On June 12, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the recently issued "Opinions on Deepening Reform, Innovation and Expanding Opening" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").

National Development and Reform Commission: Fully support Shenzhen to promote comprehensive reform pilot projects

Li Chunlin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the meeting that in order to further consolidate and expand the results of the pilot, and on the basis of existing reform practices, we will adhere to the principle of "drawing a blueprint to the end, working one after another" and support Shenzhen to increase efforts in breaking down the shortcomings of various systems and mechanisms, accelerating the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system, and better play the radiation and driving role of Shenzhen in a national game of chess, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council have publicly issued the "Opinions". This is a major measure to support Shenzhen in building a pilot demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, an upgraded version of the Shenzhen comprehensive reform pilot implementation plan issued in 2020, and an important declaration of our country's unswerving deepening of reform and opening up.

Li Chunlin introduced that the main content of the "Opinions" can be summarized as "one overall requirement, four important measures, and one guarantee measure." One overall requirement is to clarify the guiding ideology for deepening the pilot of Shenzhen's comprehensive reform, emphasizing that we must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, adhere to the organic combination of top-level design with grassroots exploration, and take the lead in breaking institutional and mechanism barriers in the field of education and science and technology talents, strengthening the deep integration of innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, talent chain, expansion of new ways, new scenarios and new carriers for cooperation in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and building a modern and international innovative city, deepen reform and expand opening up at a higher starting point, higher level and higher goals.

Li Chunlin said that four important measures are: First, coordinate the reform of the system and mechanism of education and science and technology talents, and strengthen efficient coordination and in-depth integration of industry, education and research. The second is to promote the high-quality development of the real economy, improve the incentive and constraint mechanism for financial services to the real economy, innovate the system and mechanism to support the development of emerging industries, and deepen the reform of market-oriented allocation of data elements. The third is to build a new open economy system at a higher level, promote the optimization and upgrading of goods trade, innovate and improve service trade, and improve supporting mechanisms to facilitate the flow of people. Fourth, improve the scientific, refined and legal governance model, improve the level of people's livelihood security services, improve the management mechanisms of land and other natural resources, and deepen judicial reform and exchanges and cooperation.

"A guarantee measure is to clarify that in-depth promotion of comprehensive reform pilot projects, we must uphold and strengthen the Party's leadership, strictly implement reform measures, and strengthen the replication and promotion of pilot experience." Li Chunlin said.

Li Chunlin said that in the next step, we will conscientiously implement the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, work with relevant departments and Guangdong Province to fully support Shenzhen in promoting the pilot of comprehensive reform and ensure the implementation of the "Opinions".

Shenzhen will create more replicable and popularizable experiences for the whole country and the province

At the press conference, Qin Weizhong, deputy secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and mayor, introduced that Shenzhen will strive to achieve more landmark institutional innovation results and create more replicable and popularizable fresh experiences for the whole country and the province.

Qin Weizhong said that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the 5th anniversary of the implementation of the comprehensive reform pilot, and it is also an important year for further comprehensive deepening of reform. Over the past four years, Shenzhen’s comprehensive reform pilot has been formed from nothing and has accumulated momentum. The results of the first batch of authorized matters have been deepened. Policy dividends have been continuously released, innovative vitality has been continuously highlighted, and demonstration effects have gradually emerged. The National Development and Reform Commission has replicated and promoted Shenzhen’s 48 innovative measures and typical experiences to the country in three batches.

Qin Weizhong introduced that under the guidance of the pilot of comprehensive reform, Shenzhen has made steady progress in deepening reform and achieved solid results, fully stimulating the innovation and creativity of the whole society and the endogenous driving force for high-quality development. Data shows that Shenzhen's GDP has increased from 2.78 trillion yuan in 2020 to 3.68 trillion yuan in 2024, with an average annual growth of 5.5%. The whole society's R&D investment increased from 151.08 billion yuan in 2020 to 223.66 billion yuan in 2023, with an average annual growth of 13.9%. Shenzhen's total industrial output value and industrial added value above the designated size have achieved "double first" in cities across the country for three consecutive years.

