Annual Report on The Development of China's Special Economic Zones (2017)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Frontmatter

2. General Report

   1. Frontmatter

   2. Chapter 1. Annual Report on the Development of China’s Special Economic Zones

      Yitao Tao, Meng Li

      Abstract

      This report is the continuation of the previous Annual Report on the Development of China’s Special Economic Zones. The available statistical data of the year 2016 are analyzed to show the latest developments of China’s special economic zones. In order to continue the previous annual report, this report adopts basically the same framework of writing and data analysis indicators used in the previous annual report.

3. Special Research Reports

   1. Frontmatter

   2. Chapter 2. Report on the Green Transformative Development of Industries in China’s Special Economic Zones

      Yiming Yuan, Zhenkun Yan, Xuan Li

      Abstract

      In order to promote the ecological civilization construction of industries, carry out the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the five major development philosophies, including innovation, coordination, greenness, openness and sharing, it is necessary to resolutely boost green development and push forward industrial transformation and upgrading. As China is entering the era of green transformation and development, the five major special economic zones are actively putting in practice the important path of green development, transformative development, innovative development, harmonious development which have produced preliminary effects.

   3. Chapter 3. Report on the Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Development of China’s Special Economic Zones

      Ruoyu Zhong, Wen Tang, Zhigui Guang

      Abstract

      The environmental efficiency of resources is an important dimension for measuring regional sustainable development. This report adopts the Material Flow Analysis (MFA) method, and analyzes DMI indicator data of the regional and urban resource efficiency to compare and analyze the differences in resource efficiency among China’s five major special economic zones, thus offering advice and suggestions for improving resource efficiency and the sustainable development of the special economic zones.

   4. Chapter 4. Report on the Innovative Development of China’s Special Economic Zones

      Kai Zhang, Songbin Wu

      Abstract

      In 2015, the global economic situation was severe—the economic recovery of the developed countries could be expected; there was an obvious sign that the developed countries, led by the U.S.A., were recovering; the major developed countries had not yet gotten out of their economic woes; the emerging economies were apparently divided into different camps; China’s economy had entered the new normal; the economic growth had declined, the GDP growth rate was 6.9%, the lowest in 25 years; the stable economic growth was mixed with concerns and troubles. The internal structure of industries was adjusting more rapidly, new industries were growing faster, the industrial structure was developing more swiftly towards the medium and high end. The development of industries was greatly different, as evidenced by the following three phenomena: First, there was an excess of production capacity in some traditional industries. The growth rates of resource and energy industries had substantially decreased, and the quality of products in such industries as iron and steel declined sharply, the overall pressure of inventory was great, these industries were still at the stage of adjustment. Second, the new and high-tech industries developed rapidly. Such industries as electronic information technology, new energy and pharmaceutical manufacturing showed a relatively rapid growth. Amidst the complicated and changing internal and external environments, China’s special economic zones endeavored to carry out reform, promote transformation, and give prominence to the leading role of quality and innovation-driven efforts to achieve sustained innovation-driven economic development.

   5. Chapter 5. Report on the Development of the Rule of Law in China’s Special Economic Zones

      Keting Zhang, Li Guo

      Abstract

      Since the Report to the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as the governing party in China included the expression “governing the country under the rule of law and building a socialist country under the rule of law”, and that expression was enshrined in an amendment to the Constitution, promoting the development of the rule of law in China in an all-round way has become the theme of the times. The development of the rule of law in China is a systematic project and should be pushed forward at both national and local levels.

   6. Chapter 6. Report on the Development of Social Security in China’s Special Economic Zones

      Xingmin Gao, Qin Guo

      Abstract

      Social security serves as a “stabilizer” in social operations, a “regulator” of income distribution and a “safety net” for the people; it can promote social equity, optimize resource allocation and guarantee lasting national stability. At present, the Chinese society has entered a period of unprecedented great transformations and an era of increasing uncertainties and risks. There are risks in the market economy, the structure of social resource allocation is not rational, advantages and disadvantages exist in familial “heredity”, and personal abilities are different, thus members of the society are inevitably subject to various risks in survival and development. Therefore, it is necessary for the society to establish and improve a social security system covering social insurance, social assistance, social welfare and social special care so as to ensure that members of the society can effectively cope with social risks at a reasonable level of basic living standards.

   7. Chapter 7. Report on the Development of the Financial Industry in China’s Special Economic Zones

      Guo Maojia

      Abstract

      Under the dual pressure from the complex and changing external environment and downward economic development domestically, hard-won achievements were made in the rapid-scale expansion of the financial industry in China’s special economic zones, but the quality of assets continued to decline and risks increased. In 2016, the important task for the financial industry in China’s special economic zones lies in strictly controlling the operating risks and improving the quality of assets amidst the sustained expansion of the asset scale.

   8. Chapter 8. Report on the Development of the Cultural Industry in China’s Special Economic Zones

      Zhong Yaqin, Zhong Jiemin

      Abstract

      In the Chinese Government put forward the Internet Plus action plan for the first time, and Internet Plus officially became the national strategy. As a new economic form, Internet Plus will speed up the vigorous development of the new-type industries and emerging business types, and arouse a vigor of innovation of the traditional industries in market competition, and it will certainly present new opportunities for the future development of the cultural industry.

4. Report on the Dynamic Survey of the Development of Special Zone

   1. Frontmatter

   2. Chapter 9. Report on the Construction and Development of Special Economic Zones in Latin America

      Haiping Luo, Jinlin Peng

      Abstract

      Latin America is the collective name of the American regions where languages of Latin origin are taken as the official language or the main language, south of the USA. Latin America is generally divided by the Panama Canal into Central America and South America. Latin America is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its north-south length is more than 11,000 km; the maximum east-west width is more than 5100 km, while the minimum east-west width is only 48 km, which occurs at the Isthmus of Panama. Latin America consists of more than 30 countries and territories with a population of 588 million. Latin America is an underdeveloped region dominated by the developing countries and is also the most active region with the greatest developmental potential in the world. Most countries in Latin America abound in natural resources and enjoy excellent locations, but all over Latin America, the level of economic development is still relatively low, the agricultural economy mostly plays the dominant role and the industrial economies are underdeveloped.