On November 15-16, 2018, Prof. Yuan Yiming, deputy director of the China Center for Special Economic Zones Research (CCSEZR), was invited to deliver a speech at the 2018 International High-level Summit on China Industrial Parks and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Industrial Development Forum.
The 2018 International High-level Summit on China Industrial Parks and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Industrial Development Forum was one of the five major events of the 2018 China Hi-Tech Fair in Nanshan district. This event was hosted by the Shenzhen Industrial Park Development Promotion Association, Shenzhen Genzon Enterprise Service Co., Ltd., and ifeng.com, and co-hosted by China Railway South Investment Group Co., Ltd. under the guidance of Shenzhen Municipal Government. The forum was held in the Kexing Science Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, gathering about 600 participants, including government representatives from Shenzhen municipal government, the Economy, Trade and Information Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, Shenzhen Nanshan District Science and Technology Innovation Bureau, and Zhaoqing Gaoyao District Government; experts and entrepreneurs from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the CASS Urban and Competitive Research Center, the China Development Institute, the China Energy Enterprise Alliance, the Guangdong Province Venture Capital Association, the Guangdong Characteristic-Town Development Promotion Association, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and from all over the country. "Feng·Live" of ifeng.com was seen by more than 500,000 online viewers.
Prof. Yuan Yiming pointed out in his speech that industrial parks as an important carrier of economic development play a significant role in China's 40-year economic growth miracle. It is a Chinese path for economic growth and industrial development. The establishment and development of industrial parks can become a key development strategy choice for China’s economic take-off.
As for how these industrial parks drive economic development, Prof. Yuan Yiming believes that these parks have their own characteristics and rules of establishment and development. Their development is related to the economic system, the level of economic development and the industry categories, which need to be considered in making industrial park development strategies. It is equally important to effectively guide the evolution of the parks’ form and operation mode in the process of economic development so that the parks can play a role in promoting industrial upgrading and thus urban and regional sustainable development.
