Read today's Shandong from "import and export of 2.93 trillion yuan for 6 consecutive years to refresh the record high"

On the afternoon of January 17, the Information Office of the Shandong Provincial Government held a press conference to introduce the overall situation of Shandong Province's foreign trade in 2021 and the import and export situation to RCEP member countries. At the press conference, Zhang Yibing, deputy director of Jinan Customs, introduced that in 2021, Shandong Province's import and export of 2.93 trillion yuan, since 2016, for the sixth consecutive year, it has reached a new record high, an increase of 32.4% over 2020, an increase of 43.1% over 2019, and the proportion of the total value of national foreign trade imports and exports increased from 6.9% in 2020 to 7.5%. Among them, exports were 1.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.8%, an increase of 58.0% over 2019; imports were 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.0%, an increase of 25.5% over 2019. In the top 6 major foreign trade provinces and cities in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Beijing and Shandong, Shandong's import and export growth rate ranked first, and the import growth rate ranked third.

"The difficult side shows courage and perseverance, and the grinding begins with yucheng." Under the situation of global supply chain obstruction, Shandong Province's import and export goods trade has refreshed the historical record for 6 consecutive years, and the stable momentum has continued to consolidate, becoming the "stabilizer" of China's trade, which is not only a powerful highlight of Shandong's achievements in building a new development pattern, but also a manifestation of Shandong's economic resilience and vitality, and a vivid practice of Shandong's opening door wider and wider.

Today in Shandong, the new development pattern has achieved remarkable results. Unimpeded new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other is a major strategic deployment made by scientifically grasping the general trend at home and abroad, focusing on the medium- and long-term development of Shandong Province's economy according to the changes in the development stage, environment and conditions of Shandong Province. Shandong firmly implements the strategy of expanding domestic demand, accelerates the construction of a complete domestic demand system, and strives to open up the blockages in all aspects of production, distribution, circulation and consumption, effectively releasing the potential of domestic demand and laying a solid foundation for the continuous consolidation of the stable momentum of goods trade in Shandong Province. In the month of December 2021, Shandong Province's import and export was 279.90 billion yuan, an increase of 19.0% year-on-year, following June, September and November 2021, the fourth time in the year refreshed the record high, highlighting the effectiveness of building a new development pattern, indicating that the domestic market and the international market have achieved better connectivity, the international and domestic two markets and two kinds of resources have been better utilized, and the momentum of sustainable development and high-quality development in Shandong Province is stronger.

Today, Shandong's economy is full of resilience and vitality. Today, the century-old changes in China and even the world are intertwined with the epidemic situation of the century, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, economic globalization has encountered adverse currents, the world economy has fallen into a state of serious recession, and recovery is difficult. Shandong accurately identify changes, scientific response, take the initiative to seek changes, accelerate the promotion of institutional opening up, especially after the implementation of the RCEP for the first time to achieve bilateral tariff concessions between the mainland and Japan, according to static trade data calculations, RCEP first year of entry into force, Shandong exports can enjoy tariff concessions in Japan of about 380 million yuan; after the completion of the RCEP tax reduction process, Shandong imports from Japan can reduce tariff costs of about 900 million yuan. The effective implementation of the RCEP has helped Shandong's trade in goods to find certainty in uncertainty, and achieved good results of 2.93 trillion yuan in import and export of Shandong Province in 2021, and the growth rate of import and export, export and import is higher than the national average, and in the top 6 major foreign trade provinces and cities in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Beijing and Shandong, Shandong's import and export growth rate ranks first. This highlights the unique charm and advantages of the Shandong market, and releases a positive signal that Shandong's economy continues to recover and move towards high-quality development, which is a demonstration of Shandong's economic resilience and vitality. After years of wind and frost, through ice and snow and stronger, Shandong's economic development prospects will inevitably be brighter, and it will inject strong confidence into China's and even global economic recovery.

Today, in Shandong, the door of opening is opening wider and wider. Openness is a distinctive symbol of contemporary China and the only way to develop and progress. Since the beginning of this year, in the face of complex and severe domestic and foreign situations, we have continuously expanded our opening up, from promoting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, that is, the official entry into force of the RCEP, to the negative list of foreign investment access "getting shorter and shorter", and then focusing on cultivating new formats and models for the development of foreign trade, which not only promotes trade facilitation, but also makes the import and export momentum stronger. At the same time, the provincial party committee and the provincial government accurately grasp the major requirements and strategic opportunities for ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, take the initiative to integrate into the overall situation of provincial and municipal development, promote reform and development with opening up, and make practical moves and good suggestions for creating a good "Yellow River chorus in the new era", from the 130th Canton Fair, the domestic buyers' Shandong Provincial Promotion Conference was held in Jinan, and vigorously developed service trade as an important measure to optimize the trade structure, enhance development potential, and promote the high-quality development of foreign trade, and trade in services achieved rapid development. It has also opened up new space for the import and export of goods trade in Shandong Province. The door of opening up is opening wider and wider, and the momentum of stable trade in goods in Shandong Province continues to consolidate, activating the surging spring tide of Shandong's development and also activating a pool of spring water in China's economy. An open Shandong is providing opportunities for the development of China and even other countries in the world, and injecting strong positive energy into promoting the development of China and even the world economy to achieve higher quality and more resilient development.

Dance against the wind and raise the sails. From the import and export of 2.93 trillion yuan, for 6 consecutive years to refresh the history of the new high school to understand today's Shandong, what we see is a new development pattern with outstanding results, economic resilience and vitality, and the door of opening wider and wider. Based on the new development stage, the implementation of the new development concept, the construction of a new development pattern, as long as we maintain strategic determination, enhance the awareness of opportunities and risks, and strengthen the determination and will to move forward the more difficult and dangerous, the Shandong Giant Ship will definitely follow the road of high-quality development, riding on the long wind and spirit, sailing to more open waters. (Text/An Jinqiu)