With the establishment of Hainan Free Trade Port, what is the future development potential of Zhanjiang?

1. Zhanjiang City has an excellent geographical location and is the center of "Guangdong, Qionggui and Guangxi":

First of all, let's take a look at Zhanjiang City's location advantages. Although Zhanjiang City is located in the westernmost part of Guangdong Province, it is the westernmost city in western Guangdong. But the westernmost part of Zhanjiang City has the best advantage, that is, it is close to Guangxi Zhuang District and Hainan Province. From a geographical point of view, Zhanjiang City in Guangdong is located in the center of "Guangdong, Qionggui". It can be said that Zhanjiang City has a unique geographical location that even Maoming City, which has always claimed to be the central city in western Guangdong, is difficult to match.

What’s even more terrible is that Zhanjiang City is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and its maritime advantages are unique in the country. Zhanjiang City is bounded by the South China Sea to the east and south, the vast Beibu Gulf to the west, and facing Hainan Island across the Qiongzhou Strait in the middle. Zhanjiang City has a developed port industry, and its annual port import and export volume ranks among the top in Guangdong Province. Moreover, Zhanjiang City is rich in marine resources, and the development of the marine industry has even surpassed Maoming City, which is also a coastal city.

2. Zhanjiang City is one of the three provincial sub-central cities in Guangdong:

Previously, Zhanjiang City and Maoming City, both in the western Guangdong region, have been competing for who is the most important city. The real "Central City of Western Guangdong" has finally been determined. As early as 2018, the Guangdong Provincial Government had officially released the mid-term plan of the "Comprehensive Development Plan for the Coastal Economic Zone of Guangdong Province (2017-2030)", which clearly identified Shantou City, Zhanjiang City, and Zhuhai City as Guangdong Province's Regional sub-central city.

Zhanjiang City can be positioned by Guangdong Province as one of the three provincial sub-central cities in Guangdong, which is naturally full of prospects. To know the name of this "provincial sub-central city", how many big cities in Guangdong dream of it? For example, the new first-tier cities Foshan and Dongguan all dream of becoming provincial sub-central cities. Therefore, Zhanjiang City, which is listed as one of the three provincial sub-central cities in Guangdong, has a bright future.

3. Hainan establishes a free trade port, and Zhanjiang City welcomes development opportunities:

In January 2021, the "Supreme People's Court Regarding the People's Court Providing Judicial Services for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port" and Guarantee Opinions" was released and implemented. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the "Hainan Free Trade Port Encouraged Industries Catalog (2020 Edition)". Since then, the Hainan Free Trade Port has been officially constructed. Zhanjiang City, which is only separated by a river from the Hainan Free Trade Port, has also ushered in development opportunities.

In fact, this is indeed the case. On March 29, 2021, Guangdong Province issued the "China *** Guangdong Provincial Committee and Guangdong Provincial People's Government's Notice on Supporting Zhanjiang to Accelerate the Construction of a Provincial Sub-central City to Create a Modern Coastal Opinions on important development poles of economic zones. The focus of the opinion is how Zhanjiang City will catch up with the Hainan Free Trade Port in the future: Guangdong will promote the construction of Zhanjiang’s in-depth connection with the Hainan Free Trade Port. Strengthen the coordinated and integrated development with the Hainan Free Trade Port, deepen the strategic cooperation between Zhanjiang Port and Hainan Port, and accelerate the port and shipping integration process in the Qiongzhou Strait.

4. Zhanjiang City has the "right time, right place, right people":

From the "right time" point of view, Hainan has established a free trade port, and Guangdong Province has specially designed it for Zhanjiang City and issued the "Opinions of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government on Supporting Zhanjiang to Accelerate the Construction of a Provincial Sub-central City and Create an Important Development Pole for a Modern Coastal Economic Belt"; from the perspective of "geographical advantages", Zhanjiang City is already " From the perspective of "people and people", Zhanjiang City is already one of the three provincial sub-central cities in Guangdong.

It can be said that Zhanjiang City has the right time, place and people. Among the many prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Guangdong, no city has such superior conditions as Zhanjiang City. It can be said that Zhanjiang City has huge potential for future development and unlimited prospects.

But if Zhanjiang City still cannot develop despite such a favorable time, place, people, and favorable conditions, then it will really be something that cannot be helped!