中新（重庆）战略性互联互通示范项目“浮出水面”重庆开放发展再添强大引擎

11月7日，中国、新加坡签署“中新（重庆）战略性互联互通示范项目”框架协议，正式启动以重庆为运营中心的第三个政府间合作项目。该项目正式启动，将为重庆开放发展带来怎样的变化？

连日来，记者从我市各界人士处了解到，本次中新战略合作，在他们看来是重庆乃至西部地区的重大机遇，为重庆正在蓬勃推进的内陆开放高地建设再添强大引擎。

两国政府支持 契合国家发展战略

作为中新政府间第三个合作项目，两国政府的支持，是各界看好“中新（重庆）战略性互联互通示范项目”的最直接原因。

据官方披露的消息，此次中新两国达成的20项具体合作共识中，明确提到双方将全力支持在中国西部地区的第三个政府间合作项目发展，认为这一项目以“现代互联互通和现代服务经济”为主题，契合“一带一路”、西部大开发和长江经济带发展战略，并将其视为又一个高起点、高水平、创新型的示范性重点项目。

作为西部地区惟一的直辖市，重庆被定为此次中新合作项目的运营中心，金融服务、航空、交通物流和信息通信技术则是重点合作领域，项目名称也因此被确定为“中新（重庆）战略性互联互通示范项目”，未来将形成合作网络，推动西部地区的发展。在此过程中，中新两国将全力支持该示范项目取得成功，并给予该示范项目必要的支持。

重庆地缘优势凸显 与新加坡合作早有渊源

独特的经济地理位置，在国家战略版图中的地缘优势，以及与新加坡开放合作的深厚渊源，是重庆被定为中新政府间第三个合作项目运营中心的重要原因。

正如《中华人民共和国和新加坡共和国关于建立与时俱进的全方位合作伙伴关系的联合声明》提的那样，中新政府间第三个合作项目，要契合“一带一路”、西部大开发和长江经济带发展战略，而重庆正好位于“一带一路”和长江经济带地理交汇点，承东启西、连接南北，是衔接和联动几大战略的重要枢纽，具有良好的互联互通基础，在中国新的区域发展格局中具有重要的战略地位。

此外，与新加坡在相关领域“互联互通”的合作渊源，也为重庆加分不少。

此次中新政府间合作项目，以“现代互联互通和现代服务经济”为主题，主要涉及金融服务、航空、交通物流和信息通信技术四大领域，而在这些领域，重庆与新加坡近年来多有合作且运转良好——

金融业方面，早在2006年，新加坡大东方人寿保险有限公司和重庆市地产集团便合资组建中新大东方人寿保险有限公司，目前，新加坡的大东方人寿还拥有25%的股权；

信息通信技术方面，新加坡太平洋电信2011年落户重庆两江新区，建起了西南地区首个世界级数据中心；

航空和交通物流方面，就在3个多月前，重庆与新加坡刚刚就打造临空经济区签署5个合作项目，将借鉴新加坡在航空、物流、现代服务方面的丰富经验，充分释放重庆机场片区的开放潜能……

紧扣发展战略方向 中新合作硕果累累

对中新政府间第三个合作项目，以及重庆作为该项目运营中心的前景，各方人士十分看好。这种看好并不是凭空推测，而是基于如下的事实：过去20多年时间里，中新政府间合作项目一直紧扣中国的发展战略方向，在合作双方以及合作项目所在区域，均结下累累硕果。

1994年2月，中新政府间首个合作项目正式启动，苏州工业园区成立。截至去年，苏州工业园区已累计吸引外资项目超过5200个，实际利用外资267亿美元，吸引90多家世界500强企业在园区内投资。

