China in the New era: New Shandong with New Growth Drivers, a Win-Win for the world
It is the first time to promote Shandong Province, an eastern coastal province in a comprehensive and characteristic way, and display the path that Shandong firmly practices the new development idea and promotes the high quality development to the whole world.
Speech of Wang Yi, attended by Zhang Yesui, addressed by Liu Jiayi, prompted by Gong Zheng
iqilu.com, Sep. 20 Today, over 500 persons assembled Lanting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including over 240 ambassadors in China and diplomatic officials from 158 national and international organizations, more than 110 Chinese and foreign journalists, nearly 40 representatives of internationally renowned Chinese and foreign enterprises, representatives of relevant central and local departments. Shandong global promotion activities by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs themed "China in the New era: New Shandong with New Growth Drivers, A Win-win for the World" and held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and People's Government of Shandong Province was held ceremoniously here. This is a meeting that Shandong Province, a coastal province with rich culture and history opens to the world.
Today, Lanting of Ministry of Foreign Affairs belongs to Shandong. On this platform of communication between China and the world, the ancient and modern Shandong, as the protagonist, is shining in the world, talking and communicating with the world. International guests and friends from five continents came here to listen to Shandong's story, touch Shandong's pulsation, and feel Shandong's charm.
This is the 15th promotion activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the provinces, districts and municipalities, and it is the first time that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made a comprehensive and characteristic introduction to the eastern coastal province of China.
Wang Yi, the State Councilor and Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the presentation and delivered a speech. Zhang Yesui, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting. Liu Jiayi, the Secretary of Shandong provincial Party Committee made a speech. Gong Zheng, the Deputy Secretary of CPC Provincial Committee and the Governor is undergoing promotion.
Wang Yi said that looking back at history, Shandong gave birth to the root and soul of Chinese civilization. Confucius's Confucian culture has always nourished the spiritual world of the Chinese nation. These ideas of "harmony and co-existence" are endowed with new connotation of the times, such as "harmony and difference", "Kindheartedness and cosmopolitanism", etc. Today, China is actively promoting the construction of new international relations, and is willing to work with other countries to build a Community of Shared Future for Mankind.
Wang Yi said that since the reform and opening up, Shandong has become the vanguard of China's development by leaps and bounds. Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward for Shandong the important idea of "reform and struggle", which requires Shandong to speed up the rise of new industries, promote the transition to new from old economic engines, form a new model of development, and explore new ways of development. This not only pointed out the direction for the high-quality development of Shandong, but also described the blueprint for the future of Shandong. China's economy has also entered the accelerating stage of transition to new from old economic engines as a whole. It not only promoted the transformation and upgrading of China's economic structure, but also injected new vitality into the world economy. We are willing to share China's development opportunities with other countries.
Wang Yi said that today is our 15th promotion activity. Along the way, the promotion activities have borne fruitful results. The local government specially organized the project list, formulated the follow-up implementation arrangement, organized each ambassadors and the reporters in China to visit and come into contact. Promotion activities are moving from the podium to society and from Lanting to the world. I hope you will continue to support promotional activities, seek opportunities for cooperation and build a win-win bridge for development.
Shandong is located in the east coast of China, with profound cultural background. It is the third largest economy in China. Shandong is the strategic node of our country to open from south to north and develop from east to west, which plays an important role in the overall situation of national development. Standing at a new starting point and entering a new era, Shandong is adhering to the concept of new development in accordance with important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and speeding up the construction of a powerful and modernized Province in the new era with continuous and scientific deployment from "speeding up transition to new from old economic engines, building a strong ocean province, creating a model for rural revitalization in Qilu, and building a new high ground for opening to the outside world" to "strengthening institutional innovation, prompting the reform of 'doing well at once' and accelerating 'double investment and double introduction'". The whole province moves forward with concerted efforts and bursts out with great vitality
Liu Jiayi said in his speech that China is in the east of the world and Shandong is in the east of China. Shandong is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, and Qilu culture is an important source of Chinese excellent traditional culture. A large number of outstanding people were born in Shandong Province. Confucianism has a profound impact on the world. Shandong advocates changes. The gene of innovation and change is deeply rooted in Qilu, and the reform in important fields is the first to break through in the whole country. Shandong dares to break the obstacles of system with a tenacious spirit and is passionate about the social creation. Shandong is open and inclusive, they go out with firm self-confidence, bring in with unprecedented strength, and integrate into the world with wider mind and bolder step. Shandong has unlimited opportunities, huge market potential, high quality development, and broad prospects.
