Wang Zhan: Why ¡°Pudong New Area¡± instead of ¡°Pudong Special Economic Zone¡±?
Wang Zhan, Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations
“Pudong's development and opening up has been a success for three basic reasons: unswerving adherence to the guideline of ‘seeking truth from facts and emancipating the mind,' thorough insistence in serving the national strategic requirements, and constant emphasis on the opening up and reform-driven innovation,” said Wang Zhan, in his speech marking the 30th anniversary of Pudong's development and opening up. Looking back, he mentioned the designation of Pudong as"New Area"rather than"Special Economic Zone."
When Pudong was decided as the theatre of a development and opening up campaign, there was a problem of designation. By then, there were already five"special econom...
2021-01-02