2008年，中新两国在天津启动第二个政府间项目，即天津生态城。截至2014年，天津生态城累计注册企业达到2173家，注册资金超过1000亿元。

重庆作为中西部唯一的直辖市，区位优势明显摄影/刘汪洋

重庆新加坡商会会长吴适存：重庆与新加坡的合作将拓宽领域提升水平

“消息一出来，好多在新加坡的朋友打来电话，询问如何在重庆开发商业机会。”重庆新加坡商会会长吴适存最近很忙，一方面，要给新加坡朋友介绍重庆的投资环境，另一方面，自己也在研究思考，商会层面如何更好地搭建平台，密切关注细化政策的落地进展。

今年刚好是吴适存在重庆的第十个年头。在他看来，今年越来越多的新加坡企业开始把投资目光转向重庆。“目前已经有246家新加坡企业来重庆投资，实际利用新加坡外资达55亿美元，仅2015年新增到位的新加坡投资额就达3亿美元。”吴适存说，今年新加坡一跃成为重庆第一大外商投资来源国，越来越多的新面孔来到重庆，进入地产、物流、教育、金融等多个领域。

“重庆有直辖市的优势，还兼有西南地区交通枢纽的优势，有利现代互联互通，也有利于‘一带一路’与中西部发展相结合。”吴适存表示，中新政府间第三个合作项目运营中心放在重庆，让在渝的新加坡企业感到“很振奋”。他说，过去是企业家在开拓打拼，现在多了国家的宏观指导，加上两边政府推动，重庆与新加坡的合作将进一步拓宽领域、提升水平。

据《重庆日报》

China （Chongqing）-Singapore Strategic Demonstrative Project for Interconnection has “Surfaced”
New Momentum for the Opening up and Development of Chongqing

On November 7th， Singapore and China signed the framework agreement， which off cially initiated the “China （Chongqing）-Singapore strategic demonstrative project for interconnection” as a third governmental cooperation project in Chongqing. What changes will this project bring to the opening up and development of Chongqing？

Recently， reporters have leant from people from all walks of life that they reckon the China-China strategic cooperation as a tremendous opportunity for Chongqing， and even the whole western China. Chongqing has acquired yet another momentum for its flourishing work to construct itself as an inland opening up front.

Support of the China-Singapore governments contribute to China-Singapore development strategy

The most direct reason why people of all circles are optimistic about the “China （Chongqing）-Singapore strategic demonstrative project for interconnection” is that the support two governments attached to this project.

According to off cial news， a joint effort to comprehensively promote the third governmental cooperation project between Singapore and china is emphasized in the 20 specific cooperation consensus reached by the two countries. Both countries agree that this project focuses on the topic of“modern interconnection and economic service”， corresponding with the development strategies of “Belt and Road”， western development， and Yangtze River Economic Development Belt. The two countries also regard this project as a key innovative demonstrative project with high starting point， high standards.

As the only municipality under direct governance of the central government in western China， Chongqing is designated as the center of this China-Singapore cooperation project. At the same time， f nancial service， aviation industry，transportation and logistics industry and IT industry are the key areas of cooperation. This is how “China （Chongqing）-Singapore strategic demonstrative project for interconnection”got its name. In the future to come， networks of cooperation will be formed to enhance the development of western areas. While this is in progress， both Singapore and China have promised to fully support this project， and provide any necessary aids to ensure its success.

Chongqing has its geographical advantages and Chongqing historically cooperated with Singapore

Unique geographic location in terms of economy，geographical advantage in China's strategic blueprint， and history of close cooperation with Singapore are main reasons why Chongqing is designated as the center of the third China-Singapore governmental cooperation project.

As mentioned in The Joint Declaration by The People's Republic of China and The Republic of Singapore to Build A Comprehensive Partnership Advancing with Time， the third China-Singapore cooperation project must correspond with the “Belt and Road” strategy， western development strategy，and the Yangtze River Economic Development Belt strategy. Chongqing is located exact at the juncture of the “Belt and Road” and Yangtze River Economic Belt， making it the most ideal place for the project to be centered. In addition，Chongqing connects different regions of China both horizontally and vertically， and is the major transportation hub for linking several strategies. Chongqing's excellent interconnection basis secures a strategic status of vital importance in China's new regional development plan.