"This time, the Opinions will launch a batch of reform measures, implement a batch of innovative experiments, and deepen a batch of opening-up measures. This is not only another major opportunity and development benefit given to Shenzhen by General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Party Central Committee, but also a new test paper for Shenzhen on the new journey of further comprehensively deepening reform." Qin Weizhong said that the city will use the spirit of "nailing nails" to promote the high-quality implementation of various reform tasks. Taking the comprehensive reform pilot as an opportunity, deepen reform and expand opening up at a higher starting point, higher level and higher goals, actively plan and implement more creative and leading reforms, strive to achieve more landmark institutional innovation results, create more replicable and popularizable fresh experiences for the whole country and the province, and resolutely take the lead and be bravely the vanguard in the great practice of further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese-style modernization.

Shenzhen explores more reform and innovation experience in fields such as artificial intelligence assisted medical equipment and low-altitude airspace management

The "Opinions on Deepening Reform, Innovation and Expanding Opening-up" recently released specifically on artificial intelligence and low-altitude economy. At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on June 12, Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Mayor Qin Weizhong introduced further considerations for the development of Shenzhen's artificial intelligence and low-altitude economic industries. Qin Weizhong said that in the future, Shenzhen will focus on building a national new generation of artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone and a national low-altitude economic industry comprehensive demonstration zone, gather the best resources and the greatest strength, and promote the accelerated development of the low-altitude economic industry in artificial intelligence and accelerated the development of the low-altitude economic industry in artificial intelligence.

Qin Weizhong said that specifically, four batches must be achieved. First, we will make every effort to tackle a number of key core technologies in the fields of artificial intelligence and low-altitude economy, lay out more scientific and technological research projects, and support enterprises, universities and research institutes to build high-level innovation platforms. The second is to accelerate the implementation of a number of reform and innovation measures, fully implement the reform tasks of the "Opinions" on the low-altitude economy of artificial intelligence, and explore more reform and innovation experiences in the fields of artificial intelligence assisted medical equipment, low-altitude airspace management, etc. Third, we will continue to launch a number of demonstration application scenarios, deepen the application of "Thousands of Industry AI" in the whole region, all-time and all-scene scenarios, and expand low-altitude economic scenarios such as low-altitude logistics, low-altitude tourism, emergency rescue, agriculture, forestry and plant protection. On the premise of ensuring safety, accelerate the development of demonstration applications. Fourth, cultivate and expand a number of technological innovation enterprises, provide targeted support for enterprises at different development stages, promote in-depth cooperation between upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, and cultivate and gather more innovative enterprises with core competitiveness, low-altitude economy, and high growth potential.

Guangdong will do its best to support Shenzhen's reform exploration

At the press conference, Zhang Hu, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, said that Guangdong will do its best to support Shenzhen's reform exploration.

Zhang Hu said that in August 2024, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Deepening Reform, Innovation and Expanding Opening-up" and Guangdong quickly deployed actions, mobilizing the whole province to promote the implementation of various tasks of the Shenzhen comprehensive reform pilot, formulated and issued reform measures, and delegated a number of provincial administrative powers.

According to reports, in accordance with the principle of releasing as much as possible and releasing as possible, Guangdong has granted Shenzhen more provincial economic and social management authority in accordance with the law and regulations. "Since 2021, the province has adjusted 117 provincial administrative powers to be delegated to Shenzhen for implementation. Recently, we have sorted out a total of 20 provincial administrative powers, and will be implemented by Shenzhen." Zhang Hu said that reform is the root and soul of Guangdong and is the most distinctive feature of Guangdong. As a special economic zone, Shenzhen is at the forefront of reform and opening up, and shoulders the glorious mission entrusted by the Party Central Committee in the new era. Next, Guangdong will earnestly follow the central deployment and requirements and make every effort to support Shenzhen's reform exploration.

The first is to support Shenzhen in coordinating the reform of the system and mechanism of education and science and technology talents, and build an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence. Support Shenzhen in building a number of high-level universities, strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, innovate joint research and development models for key core technologies, and promote open and large-scale application of scenario creation.

The second is to support Shenzhen in deepening the reform of market-oriented allocation of factors and promote the empowerment of the development of the real economy such as finance, technology, and data. Support Shenzhen in cultivating and developing long-term capital and patient capital, deepening data trading rules and scenario exploration, and improving supporting mechanisms that facilitate personnel flow.

