Encourage the "new three cultural exports" to go global, support the opening of international routes. Our city has introduced measures to deepen econ

Support BRICS digital trade enterprises to set up their headquarters in Hangzhou; support the "new three cultural items" enterprises such as game, micro-drama, and online novel companies to expand into BRICS countries; support cross - border live - streaming cooperation with BRICS countries and provide support in aspects such as network infrastructure construction and overseas promotion; encourage enterprises to set up offices in international commodity trading hub cities like Dubai... Recently, Hangzhou has introduced a number of measures to support the construction of the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), aiming to deepen economic and trade exchanges with BRICS countries.

In March this year, the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones was officially established in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, providing a high - level platform to promote cooperation among BRICS countries. Expanding the level of two - way investment is a key area of cooperation in BRICS special economic zones. The "Measures" support and promote investment in BRICS countries, support the construction of overseas economic and trade cooperation parks in BRICS countries, encourage enterprises to participate in the investment and construction of infrastructure projects such as transportation and energy in BRICS countries, and support the establishment of R & D centers or production bases in BRICS countries; support the implementation of the WTO "Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement" in BRICS special economic zones to create a green channel for two - way investment; explore ways to improve the convertibility of the RMB in BRICS countries and encourage banks and insurance institutions to set up branches in BRICS countries. Since the establishment of the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones, Hangzhou has jointly held various promotion meetings and investment - promotion activities with South Africa, Kenya, and Thailand, and organized a series of "Buy from BRICS" events. Twenty - seven overseas service institutions, including 36Kr, Sinosure, EY, and LinkedIn, have settled in the cooperation center, building an online and offline service ecosystem to support the expansion of two - way investment.

Meanwhile, Hangzhou will support the improvement of customs clearance facilitation for import and export goods to and from BRICS countries, explore the establishment of return supervision processes and standards for cross - border e - commerce business with BRICS countries, support the creation of a cross - border e - commerce export consolidation center, build the province's first comprehensive designated supervision site, and open a dedicated green channel for importing fresh products from BRICS countries; explore customs clearance facilitation measures for biopharmaceutical, integrated circuit, and intelligent manufacturing enterprises in the import and export process. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport has innovated a supervision model of "advance declaration + immediate inspection upon arrival". The customs starts document review when the flight takes off and conducts seamless inspection after the goods land, facilitating the arrival of fresh cherries from Uzbekistan, a BRICS partner country, at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Optimizing the cross - border logistics network is an important part of deepening cooperation in BRICS special economic zones. Hangzhou will support the development of international routes between BRICS countries and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, support the upgrading of the international aviation hub's capacity, and accelerate the construction of the global smart logistics hub at Xiaoshan International Airport. It is reported that Emirates Airlines will launch a direct flight between Hangzhou and Dubai starting from July 30, operating one flight per day. Hangzhou will become the fifth gateway city in China served by Emirates Airlines after Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Driven by the China Cooperation Center for BRICS Special Economic Zones, Hangzhou's exports to BRICS countries have witnessed rapid growth this year. From January to May, the export value to BRICS countries (including partner countries) increased by 17% year - on - year, and the total import and export volume reached 93.597 billion yuan. The BRICS market has increasingly become an important pillar for promoting the growth of the city's foreign trade exports.

(Source: Hangzhou Daily   Author: Reporter Liu Wei   Editor: Chen Dong)