Change the Urban Lifestyles • Major Projects Narrow the Distance between Chongqing and the World

□ Article/ Journalist Yang Yan Tr. by Li Hui

Change the Urban Lifestyles • Major Projects Narrow the Distance between Chongqing and the World

□ Article/ Journalist Yang Yan Tr. by Li Hui

Chaotian Sailing Will Imprint Chongqing on Your Mind

On September 3, 2016, Singapore Prime Minister,Mr. Lee Hsien Loong and a number of ministers and business representatives from Singapore has visited Chongqing Raffles City as well as the experience center of the project at the heart of Chaotianmen at the intersection of Liangjiang. As Singapore’s largest single project invested in China, Chongqing Raffles City plays an important role in the new cooperation between China and Singapore, which has been greatly expected by the two sides.

Chongqing Raffles City, also known as Chaotian Sailing, will not only become the landmark of Chongqing after its completion, but will also vigorously promote the internationalization process of Chongqing.With the blasting of Chaotianmen landmark building in August 2012, this landmark has officially entered the construction phase. The crystal bridge symbolizing Chongqing “ladder” appearance will connect the four towers. The design of towers originates from the shipping culture of Chongqing accumulated in thousands of years. The towers are connected with Chaotianmen Square as a whole, which seems like a “wheel”, meaning sailing against the wind,and stressing that the long history of Chongqing as a business hub. The architect of this building is a Canadian architect, Moses Safdie. On July 11,2017, the Canadian Governor, David Johnston has proposed to visit Chongqing Raf fl es City when he was accompanied by the group to visit Chongqing.

At present, the four banks of the two rivers are exposed to the majestic momentum of this project. This project will be used as a model for commercial development projects becoming parts of the city and will contribute to the rise of Chongqing. With Chaotianmen as Chongqing’s “front hall”, this project will become the driving force and centripetal force for transforming the urban center of Chongqing, as well as the symbol of Chongqing imprinted on the world.

Easy to Hunt a Job in Foreign Banks Gathered in Chongqing

With the opening and development of Chongqing,foreign banks have channeled new vitality into Chongqing financial market and have well played a booster role of helping a large number of enterprises to go out and introducing enterprises into Chongqing.Foreign banks and institutions have been gathering at a high speed, which has become a landscape of Chongqing opening up to the outside world.

Thailand’s largest international commercial bank—Bangkok Bank (China) Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch has been officially opened in Jiefangbei, Yuzhong District, and Chongqing on May 23, 2014, and has become the fi rst Thai-funded bank stationed in Chongqing. In June, Woori Bank (China) Co., Ltd. and Jiangbei District Government have signed the Investment Agreement, and the former has intended to operate its 9th branch in China—with Chongqing Branch settled in Jiangbeizui. In September in the same year, UOB (China) Co., Ltd. has announced that its 16th branch in China—Chongqing Branch, has been of fi cially opened in Yuzhong District, Chongqing. UOB is the third Singapore Bank that has stationed in Chongqing; Shinhan Bank—Chongqing Branch subordinated to South Korea’s fi rst private fi nancial group has been grandly opened in Jiangbeizui CBD (Central Business District).

In recent years, the number of foreign banks in Chongqing has continued to rise with the total number of foreign-funded banks in Chongqing reaching more than 30, and accordingly ranked the forefront of China’s central and western regions. These foreign banks, as the indispensable elements of constructing the fi nancial center on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chongqing,have injected new vitality into the Chongqing fi nancial market and well played a booster role of helping a large number of enterprises to go out and introducing enterprises into Chongqing. They have been providing more services for enterprises going out and entering Chongqing, and supporting Chongqing to develop into the inland opening highland and the fi nancial center on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the fi elds of international fi nance and foreign exchange business, etc.

Chongqing International Exhibition amp; Trading (Bonded)Center Provide International Goods near at Hand

On December 2, 2014, more than 70 persons including 10-odd consulate-generals and consulates of the United Kingdom,Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan and Singapore, etc. in Chongqing and Chengdu, the officials and the senior managers from more than 20 foreign-invested enterprises like Parkson,Maxlin, came to and inspect Chongqing Liangjiang New Area.Foreign guests have witnessed their own goods from Italy, Britain,and the Netherlands etc. in the International Exhibition amp; Trading(Bonded) Center and heaped greatly praise upon the magni fi cent feat. This is the development result of Chongqing as one of the fi rst batch of cross-border e-commerce pilot cities.