The third is to support Shenzhen in building a new open system with a higher level and build a gravitational field and gathering place for high-quality global factor resources. Support Shenzhen to strengthen the connection with high-standard international economic and trade rules and deepen cross-border trade facilitation reform. Support Qianhai to build a modern service industry cluster with high standards, and support Hetao to build a Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Comprehensive Service Center.

The fourth is to support Shenzhen in benchmarking global best practices and create a first-class business environment for market-oriented, law-based and internationalization. Support Shenzhen in promoting special measures to relax market access, strengthen foreign investment guarantees, and improve the convenience system for living for foreign personnel such as residence, medical care, and payment.

Ministry of Science and Technology: Support Shenzhen to explore and implement the scientific research project manager system and give greater management authority

"Shenzhen is a highland of scientific and technological innovation in my country and has made important contributions to the development of the country's scientific and technological undertakings." On June 12, Miao Hong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science and Technology, introduced at a press conference held by the State Information Office that in the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology will increase its efforts and continue to support Shenzhen in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center, and better play the supporting and leading role of scientific and technological innovation.

Miao Hong introduced that in 2023, Shenzhen's R&D investment in the whole society exceeded 220 billion yuan, accounting for 6.46% of GDP, ranking among the top in the country, showing strong momentum for innovation and development. The proportion of Shenzhen's R&D investment in R&D investment in the whole society remains above 90%, and Shenzhen's national high-tech enterprises exceeded 25,000 in 2024.

Miao Hong said that in the next step, we will support Shenzhen to continue to build and use major scientific and technological innovation platforms such as national laboratories and national key laboratories, improve the policies and measures to cultivate and strengthen leading scientific and technological enterprises, and better undertake major national scientific and technological tasks. Encourage and standardize the development of new R&D institutions, and explore management systems such as market-oriented salary.

Miao Hong said that he will support Shenzhen to strengthen the coordinated education of science and education, the integrated employment of industry, education and research, and explore the system and mechanism of integrated development. Deepen the reform of scientific research funding management and implement the "budget negative list" management. Explore and implement the scientific research project manager system and give them greater management authority. Explore new mechanisms for long-term, stable and efficient investment in basic research. Strengthen the reform of the talent training system and mechanism and improve the support and guarantee mechanism for the introduction of overseas talents.

In terms of promoting the virtuous cycle of finance in the science and technology industry, Miao Hong said that it supports Shenzhen to establish and improve mechanisms for empowering and transformation of scientific and technological achievements in its duties, and pilot a long-term assessment of the preservation and appreciation of the state-owned assets formed by transformation. Improve the rules for credit, scientific and technological achievements and intellectual property transactions of technology-based enterprises, optimize the coordinated connection mechanism between debt and equity financing, and provide scientific and technological support for shaping new advantages and new momentum for Shenzhen's development.

Fully support Shenzhen to accelerate the construction of a comprehensive innovation system and mechanism

Shenzhen is a city of innovation. In the future, Guangdong has any considerations and plans to support Shenzhen in further deepening the reform of the science and technology system and promoting high-quality economic development? At the State Information Office press conference on June 12, Zhang Hu said that he would fully support Shenzhen in accelerating the construction of a comprehensive innovation system and mechanism, fully implement relevant laws, regulations and major policies, comprehensively sort out Shenzhen's scientific and technological innovation development needs, and further authorize and loosen support for reform and innovation.

Zhang Hu said that in recent years, Shenzhen has fully utilized the significant advantages of combining strong scientific and technological innovation capabilities and improving the industrial system, and accelerated the construction of an industrial science and technology innovation center with important global influence.

Data shows that the number of patent authorizations in 2024 reached 241,900, ranking first in the country for seven consecutive years. There are 25,000 high-tech enterprises in Shenzhen, and 1,025 specialized and new "little giant" enterprises. The innovation index of the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" technology cluster ranks second in the world for five consecutive years.

