透過廣西“兩會”發展規劃，聽見中國—東盟開放合作強音

鐘霜霞

一灣相挽十一國，良性互動東中西。沿海、沿江、沿邊的廣西是中國唯一一個與東盟國家陸海相連的省區，在這個中國對接東盟的前沿和窗口，你可以看見廣西描繪的美好發展藍圖，聽見全方位開放發展的強音。

2022年新年開局之際，加強中國—東盟合作再次成為廣西未來發展規劃的重點任務之一。在1月16日至20日召開的廣西壯族自治區第十三屆人民代表大會第五次會議以及廣西壯族自治區政協十二屆五次會議（以下簡稱“兩會”）上，代表委員們熱力聚焦中國—東盟各領域合作優異的“成績單”，熱切期盼中國—東盟合作奮楫揚帆再出發。

高質量引領廣西開放發展

近年來，廣西面向東盟合作成果風生水起逐浪高。

2020～2021年，東盟連續2年成為中國最大貿易伙伴，特別是2021年中國和東盟貿易保持高速增長，總額達8782億美元，同比增長28.1%。可以說在新冠肺炎疫情重創全球經濟的背景下，中國—東盟經貿合作的良好態勢為穩定地區發展樹立了全球典范，為世界經濟擺脫復蘇困局給出了一個值得參考的答案。

這份優異的“成績單”來之不易，中國—東盟合作提質升級的每一步腳印也都有跡可循。在地處中國南疆、毗鄰東盟，區位優勢得天獨厚的廣西，可以看到其敞開大門對東盟全方位開放合作的身影。

廣西壯族自治區主席藍天立在2022年的廣西“兩會”上作《政府工作報告》時介紹：“2021年，廣西狠抓重大平臺建設，西部陸海新通道建設取得突破，北部灣港開啟通航30萬噸級巨輪的歷史，集裝箱吞吐量突破600萬標箱，海鐵聯運班列突破6000列。”

北部灣畔崛起國際門戶港。2021年，北部灣港集裝箱及貨物吞吐量增速在全國前10名的沿海港口中繼續保持領跑地位。作為西部陸海新通道的重要節點，廣西北部灣港在建設成為聯通中國內陸腹地進入東盟國家的重要國際門戶港過程中，已然駛向了快車道。

敞開大門謀發展，勇立潮頭再爭先。位于中國—東盟空間樞紐位置的中國（廣西）自由貿易試驗區也為構建中國—東盟命運共同體作出了新的貢獻。藍天立在《政府工作報告》中提到，2021年，中國（廣西）自由貿易試驗區改革試點任務實施率95%，入駐企業超5.6萬家。南寧、崇左跨境電商綜合試驗區進出口額分別增長2.6倍、10倍。

中國—東盟合作則是中國（廣西）自由貿易試驗區最獨具一格的特色。其中，位于欽州港片區的中國和馬來西亞“兩國雙園”2021年再次打開開放合作的新格局，交出了一份令人可喜的答卷。根據欽州港片區發布的2021年經濟發展綜述顯示，2021年，中馬產業園構建了全國首條中國—馬來西亞燕窩跨境產業鏈;獲得中國人民銀行批復同意將跨境人民幣雙向流動便利化政策在廣西自貿區全面推廣，境外項目貸款政策從馬來西亞關丹產業園區推廣到東盟全域。

對于廣西這個邊疆省區來說，全球最大自貿協定《區域全面經濟伙伴關系協定》（RCEP）的正式生效，更是為廣西帶來了全方位開放發展的歷史新機遇。根據協議，RCEP生效后，已核準成員國之間90%以上的貨物貿易將最終實現零關稅。南寧海關統計數據顯示，2021年，廣西外貿規模再創歷史新高，進出口達5930.6億元，同比增長22.2%。其中，對RCEP其他成員國進出口占比達到3209.1億元，同比增長18.9%。

加速對接RCEP 謀篇布局向海經濟

“廣西發展的潛力在開放、后勁在開放、未來在開放。”藍天立說。

未來，廣西將如何搶抓RCEP實施機遇，高水平共建西部陸海新通道，主動服務構建中國—東盟命運共同體，推動更高水平開放？在廣西“兩會”上提出的2022年發展目標和重點任務可以看到，廣西正為助力中國—東盟合作謀篇布局，而來自代表委員們的真知灼見也讓廣西高水平開放路線圖愈加明晰。

在2022年的工作計劃中，廣西明確了加速對東盟全方位合作的具體方向：“廣西將務實對接RCEP實施，推動中國—東盟博覽會、中國—東盟商務與投資峰會升級發展，加快建設中國—東盟進出口大宗商品交易平臺、中國—東盟數字經濟產業園等項目。”藍天立說。

