changes have taken place in Hainan. First, great achievements have been made in economic construction. The appearance of urban and rural areas and the lives of ordinary people have been greatly improved. Second, Hainan has become the forefront of the construction of special economic zones in the process of reform and opening up. Thirdly, Hainan has entered a new stage of building a free trade port with China characteristics.

　　As the largest special economic zone in the motherland, Hainan is now building a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, boldly trying first and creating experience in economic and trade freedom and convenience. This is our all-round, wide-ranging and greater opening up in the new era.

　　"Now Hainan is ahead!" He Jianhua said that at present, economic globalization has encountered a reverse wind, anti-globalization and trade protectionism are on the rise. Under this background, Hainan’s becoming a free trade port has shown the world China’s determination and mind to unswervingly expand its opening up.

　　"People of insight in the world realize that economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend and provides a strong impetus for world economic development."

　　According to He Jianhua’s analysis, in the process of China’s continuous opening up and integration into the world, Hainan, as a special economic zone, is in the forefront, becoming the vanguard and leader of China’s opening up to the world. I believe that through the hard work of Hainan people, the free trade port will certainly show a very good development prospect.