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As the frontier and window of China's reform and opening up, Hainan is building a free trade port in its full swing. More and more foreigners have been attracted to invest and start businesses in Hainan, owning to its unique ecosystem, preferential policies and accelerated improvement of the business environment. They choose to stay in Hainan, fall in love with Hainan, and work hard to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams in the opportunity of Hainan Free Trade Port construction.
作为中国改革开放的前沿和窗口,海南正在如火如荼建设自由贸易港。得天独厚的生态环境、开放优惠的政策环境、加速改善的营商环境,吸引着越来越多外国人来海南投资创业。他们留在海南,爱上海南,在海南自贸港建设的机遇中,努力追逐自己的创业梦想。
Stefano Fedi from Florence in Italy was busy inviting Italian companies to participate in the third China International Consumer Products Expo next year.
"We need to prepare one year in advance to engage with Italian companies and invite them to join the exhibition," said Stefano, working now in Italy as a coordinator to prepare for the Italian pavilion. He will return to Hainan at the end of September.
Engaged in the fashion industry for more than 20 years, Stefano set up his fashion consulting company in Haikou in 2018, the year in which Hainan became a pilot free trade zone and began exploring free trade port construction.
Stefano's deep bond with Hainan dates back many years ago. In 2006, he took his family to Hainan for a holiday while on a business trip in China."We enjoyed that time very much, so we started to go back every couple of years," he said, noting that his family had fond memories of Hainan.
The favorable business environment brought about by deepening reform and opening-up has increased Hainan's attractiveness to skills and investment. More international talents have come to Hainan to invest or start their business.
"The construction of the free trade port is a great opportunity for foreign companies," he said, adding that Hainan is starting to play a vital role in helping foreign companies approach the Chinese market.
He set up his company in Fullsing Internet Industrial Park, also known as Fullsing Town, a key industrial park in Hainan, also home to an international offshore innovation and entrepreneurship base. Stefano thought it provided a good location and friendly environment for business.
He traveled a lot for work in China, especially Shanghai, to meet the Italian brands headquartered there. He said the Hainan free trade port will be completed in 2025. It will change the scenario and start a new era for Hainan to have a significant role in Southeast Asia and as a free trade port regarding logistics, shopping for tourists, and international tourism.
"As a strategy consulting company, I find many potential business opportunities in Hainan. I will think of myself as a bridge between Italy and China for companies with no opportunity to come directly to China," he said.
本文来源:新华社
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