"Shenzhen has the foundation, conditions and ability to take the lead and set an example in building a comprehensive innovation system and mechanism. It can be said that the issuance of this "Opinion" is timely, and has injected strong impetus into Shenzhen's comprehensive deepening of the reform of the science and technology system." Zhang Hu said that Guangdong will focus on further increasing support and implementing it from three aspects.

First, fully support Shenzhen in accelerating the construction of a comprehensive innovation system and mechanism. Support Shenzhen to strengthen efficient coordination between industry, academia and research, optimize the joint research and development model of key core technologies, and improve the empowerment and transformation mechanism of scientific and technological achievements in their duties; support Shenzhen to coordinate the reform of education methods, school management models, management systems, and guarantee mechanisms; support Shenzhen to build a reform of science and technology financial system and mechanism that is compatible with scientific and technological innovation. For each reform task, the provincial level has already clarified the specific reform points and implementation measures. For example, in the reform of optimizing the joint research and development of key core technologies, we will focus on improving the operating system of national laboratories and giving full play to the role of "problem designers" in leading science and technology enterprises, establish a guarantee mechanism for national laboratories in Guangdong shared by provinces and cities, innovate the topic selection mechanism for major scientific and technological projects, and support enterprises to participate in major scientific and technological research tasks such as chip design and manufacturing.

Second, fully implement relevant laws, regulations and major policies to safeguard Shenzhen’s comprehensive reform. We will better play the positive role of the rule of law in eliminating resistance to reform and consolidating reform results, and conscientiously implement a series of laws and regulations such as the "Science and Technology Progress Law of the People's Republic of China". For example, we should implement the "Guidelines for the Degree of Due Diligence and Reliance on the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements in Universities and Scientific Research Institutions in Guangdong Province". This guideline is pilot, clarifying who will exempt responsibilities, what and how to exempt them, and eliminating worries to promote the reform of results transformation.

Third, comprehensively sort out Shenzhen’s scientific and technological innovation development needs and further authorize and loosen support for reform and innovation. At present, our province is studying and formulating an overall plan for deepening the reform of the science and technology system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, focusing on the key goals of building a modern industrial system, and striving to make key breakthroughs. For example, in supporting Shenzhen to establish a professional and efficient full-chain service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and establish and improve a mechanism for supporting scientific and technological innovation in credit insurance, we will break down the mechanism barriers that restrict the improvement of the core competitiveness of scientific and technological innovation and further stimulate the vitality of innovation.

We will expand institutional opening with greater efforts and implement the strategy of improving the free trade zone in depth

At the meeting, Qin Weizhong introduced that the "Opinions on Deepening Reform and Innovation and Expanding Opening-up" focuses on building a new open economy system with a higher level, supporting Shenzhen to explore and implement a series of reform and innovation measures, providing strong support for us to expand high-level opening-up and further improve the level of open development.

Qin Weizhong said that in the future, Shenzhen will insist on promoting reform and development through opening up, actively respond to external shocks, and launch a combination of "five external linkages" for foreign trade, foreign investment, outsourcing, foreign economics and foreign intelligence, and serve as a base, platform, channel, and hub in serving the domestic and international dual circulation, and strive to take the lead and set an example in building a new open economic system with a higher level.

Qin Weizhong said that institutional opening will be expanded with greater efforts. Deeply implement the free trade zone improvement strategy, build major open platforms such as Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone and Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone at a high level, comprehensively benchmark high-standard international economic and trade rules, steadily expand institutional opening up such as rules, regulations, management, and standards, and strive to take the lead in the fields of property rights protection, industrial subsidies, environmental standards, and labor protection.

In addition, we will build a high-level international trade hub with greater efforts. Qin Weizhong said that it will accelerate the construction of a stable growth mechanism for import and export trade in the medium and long term, strive to promote the optimization and upgrading of goods trade, innovative development of service trade, and improve the integrated development mechanism of domestic and foreign trade. Deepen the construction of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, carry out special actions to facilitate cross-border trade, strengthen innovation in the application scenarios of digital RMB, and improve the service level of import and export credit, cross-border settlement, goods clearance, logistics and transportation to foreign trade enterprises.