Liu Jiayi said that after 40 years of reform and opening up, China has opened a new era. As directed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, Shandong adhere to the new concept of development, speed up the structural reform on the supply side and strive to promote high-quality development. Shandong firmly implements the strategy of innovation-driven development, grasps the key points of system reform, independent research and development, and talent gathering, and concentrates power to make breakthroughs, so that scientific and technological innovation becomes a strong engine of high-quality development. Shandong firmly does a good job in coordinating the development, focuses on the shortest plate in villages, further promotes rural revitalization and sustained release of development potential; We focus on the biggest weakness of structural imbalance, resolve to eliminate backward kinetic energy, transform and enhance traditional kinetic energy, and cultivate new growth driver. The cluster of "Top-10" modern advantage industries is rising up; Shandong focuses on the biggest advantage of the sea, builds a world-class port, and expands the characteristic marine industry. Shandong firmly takes the path of green development and protects the environment as protect our eyes. Blue sky and white clouds have become the norm, green water and green mountains have reappeared, and fresh air has become a necessity of daily life. Shandong firmly builds a new high ground for opening to the outside world, and opens to embrace friends from all over the world with "Belt and Road" as the starting point. Shandong persists in the development objective of people centering, and in ensuring and improving the people's livelihood in the course of development to enable the people to lead a happier and better new life. Shandong is going forward along the bright road of building a powerful modern province in the new era.
Finally, Liu Jiayi said that General Secretary Xi Jinping, while hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao, further elaborated on the idea of a Community of Shared Future for Mankind. I hope to join hands with you, practice this idea and create a better future together.
Gong Zheng introduced new Shandong in new era with six keywords - "vitality, charm, potential, beauty, civilization, openness". He said that Shandong earnestly implement General Secretary, Xi Jinping's important instructions for the work of Shandong, firmly practice new development idea and promote high-quality development, accelerate the construction of a new era of material abundance, rich in spirit, harmony and beauty in new Shandong. Shandong in the new era is an innovative, dynamic and energetic new Shandong, is a charming new Shandong with urban-rural integration and rural revitalization, is a potential new Shandong coordinating land and sea, developing to sea, is a beautiful new Shandong with green hill, green water and livable ecology, is a new civilized Shandong with profound heritage and innovation, is an inclusive and open new Shandong that embraces the world. Shandong is making every effort to build a first-class business environment with few examination and approval items, high efficiency, excellent service quality, strong sense of the masses, and promoting the rule of law, internationalization, and facilitation of the business environment. We sincerely invite all guests and friends to join hands with us to share new opportunities for development and write a new chapter of cooperation.
Denisov, a Russian Ambassador to China, Lu Yingmin, an Ambassador of South Korea to China, Woodward, a British Ambassador to China, Chibesakunda, an Ambassador of Zambia to China, and Gotze, a German Ambassador to China have delivered speeches to highly appreciate Shandong's achievements in economic and social development and the firm determination to persist in opening to the outside world and win-win cooperation. They hoped that both sides will continue to cooperate and push friendly exchanges and mutual cooperation to a new level.
Prior to the presentation, Wang Yi, Zhang Yesui held talks with Liu Jiayi and Gong Zheng, and visited the Shandong theme exhibition together with some of the foreign ambassadors to China who attended the event. The exhibition closely follows the theme of the activity and divides the word "new" into four parts: "Shandong enters a new era, shapes new growth driver of development, shares new opportunities and shows new charm of culture". Pictures, exhibits and demonstrations are attracting the guests to watch and linger on with a strong visual impact, content attraction and artistic appeal. Guests said that Shandong's new development and new changes are impressive. The open, confident and inclusive Shandong in the new era is a vivid interpretation of China's road, spirit and style.
Following the representation, the symposium on transition to new from old economic engines was held. The provincial leaders have made a comprehensive introduction to the development of the top-10 industries in our province, and some representatives of the top 500 enterprises in the world, business counselors, etc., have made exchanges and speeches.
Le Yucheng and Qin Gang, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and the provincial leaders Zhang Jiangting, Wang Qingxian, Wang Zhonglin, Wang Shujian, Ren Airong and others participated in relevant activities.