廣西政協委員，廣西國際博覽事務局局長，中國—東盟博覽會秘書處秘書長王雷在“兩會”上接受記者采訪時表示，“第19屆東博會也一定在服務RCEP上邁出新步伐。” 王雷透露，東博會將密切關注RCEP落地實施情況，進一步提升RCEP展區質量，邀請更多新優質企業參展參會，并舉辦面向RCEP成員國的企業經貿活動，推動東博會升級發展，助力中國和東盟的經濟提質升級。

RCEP的生效實施將給廣西帶來多重發展機遇，廣西如何加快對接國際經貿新規則，推出一批高質量實施RCEP規則的“廣西經驗”？廣西人大代表，廣西商務廳廳長楊春庭對此談到，未來，廣西將高質量推動RCEP 701項約束類義務落地，發揮RCEP項下廣西貨物貿易潛力商品清單和服務貿易優勢領域清單引導作用，推廣使用廣西企業RCEP貨物貿易智能服務系統，進一步擴大與貿易伙伴經貿往來。

值得一提的是，《政府工作報告》中還提出，廣西計劃2022年開工建設平陸運河、黃桶至百色鐵路等重大項目。這無疑是廣西建設中國—東盟國際大通道的重大舉措，將有力支撐廣西向海經濟的發展。

向海而興，向海圖強。謀劃打造向海經濟是2022年廣西工作計劃里最為突出工作內容之一。擁有西江黃金水道、出海港口和中越邊境通商口岸的廣西，建設高水平的西部陸海新通道，提高與東盟國家合作水平、積極融入“一帶一路”大格局勢在必得。

對此，廣西人大代表、廣西北部灣國際港務集團董事長李延強稱，將全力建好港口，支持地方建設產業園，做大做強臨港產業，共同培育和發展向海經濟。廣西人大代表、欽州市市長王雄昌亦表示，欽州將建好國際門戶港，發展向海經濟產業集聚區，力爭“十四五”末，海洋經濟總產值占據全市GDP的半壁江山。

在2021年出臺的《廣西向海經濟發展戰略規劃（2021-2035年）》中，深化與東盟國家海洋交流合作，積極探索構建互利共贏的藍色伙伴關系，助力共建中國—東盟海洋命運共同體也成為廣西未來發展向海經濟的定位之一。可以期待的是，廣西出海通邊、對接東盟的全方位開放新格局即將逐步顯現。

Guangxi is the only region in China that connects ASEAN countries by land and sea and surrounding provinces by rivers thus earning the reputation of “linking eleven countries with one gulf and being able to promote the positive interaction between the east， central， and west of China”. Here in Guangxi， China’s frontier and window to ASEAN， you can see the promising future of all-round opening and development in the blueprint it depicted.

At the beginning of the new year 2022， strengthening China-ASEAN cooperation again becomes one of the priorities in the development plan of Guangxi. In the fifth session of the 13th People’s Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the fifth session of the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC） Guangxi Committee （Two Sessions） held from January 16 to 20， members centered on the achievements made in China-ASEAN cooperation and looked forward to both sides setting sailing again for better scores.

China-ASEAN cooperation with remarkable achievements

ASEAN became China’s largest trading partner in two consecutive years from 2020 to 2021， especially in 2021， bilateral trade grew rapidly， with the total amount reaching US$ 8，782， a year-on-year increase of 28.1%. Under the severe situation of global economy being fatally hit by the COVID-19 pandemic， China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation has developed in a good momentum， setting an example for stabilizing regional development around the globe and providing a solution for the world to emerge from the economic crisis.

These outstanding accomplishments were not easily attained. China-ASEAN cooperation has left traceable footprints on its way to realize quality improvement and upgradation. In Guangxi， a region with the geological advantages of locating in the south of China and adjacent to ASEAN， one can see the door it has opened for all-round cooperation with ASEAN.

When Lan Tianli， Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， made a report on the work of the government in the 2022 Two Sessions， he said that in 2021， Guangxi conscientiously promoted the construction of major projects， with breakthroughs made in the New Western Land-Sea Corridor. For example， Beibu Gulf Port was navigable for 300，000-ton ships， achieved a container throughput of over 6 million TEUs， and put into operation more than 6，000 sea-rail combined trains.

Along the Beibu Gulf， an international gateway rose. In 2021， Beibu Gulf Port continued to take the lead in the growth rate of container and cargo throughput among the top 10 coastal ports in China. As the major node in the New Western Land-Sea Corridor， Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port has made rapid progress in building itself an important international gateway to connect inland China and access ASEAN countries.

Upholding the principle of “Opening doors wider for development and gaining a strong foothold in the strong tide of competition”， China （Guangxi） Pilot Free Trade Zone （GXFTZ） which locates in the critical position in China-ASEAN region also made new contributions to building China-ASEAN community of a shared future. Lan Tianli mentioned in the Report on the Work of the Government that in 2021， GXFTZ completed 95% of its tasks in pilot reform， with more than 56，000 enterprises making presence in the GXFTZ and an increase of 2.6 times and 10 times in the import and export volume in Nanning and Chongzuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone respectively.