In terms of promoting high-level two-way investment with greater efforts, Qin Weizhong introduced that the work mechanism will be improved to attract and utilize foreign investment, fully implement the national foreign investment access policy measures and the new round of comprehensive pilot tasks for expanding the opening up of the service industry, and make every effort to ensure the national treatment of foreign-invested enterprises in factor acquisition, qualification licensing, standard formulation, government procurement, etc. At the same time, we will further improve the foreign investment management service system, strengthen international cooperation in the industrial chain and supply chain, and promote the integrated development of Shenzhen's Youcheng Yougang Network with foreign trade import and export, foreign investment, etc.

Qin Weizhong proposed that Shenzhen should benchmark against world-class cities, coordinate the construction of the city's international hardware and software environment, actively participate in high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", deepen international exchanges and cooperation, and strengthen the organizational cultivation and management of international industries and standards. Improve the supporting mechanism to facilitate personnel flow, deepen the reform of deeming and recognizing international professional titles, and improve the level of facilitation of overseas professionals. Strengthen and improve the construction of international communication capabilities and comprehensively enhance Shenzhen's international reputation and reputation.

Further deepen Shenzhen's opening up of service industries in key areas such as telecommunications, medical care, and finance

What measures has Guangdong Province taken to support Shenzhen in expanding its service industry opening up? Zhang Hu introduced at the press conference that he will continue to promote the implementation of the reform pilot tasks assigned by the state to Guangdong and Shenzhen, further deepen the opening up of service industries in key areas such as telecommunications, medical care, and finance, and provide more replicable and promotional experience for the country's service industry to expand the opening up.

Zhang Hu said that in recent years, Guangdong has steadily promoted Shenzhen's comprehensive reform pilot and fully supported Shenzhen to expand its opening up to the outside world, achieving significant results.

The first is to promote Shenzhen to be included in the country's new round of comprehensive pilot program for expanding service industry opening up. In April this year, the State Council approved Shenzhen to carry out a comprehensive pilot program for expanding the opening up of the service industry. Under the guidance of relevant national ministries and commissions, we have formulated a pilot work plan and put forward more than 120 reform tasks in 14 aspects. We are currently organizing and reporting. After the state approves, we will implement it well. We believe that with the steady progress of the pilot work, it will drive Shenzhen’s service industry to expand its opening up to make new breakthroughs in wider areas, deeper levels and higher levels.

The second is to support the construction of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone. Since the establishment of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone for 15 years, it has achieved positive results in the high-quality development of the service industry. Especially in terms of financial opening, 14 innovative practices of the country have been formed, and the first "double license" banks in the country, securities companies controlled by Hong Kong capital, private banks and Internet banks have settled one after another. Qianhai has become one of the regions with the highest concentration of Hong Kong capital and foreign capital financial institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The third is to promote the implementation of open pilot projects in key areas in an orderly manner. We actively and steadily promote the pilot work of expanding opening up to the outside world in the medical and telecommunications fields, and support the implementation of the first foreign-owned specialized hospital in the country in Shenzhen. There are 13 foreign-funded enterprises in the fields of human stem cells, genetic diagnosis, etc. in the province. Promote the approval of 7 foreign-invested enterprises in Shenzhen to pilot the operation of value-added telecommunications services, and can operate a number of value-added telecommunications services such as Internet data centers.

In the next step, we will continue to promote the implementation of the reform pilot tasks assigned by the state to Guangdong and Shenzhen, further deepen the opening up of service industries in key areas such as telecommunications, medical care, and finance, and provide more replicable and promotional experience for the country's service industry to expand its opening up.

First, support the open development of telecommunications services and related digital industries, explore and expand the scope of value-added telecommunications pilot business, promote the construction of cross-border service centers and technical service platforms, encourage the development of game overseas business, and support the development of new digital services such as "computer processing".

The second is to improve the level of opening up to the outside world in the field of medical and health care. Promote open cooperation in medical institutions, nursing homes and other fields, and support more foreign-invested enterprises in pilot areas such as Qianhai to carry out research and development and application business in human stem cells, genetic diagnosis and treatment.

The third is to promote international cooperation in the financial field. In an orderly manner, expand the business scope of financial institutions, support multinational companies investing or registered in Shenzhen to carry out cross-border fund centralized operation business in RMB, and further deepen the pilot program of qualified overseas limited partners.