On the junction point of the “Belt and Road” and the Yangtze River economic belt, Chongqing is enriched with the “three-inone” advantages of aviation, railways, water hubs. In recent years, centering around the inland opening highland construction,Chongqing has given full play to the advantages of China Railway Express (Chongqing), the international logistics channel and bonded trade, and channeled great efforts into strengthening the port economy, the “three-in-one” platform construction of the railway transportation, river transportation and air transportation hub, ports and bonded area, as well as establishing Chongqing International Goods Exhibition amp; Trading Center. As an important part of the trade function area, Chongqing International Goods Exhibition amp;Trading Center has opened a completely new shopping model relying on the trade diversi fi cation.

In addition to imported goods, imported wine, furniture, daily necessities, cosmetics and health care products, imported cars and accessories, high-end clothing and luggage, jewelry and precious metals, imported high-end precision instruments and other imported goods, the trading center has also opened many other national museums with characteristics, such as the Italian Pavilion,Germany Pavilion, Korea Pavilion and Malay Impression Museum.At the same time, the bonded center has extended the major sales platforms to some major shopping districts in order to enable Chongqing people to buy imported goods at the door.

Chongqing bonded port has become a focus of concern for the world before its establishment and been inspected by the foreign guests. On May 16 and 17, 2013, the representative, on behalf of the Russian President in the Federal Republic Area of Volga, Babbidge and his party have visited Chongqing to get an understanding of the economic development, more importantly, the bonded port area, industrial parks and automobile manufacturing.

“Cloud Computing”, the Largest Offshore Data Processing Center in China

“Cloud Computing” has been seen as the fourth IT industry revolution following major computers, personal computers and the Internet. At present, major countries in the world have incorporated the development of cloud computing industry into the national strategy. What’s more, Chongqing is also vigorously building a national offshore data processing center. In recent years,Chongqing cloud computing industry has attracted customers all around the world, and a large number of foreign investors have entered Chongqing and established offshore data centers by virtue of the modes of joint ventures, holdings, separate construction mode, etc.

The establishment and operation of Cloud Computing Center has enabled Chongqing to create a new era of cloud computing, save information costs and open the door of wisdom. Prior to this, Chongqing senior officials have visited a number of countries to study and make exchanges concerning cloud computing with an aim to strive to accelerate the construction of key projects. On February 13, 2012, Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Huang Qifan has led a delegation to visit the United States,the Silicon Valley and Hewlett-Packard headquarters to discuss Hewlett-Packard’s building cloud computing data center in Chongqing; they have also visited Microsoft and Amazon headquarters in Seattle, and held meetings with the seniors from Microsoft and Amazon to discuss the construction of cloud computing in Chongqing.

Chongqing has ushered 2015 China (Chongqing)International Cloud Computing Exhibition after the Cloud Computing has been completed. During the exhibition, a total of 27 projects have been signed to settle in Chongqing, including Tencent “Internet+” Project, Acer “self-building” cloud, the Western Industrial Base of Inspur Data, Phicomm Cloud Computing, etc. with cloud computing, large data, car networking, wisdom education, information security and other fi elds involved. The total agreement investment has amounted up to 9.6 billion. A huge data processing industry cluster around cloud computing is emerging with the drives from the project.

Chongqing International Expo Center An Important Display Platform for Opening up to the Inside and Outside

Chongqing International Expo Center has held “the CPC in Dialogue with the World Dialogue 2016”, “the Twentieth China (Chongqing) International Investment and Global Sourcing”, “2016 China International Friendship Cities Conference” and other large international conferences since its official operation in 2013. Over the years, Chongqing International Expo Center has become an important window for Chongqing to opening up to the inside and outside by virtue of receiving hundreds of exhibitions,performances and meetings, as well as millions of people, and helped Chongqing to make its “Exhibition Capital” dream come true.

The indoor exhibition area of Chongqing International Expo Center venues is 200,000 square meters. There are a total of 16 full-level column-free exhibition halls holding performances, sports events, large meetings and other large-scale indoor activities. The center has provided an international trading platform for the exhibitions and activities from around the world,become the window of the world entering Chongqing and one of the platform for Chongqing to communicate and exchange with the world.

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport T3A Terminal The Accelerator for the Construction of International Aviation Hub

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport T3A Terminal(the third runway) has been officially put into use on August 29, 2017, which is of great significance to speeding up the construction of Chongqing inland international logistics hub and the inland opening highland. Jiangbei Airport has now become the nationally fourth airport with three runways running simultaneously together with Beijing Capital Airport,Shanghai Pudong Airport, and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Data show that Jiangbei Airport has opened international passenger routes to Los Angeles, Cebu,Moscow, New York, as well as international cargo routes to Kuala Lumpur and Moscow. In addition,other international route to Melbourne will be put into operation.