The Course of China’s Special Economic Zone and the Choice of Xiong’an New Metropolitan Zone

Abstract

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee in 1978, the concept of special economic zones began to flourish in China. Following the concept of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, China's special economic zones have gone through the premier stages of Shenzhen, Xiamen, Zhuhai special zones, the transition stage of traditional market economy and international market, and a relatively mature stage of economic globalization. From the geographical point of view, for Shenzhen, Xiamen, Zhuhai, Hainan, Shantou, Kashi and Horgos these seven China special economic zones, the difference of targeted policies, determines its directions of unique development. From the vertical and horizontal perspectives, the development of China's special economic zones can be all-round observed. And the Xiong'an New Area, as the first special economic zone established under the leadership of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, its great geographical resources, the great attention from the government draw significant concern. On the road of environmental protection development and scientific and technological development, the Xiong’an New Area should take a solid step.