双语 | 中美地方合作新尝试！100多家美国企业连线海南自贸港
北京时间2021年9月17日，海南国际经济发展局与美国腹地美中协会、亚利桑那州立大学共同举办了以“海南：中国夏威夷及全球最大自贸港”为主题的网络研讨会。会议旨在向美国中西部地区企业介绍海南自贸港新机遇，推动美方企业通过海南自贸港加强对华经贸合作。来自美国腹地美中协会、亚利桑那州立大学、海南国际经济发展局、三亚崖州湾科技城、三亚学院等机构的发言嘉宾分别向参会企业介绍了海南总体情况、自贸港优惠政策、区域人文发展特点、产业园区合作项目等内容，就海南新平台为全球企业带来的商业机遇展开了讨论。
On Friday, 17 Sep 2021, the Webinar hosted by US Heartland China Association, Arizona State University and Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development (IEDB) was held. The event, themed “Hainan: China’s Hawaii and World’s Largest Free Trade Zone”, intends to introduce the new opportunities of Hainan Free Trade Port, and to strengthen the economic cooperation between U.S. companies and China through the Hainan FTP platform. Speakers from the US Heartland China Association, the Arizona State University, Hainan IEDB, Sanya Yazhou Bay Sciences and Technology City, Sanya University introduced the overall development of Hainan, favorable policies of Hainan FTP, regional cultural and economic development, key projects and industrial parks, followed by a further discussion focusing on the business opportunities brought by Hainan to businesses from around the world.
美国腹地美中协会主席鲍勃·霍尔顿在致辞中表达了对自由贸易的支持，以及美中西部地区对海南合作展望。他提到，海南是中国的一个独特省份，是中美完全有可能实现合作的一个绝佳例证。自由贸易是推动不同文化国家间交流的重要桥梁，并能为合作各方带来经济繁荣。举办此次网络研讨会，目的在于推动双方对话，并再次强调开放与合作的重要性。阻挡自由贸易的障碍消除得越多，各方就能与国际市场更加深度地融合。开放不仅包括货物和服务贸易自由，更包括思想观念的开放与创新，公众参与度提高以及面向投资者的开放政策，后者见效时间虽然较慢，但对社会发展作用更关键。通过自由贸易和全球化合作，人们能够引导全球化往顺应民心的方向发展。在推进对外开放和全球化进程中，期待海南为全世界创造的新机遇。
Bob Holden, Chairman of US Heartland China Association expressed his support for free trade and cooperation prospects of partnership between the US Mid-West and Hainan. Hainan, a unique province of China, could be a perfect example of the possible cooperation between China and the US. Apart from free trade in goods and in services, openness also involve innovation in people’s mind. Through free trade and working globally, countries could lead globalization to develop in the way people want it to. The US side is looking forward to the exciting new opportunity of Hainan.
海南国际经济发展局北京总代表黄璀介绍了海南自贸港政策框架、突出优势和重点产业等情况。通过“零关税、低税率、简税制和更自由”等优惠政策和开放制度安排，海南将大力推动旅游、现代服务、先进制造、热带高效农业等重点产业发展，吸引头部企业和高端紧缺人才落户海南，打造对外开放重要门户。美中西部传统制造业、农业发达，欢迎美优质消费品、农产品通过每年一届的中国国际消费品博览会进入中国市场以及各国优秀企业在海南投资落地。
Huang Cui, Chief Representative of Beijing Office of Hainan IEDB, introduced the policy framework, competitiveness and key industries of Hainan FTP. Through favorable policies of “zero tariff, low tax rate, simplified taxation rules and more openness”, Hainan will strive to develop tourism, modern service, high-tech industries and tropical high-efficiency agriculture, while attracting leading companies and high-end talents. The high-quality consumer goods and agricultural products from the US heartland could leverage events like the China International Consumer Products Expo to enter the Chinese market and reap benefits.