China-ASEAN cooperation is the most distinctive feature reflected in GXFTZ. What is worth mentioning is that in 2021， a new pattern of opening and cooperation was taken shape in the “Two Countries， Twin Parks” cooperation between China and Malaysia in Qinzhou Port Area， achieving results that satisfy the people. According to the Summary on 2021 Economic Development released by Qinzhou Port Area， in 2021， China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park formed the first China-Malaysia cross-border industrial chain of raw bird’s nest in China and received the approval from People’s Bank of China to implement the cross-border RMB two-way flow facilitation policy in GXFTZ and loan policy for overseas project from Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park to the whole ASEAN region.

For Guangxi， a border region， the entry into force of the world’s biggest free trade agreement — Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership （RCEP） agreement has brought it historic new opportunities for all-round opening and development. According to the agreement， after its entry into force， more than 90% of the trade in goods will realize zero tariff among ratified member states. Statistics from Nanning Customs showed that in 2021， the scale of foreign trade in Guangxi hit a record high， with the total volume of import and export reaching RMB 593.06 billion yuan， a year-on-year increase of 22.2%. Among them， the volume of import and export to RCEP member countries except ASEAN accounted for a high proportion， up to RMB 320.91 billion yuan， a year-on-year increase of 18.9%.

Accelerating the docking with RCEP to make well-crafted plans and arrangements for seaward economy

“Guangxi’s potential lies in opening， momentum lies in opening， and future lies in opening，” said Lan Tianli.

What measures will Guangxi take to seize the opportunities brought by the RCEP， build the New Western Land-Sea Corridor at a high level， and serve the China-ASEAN community with a shared future， so that to achieve higher-level opening？ From the development goal and major tasks in 2022 put forward in the two sessions， one can see that Guangxi has made detailed plans and arrangements to promote China-ASEAN cooperation. Valuable insights from deputies and members also made the blueprint of Guangxi’s high-level opening more clear.

According to Lan Tianli， in the 2022 work plan， Guangxi made clear the direction of all-round cooperation with ASEAN that is to adapt to the RCEP， upgrade China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit， and accelerate the implementation of projects such as China-ASEAN commodity trading platform and China-ASEAN digital economy industrial park.

Wang Lei， Member of CPPCC Guangxi Committee， Director-General of Guangxi International Expo Affairs Bureau， and Secretary-General of CAEXPO Secretary， said in an interview during the two sessions： “The 19th CAEXPO will take new measures in serving the RCEP.” He also said that the CAEXPO would closely follow the implementation of RCEP， further improve the RCEP exhibition hall， invite more high-level enterprises to participate in the CAEXPO， hold economic and trade activities facing RCEP member countries， and upgrade the CAEXPO， thereby promoting China and ASEAN to achieve a better-quality and upgraded economy.

The entry into force of RCEP will bring many development opportunities to Guangxi. How will this region align with the new international economic and trade rules and sum up its experience in effectively implementing RCEP rules for others to replicate？ Yang Chunting， Deputy of Guangxi People’s Congress and Director-General of Department of Commerce of Guangxi， said Guangxi would promote the landing of 701 binding obligations of RCEP， give play to the guiding role of the List of? Potential Goods in Guangxi’s Trade in Goods and the List of Advantageous Areas in Guangxi’s Trade in Services under RCEP， popularize the intelligent service system on trade in goods within RCEP for Guangxi enterprises， and further expand economic and trade exchanges with trading partners.

It is worth mentioning that in the Report on the Work of the Government， Guangxi plans to start the construction of major projects like Pinglu Canal and Huangtong-Baise Railway. This is undoubtedly Guangxi’s major step in building the China-ASEAN International Channel， which will give a strong support to the development of seaward economy in Guangxi.

Developing seaward economy is one of the major tasks in Guangxi’s 2022 work plan. Guangxi， boasting the Wijiang Golden Waterway， ports accessing to sea， and China-Vietnam border port， no doubt will achieve the goal of building the New Western Land-Sea Corridor at a high level， improving the cooperation level with ASEAN countries， and integrating into the Belt and Road.

Li Yanqiang， Deputies of Guangxi People’s Congress and Chairman of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group， said the Group would construct ports well support the construction of local industrial parks， and expand and strengthen port industries， to foster and develop seaward economy. Wang Xiongchang， Deputies of Guangxi People’s Congress and Mayor of Qinzhou City， said Qinzhou would complete the task of building an international gateway port， develop an industrial agglomeration area for seaward economy， and strive to make the total output value of seaward economy account for half of the city’s GDP by the end of the 14th Five-Year period.

In the Guangxi Seaward Economy Development Strategic Plan （2021-2025） issued in 2021， we can found that deepening maritime economic exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN countries， actively exploring and building a mutually beneficial and win-win blue partnership， and promoting the construction of a China-ASEAN maritime community with a shared future were also the development direction of Guangxi’s seaward economy. It is expected that a new pattern of all-round opening to seaward and border economy and ASEAN will appear in our sights soon.

2822500511232