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刘光源特派员在《中国日报》(香港版)发表署名文章《潮涌大湾区 起航新征程》
2022-10-07 12:19

2022年10月7日,刘光源特派员在《中国日报》(香港版)发表题为《潮涌大湾区 起航新征程》的英文署名文章,用中国发展的光明前景、中国扩大高水平开放的决心、“一国两制”的巨大制度优势“三个确定”,深刻阐释粤港澳大湾区作为中国高质量发展的生动缩影,为充满不确定性的世界注入确定的中国信心、中国定力,唱响粤港澳大湾区发展光明前景,谱写“一国两制”伟大实践新篇章。全文如下:


粤港澳大湾区建设是习近平主席亲自谋划、亲自部署、亲自推动的重大国家战略。五年来,大湾区建设的“四梁八柱”逐步形成,开放合作日趋深化,一个崭新的国际一流湾区和世界级城市群正崛起于南海之滨。

在全球形势复杂动荡、世界经济复苏曲折的当下,粤港澳大湾区作为中国高质量发展的生动缩影,正努力为充满不确定性的世界注入确定的中国信心、中国定力。

——中国发展的光明前景是确定的。过去十年,在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下,中国经济社会发展成就斐然,历史性解决了绝对贫困问题,全面建成小康社会,人均GDP突破一万美元,对世界经济增长贡献率总体保持30%,国际上不时陈渣泛起的“中国崩溃论”不攻自破。当前,中国正按照“十四五”规划部署,贯彻新发展理念,构建新发展格局,积极实施粤港澳大湾区等区域发展重大战略,在此过程中将为世界各国提供更广阔市场和更多机遇。

——中国扩大高水平开放的决心是确定的,大湾区正是最好诠释。五年来,大湾区互联互通日益紧密,经济总量新增2.4万亿,以不到0.6%的国土面积创造全国12%的经济总量,新增人口1600多万,越来越多国内外人才来此安家追梦。大湾区的故事告诉世界,中国坚持要开放不要封闭,要合作不要脱钩,中国开放的大门只会越开越大。

——“一国两制”的巨大制度优势是确定的。推进大湾区建设必须坚守“一国”之本,善用“两制”之利。香港背靠祖国、联通世界,国际金融、航运、贸易中心地位稳固,是国内大循环的参与者、国内国际双循环的促成者,特殊地位和独特优势无可取代。随着粤港澳三地全方位深化合作,一系列惠港利民举措落地,“制度之异”正转变为“制度之利”,“一国两制”实践必将进一步释放无限生机。

习近平主席在庆祝香港回归25周年大会上指出,中央全力支持香港主动对接“十四五”规划、粤港澳大湾区建设和“一带一路”高质量发展等国家战略,全力支持香港同世界各地展开更广泛、更紧密的交流合作。事实证明,祖国内地是香港繁荣稳定的最强后盾,大湾区建设是东方之珠大放异彩的最佳舞台。经历风雨后的香港定能抓住机遇,全面参与大湾区建设,在不断融入国家发展大局中再创“香江奇迹”,拉紧新时代中国与世界合作共赢的“湾区纽带”。

实干为要,行胜于言。我们热诚欢迎国际持份者积极投身大湾区建设,在搭乘中国“发展号”快车的湾区旅程中发现更广阔风景、实现更快更好增长。外交部驻港公署始终践行外交惠港,将竭诚为香港凝心聚力谋发展,为推动香港与国际社会的合作共赢不懈努力。

潮涌千帆竞,奋楫正当时。再过9天,我们将迎来中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会。站在新的历史交汇点,中国将同各方一道走合作共赢之路、享开放包容之利,推动构建人类命运共同体。我们相信,有中央政府的坚定支持,有特区新一届政府的励精图治,有香港各界的齐心协力,有国际持份者的建设性参与和贡献,我们一定能够共创大湾区建设的新成就,续写“一国两制”伟大实践的新篇章!

GBA the starting line to a promising future

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed and promoted by President Xi Jinping. Over the past five years, the main pillars of the GBA have gradually taken shape. With openness and cooperation being its signatures, this whole-new bay area and world-class city cluster is gaining ever-more global traction.

Faced with the fluid international situation and shaky world economic recovery, the GBA, as an epitome of China’s high-quality development, injects “Chinese certainties” into an uncertain world.

Bright future of China’s development

Over the past decade, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, China has made remarkable achievements in economic and social development. For example, the country has put a historic end to absolute poverty and grown into a moderately prosperous society in all respects with a per capita GDP of more than $10,000 and a 30 percent contribution to global growth. Before these hard facts, the “China collapse theory” has fallen flat.

China is implementing a new development philosophy and building a new development paradigm in accordance with the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), in which the GBA is a crucial part, and what lies ahead for countries around the world is a broader market and greater opportunities.

China’s resolve to open up at a high standard

Take the GBA as an example. Over the past five years, cities in the GBA have become increasingly interconnected. Since 2017, the total economic output of the area has grown by 2.4 trillion yuan ($335 billion). With less than 0.6 percent of the country’s land size, the GBA has amounted to 12 percent of the national GDP.

In the past half-decade, 16 million global talents have chosen to live or work in the area, and the GBA has been given a name of “the place where dreams come true”.

The story of the GBA tells the world that China values openness and cooperation, and it opposes isolation and decoupling. As for the outside world, one thing is for sure — China will only open even wider in the future.

Huge advantages of ‘one country, two systems’

The foundation of “one country” must be firmly upheld and the benefits from “two systems” well-leveraged in the development of the GBA.

As cooperation between the cities of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao is deepened and a series of supportive measures taken, institutional differences within the area are turning into institutional benefits, which will unleash greater vitality in the practice of “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong.

At the meeting in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, President Xi pointed out that the central government fully supports Hong Kong in aligning with the 14th Five-Year Plan and other national strategies such as the GBA and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. He also stressed that the central government fully supports Hong Kong in carrying out more extensive exchanges and close cooperation with the world.

Facts have proved that the Chinese mainland is the strongest backing for Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability, and the GBA is the best stage for the “Pearl of the Orient” to shine.

By participating in the GBA and integrating with other national strategies, Hong Kong will create another miracle of its own development and serve as a GBA bond of win-win cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

Actions speak louder than words. We warmly welcome international stakeholders to board the express train of the GBA development. On this journey, you will have a window into the amazing scenery and achieve your own faster and better development.

As always, our Commissioner’s Office will continue to do whatever we can for mutual benefit between Hong Kong and the global family.

In just 9 days, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing. At such a new historical point, China will work with all parties to seek win-win cooperation, pursue openness and inclusiveness, and build a community with a shared future for mankind.

We believe that with the staunch support of the central government, the hard work of the new HKSAR government, the common efforts of Hong Kong society and contributions of international stakeholders, the GBA will certainly scale new heights and a new chapter will surely open in the practice of “one country, two systems”.