Besides， the historical cooperation with Singapore in f elds relating interconnection also gives Chongqing an edge.

This China-Singapore governmental cooperation focuses on “modern interconnection and economic service”，and involves mainly in financial service， aviation industry，transportation and logistics industry and IT industry. In recent years， Chongqing has been engaging in close mutually benef cial cooperation with Singapore in these f elds.

In terms of f nancial service， Singapore Great Eastern LifeInsurance Company and Chongqing Real Estate Corporation have established the joint venture China-Singapore Great Eastern Life Insurance Co.， Ltd， in as early as 2006. Singapore Great Eastern Life Insurance Co.， Ltd， currently holds 25% of the shares in the joint venture.

In terms of IT industry， Singapore Pacif c Telecom found its way to Chongqing's Liangjiang New district. Since then， it has established the f rst world class data center of southwest China.

In terms of aviation industry and transportation， logistics industry， Singapore and Chongqing reached an agreement on f ve cooperation projects to establish Aero-economic zone just three months ago. In order to fully exploit the potentials of Chongqing airports， Chongqing will refer to Singapore's profound experience in aviation， logistics and modern service industry as guidance.

Steadfastly following the direction of development strategy，China-Singapore cooperation bears fruits of success

People of all circles have high hopes for the prospect of the third China-Singapore governmental cooperation， as well as Chongqing being the center of this project. The promising future isn't based on empty assumption， but concrete facts as follow. In the past 20 years， China-Singapore cooperation has always been steadfastly following the direction of development strategy. Fruitful success is not limited to where the project is centered， but extends far beyond of Singapore and China.

In February， 1994， the first China-Singapore governmental cooperation project was initiated. As a result the Suzhou industrial park was founded. Up until last year， Suzhou industrial park has accumulatively attracted over 5200 foreign investment projects， with 26.7 billion dollars of foreign capital in actual use. More than 90 of the Fortune 500 companies have invested here.

In 2008， the second China-Singapore governmental cooperation project was initiated in Tianjin in the form of Tianjin eco-city. Up until 2014， Tianjin eco-city has accumulatively registered 2173 companies， with more than 100 billion yuan of registered capital.

Wu Shicun， Chairman of Singapore-Chongqing Chamber， says，cooperation between Singapore and Chongqing will broaden f elds and enhance qualities

“At the moment the news of cooperation between Chongqing and Singapore been released， many friends from Singapore phoned to inquire about the commercial opportunities in Chongqing.” Indeed， Mr. Wu has been very busy recently. On the one hand， he has to introduce the investing environment in Chongqing to Singaporean. On the other hand， he is thinking about a better way to build a platform for closely investigating the process of the specif c policies.

This is Wu's tenth year in Chongqing， and he has witnessed an increasing attention from Singaporean companies to invest in Chongqing. “At present， there are 246 Singaporean companies investing in Chongqing， actual use of Singaporean capital has reached 5.5 billion dollars， and in 2015 alone there has been 300 million dollars of newly increased Singaporean investment capital，” says Wu. This year Singapore has grown to be the largest source of foreign investment for Chongqing. And it's delighting to see so many new faces appeared in Chongqing and engaged themselves in real estate， logistics， education，f nance and some other f elds.

According to Wu， Chongqing has the advantage of being a municipality under the direct governance of the central government， as well as being a transportation hub in the south west China. This is beneficial for propelling interconnection as well as merging the “Belt and Road” strategy with the development of middle-western China. Chongqing being the center of the third China-Singapore governmental cooperation“exhilarates” many of the Singaporean entrepreneurs in Chongqing. In Wu's words， entrepreneurs used to engage in business ventures on their own， but now they have acquired China-Singapore support as well as macroscopic guidance. This will surely broaden the f elds for cooperation and enhance the cooperation quality as well.

● According to Chongqing Daily