亚利桑那州立大学雷鸟全球管理学院全球领导力教授兼中国主任道格·古瑟利长期从事中国经济和历史文化研究，对中国经济发展进程拥有信心并参与了一系列中美双边交流合作项目。古瑟利认为，中美关系在两国经济发展中具有重要地位，从长期经验来看，贸易对于推动双边关系稳定发展发挥着关键作用，各国在经济发展的大环境中有条件实现积极互动。中国曾经对世界经济发展和人类文明贡献了一系列重要力量和发明创造。自上世纪70年代末起，中国进入伟大的改革开放进程，总设计师邓小平在深圳设立经济特区，标志着中国改革开放进程开启，自贸港建设则表明现阶段中国进一步对外开放的决心以及中央与地方政府共同推进改革的尝试。海南自贸港的发展，必将对中国对外开放战略格局调整发挥重要作用，也将带动新一轮贸易投资、旅游消费、科技教育等领域创新发展。
Based on his long study of China’s economy, Professor Doug Guthrie from Thunderbird School of Global Management at The Arizona State University stressed the significance of trade for two countries in that trade could help achieve stability of bilateral ties and avoid conflicts. China had contributed a number of major inventions to human progress. And now, after 4 decades of reform and opening-up, the construction of Hainan FTP not only shows China’s determination of further opening up, but also the attempt of decentralization during the economic development. The development of Hainan FTP, will play an important role in China’s opening up strategy, and bring new growth to the development of trade and invesment, tourism and consumption, sci-tech and education.
三亚崖州湾科技城国际投资经理夏洛特·玛格奈特结合海南自贸港产业园总体分布、三亚市区位优势等情况，介绍了崖州湾科技城围绕自贸港总体方案要求,重点面向南繁科技、深海科技和科教领域的产业规划布局，目前园区正从制度创新、产业集聚、人才吸引、民生配套等方面夯实基础，依靠创新带动发展，朝三亚“硅谷”的目标迈进。
Charlotte Magnette, International Investment Manager at Sanya Yazhou Bay Sciences and Technology City, presented the planning industry lay out of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, talked about the advantages of the industry park, which is strengthening the foundation through institutional innovation, industry cluster, talents attraction, infrastructure construction. The park’s development through innovation could help meet its goal of building the “Sanya Silicon Valley”.
三亚学院管理学院杨馥毓博士介绍了海南各地区社会、经济、人口等方面基本情况，特别是多民族文化、开放包容的环境、年轻化人口结构为外向型经济发展提供了有利条件，如何兼顾产业发展与自然生态保护等。
Dr. Yang Fuyu, Researcher and Dean of Management in Sanya University, introduced the overall situation of Hainan’s society, economy, demographic features of different region of Hainan. The multi-ethnic culture, open and tolerant environment, and the young generations could altogether boost the development of an open economy. Topics about the balance between industry development and protection of natural environment were also discussed.
亚利桑那州立大学国际旅游学院讲师约翰·希瑟主持了会议。希瑟同时在海南大学亚利桑那州立大学国际旅游学院项目中任职。在致辞和与嘉宾的互动中，希瑟提到在自贸港建设的大背景下，海南旅游业以及整体经济活力、营商环境等方面发生的一系列新变化，美国中西部地区企业应及时了解海南自贸港的新发展势头，尽快抓住海南优惠政策为企业带来的新机遇，双方合作共赢。希瑟表示，亚利桑那州立大学愿担当加强双方联系、促进双边经贸交流的纽带，推动美中西部地区的优势产品如农产品等通过自贸港进一步开拓中国市场；同时，海南在旅游方面资源丰富、各类配套设施和环境在迅速改善，为更多国际人士在海南定居创造了良好条件，希望能吸引美方更多人才前往自贸港工作生活。
John Heather, lecturer of Tourism Development and Management for Arizona State University at the Hainan University Arizona State University International Tourism College moderated the event, mentioning a series of new changes in tourism, economic vitality, business environment, etc. Companies from the heartland region should keep up with the new development momentum of Hainan FTP, and seize the opportunities brought by favorable policies in Hainan. The Arizona State University would be the bridge for bilateral communication, economic and trade relations between the heartland region and Hainan, Hainan is a tropical island rich in tourism resources, and the infrastructure and supporting facilities in Hainan are rapidly improved day by day, which creates good conditions for international talents to settle in Hainan. Hopefully more talents from the U.S. will be attracted to work and live in Hainan FTP.
