On December 25, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei jointly signed the "Action Plan for the Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan") in Xiong'an New Area, and focused on 5 major actions with a total of 16 specific measures. It is reported that these actions include the implementation of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation synergistic promotion actions, the implementation of the coordinated development and interconnection of the three ports, the implementation of financial innovation collaborative development actions, the implementation of industrial integration and development collaborative promotion actions, and the implementation of convenient flow of resources coordinated promotion actions.
According to the analysis, the Action Plan is an inevitable path for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone, and is expected to give rise to more institutional innovation mechanisms involving free trade zones, integration and cross-regional coordinated development. Experts pointed out that this is of positive significance for promoting the common development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and will lead the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone to achieve innovation-driven and efficient linkage development.
Regarding the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Song Xiangqing, deputy dean of the Institute of Government Management of Beijing Normal University and director of the Industrial Economy Research Center, said that the "Action Plan" is an important measure to jointly build a pilot free trade zone and promote the high-level opening-up, high-quality development and high-level advancement of the free trade zone. It is an inevitable path for the convenient flow of element resources.
In addition to the Action Plan, more new steps will be taken in the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, especially Beijing will focus on the four "same", including jointly promoting platform construction, synergistically strengthening industrial cooperation, attracting investment in the same direction, and resonating system innovation at the same frequency. These actions will promote the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone, thereby promoting the common development of the entire region.
Over the past decade, the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone has achieved remarkable results, including institutional innovation, government services, factor flows, and the construction of open carriers. These achievements have actively promoted the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and superimposed new impetus and momentum for the entire region.
In the future, people's expectation for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei is that it will usher in the fast lane of pioneering reform, high-level opening-up and high-quality development. Based on the superior geographical location, transportation advantages, resource endowment and legal environment of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei will make more progress in the integrated resource allocation, linkage industrial integration, and joint construction and sharing of infrastructure.
Overall, the signing of the Action Plan for the Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone is a significant milestone. It will promote the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone to achieve a higher level of opening up and development, and inject new impetus into the region's stable economic growth and social progress. At the same time, it also provides important experience and reference for continuing to deepen China's reform and opening up. It is hoped that this action plan will be implemented smoothly and more practical results will be achieved.