来自美国中西部地区100多家企业参会。发言嘉宾与听众进行了问答互动，就大家普遍关心的企业所得税优惠、海南发展战略对周边地区影响、产业规划布局、生态环境保护与经济发展关系平衡等问题进行了详细交流。
More than 100 enterprises from Heartland region attended this event. Panelists interacted with the audience in the Q&A session.
美国中西部地区亦称为美国腹地/心脏地带，指的是美国地理中心、与东西海岸均不相接的内陆地区，被视为传统价值观最根深蒂固的区域，以传统农业、制造业为主要代表产业。该地区包含了自五大湖至墨西哥湾间的20个州，财富1000强企业中有430家总部位于腹地区域的84个城市，全美最大的100个城市中有37个在该地区，其重要城市包括德克萨斯州的奥斯汀市（Austin），俄亥俄州的哥伦布市（Columbus），德克萨斯州的达拉斯-沃斯堡地区（Dallas-Forth Worth），艾奥瓦州的得梅因市（Des Moines），德克萨斯州的休斯敦市（Houston），印地安纳州的印地安那波利斯市（Indianapolis）以及田纳西州的纳什维尔市（Nashville）。该地区支持自由贸易，曾发起“关税伤害美国腹地”的游说行动，呼吁不要向更多中国输美商品加征关税，并警告加征关税将严重破坏全球供应链，伤害美国企业和消费者利益。
The Midwest is a region of the United States known as “America’s Heartland”, which refers to its primary role in the nation’s manufacturing and farming sectors as well as its patchwork of big commercial cities and small towns that, in combination, are considered the broadest representation of American culture. It covers 20 states that stretch from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. 430 Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in 84 of the cities within the Heartland region. 37 of the 100 largest cities in the United States are in this region.
美国腹地美中协会是一个非政治性的两党共同参与的民间机构，成立于2003年，前身为美国中西部美中协会。协会长期发挥桥梁作用，致力于在中美两国中央政府对话框架以外，积极推动两国地区间交流与合作，促进中美地方和民间相互了解与务实合作，推动美企业了解中国经济社会发展情况和扩大开放最新举措，倡导美中西部各州抓住机遇，分享中国发展红利。
United States Heartland China Association (USHCA), originally the Midwest U.S.-China Foundation, was founded in 2003. Chairman of the Midwest Governors Association. It is a bipartisan organization committed to building stronger ties between the U.S. heartland region (20 states located in the USA between the Great Lakes to the Gulf) and the People’s Republic of China.
该协会主席鲍勃·霍尔顿为密苏里州前州长，就任密苏里州州长期间开设了密苏里州首个中国办事处，并协助密苏里州创办了第一个孔子学院，大力推动了密苏里州与中国人民、文化以及领导人之间的交流和联系。霍尔顿还曾担任中西部州长协会主席，通过推动中国地方与美中部地区州长、市长们交流沟通，有效地促进了双方合作。协会此次瞄准海南自贸港新政策新机遇，是希望美方与海南方面建立积极合作关系，这是中美在加强地方层面交流与合作进行的新尝试和新探索，将吸引更多美国企业对海南自贸港开展贸易与投资合作，分享中国发展的新机遇，推动中美在更多层面、更广领域挖掘合作潜力。
Bob Holden, Chairman of the association, was the former governor of Missouri. During his tenure as governor of Missouri, he opened Missouri’s first China office and assisted Missouri in establishing the first Confucius Institute, which greatly promoted exchanges between Missouri and the Chinese people, culture and connections with Chinese leaders. Holden has also served as the chairman of the Midwest Governors Association. He has effectively promoted bilateral cooperation by promoting communication between the governors and mayors of China and the Mid-West. Aiming at the new policy and new opportunities of Hainan FTP, the association hopes that the United States will establish a positive cooperative relationship with Hainan. This is a new attempt and new exploration of China and the United States to strengthen exchanges and cooperation at the sub-national level, aiming to attract more American companies to carry out trade and investment cooperation in Hainan, share new opportunities in China's development, and promotes both sides to tap the potential of cooperation at varied levels and in broader areas.
（原标题：双语 | 中美地方合作新尝试！100多家美国企业连线海南自贸港）
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