BEIJING, July 13,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the latest episode of
China Daily's Youth Power,
which aired on June 30, Jan Kerekes, a Canadian who has lived in
South China's Hainan province for six years, shared what led
him to settle down here.
"Hainan is really opening up.
The whole world comes here, and you see the opportunities right in
front of you," Kerekes said. "It is a place where you can pursue
your dreams."
Now a teacher at Hainan
University, Andreev Aleksei, a 30-year-old Russian, found Kerekes's
story particularly resonant.
"When I went back to my country, I missed the island so much
that I had to come back," Aleksei said. "Hainan not only hosts the Boao Forum for
Asia but it is also the best place
for windsurfing and parachuting."
To encourage international talent to come, Hainan has introduced 16 measures to
streamline living and working conditions for foreigners.
For example, Aleksei mentioned that Hainan offers numerous benefits and
advantageous policies to assist global talents in establishing
businesses in the region.
"[The application process] takes just three days, and it can be
completed entirely online, even for foreigners," he said.
The young guests visited the Haikou Municipal Government Service
Center to learn more about these measures. There, they met people
from around the world with different needs — whether for visas,
education, or business.
"I think it's a testament to the inclusivity of the entire
province," said Jood Ghazwan Sharaf, a 27-year-old Bulgarian
student at Tsinghua University.
Dylan Walker, 27, from
the United States, was impressed
by the efficiency of the "one window for all" system.
"It's like a one-stop service," he said. "You don't have to run
all over the place."
In addition to aiding tourists and residents in their daily
lives and business activities, Hainan has made significant economic
progress.
One notable example is the Yangpu Economic Development Zone,
which has evolved from a small port into Hainan's largest international port.
In the zone, the young guests explored the Yangpu Offshore Wind
Power Industrial Park, where they discovered Hainan's commitment to developing its marine
economy and striving for a harmonious coexistence with the
ocean.
According to Lin Qingsong, the park's general manager, while
Hainan's wind power utilization is
still in its early stages, this project stands out as a pioneering
model for future large-scale offshore wind power initiatives.
"We can see that China is not an economy that goes within
itself. It goes outward to benefit the rest of humanity," Sharaf
said, impressed by China's innovative economic experiments.
As a global resident of Hainan,
Aleksei believes that this island is not only a dynamic free trade
model but also a natural paradise that strikes a balance between
work and leisure.
"This is quite a unique place in China," Aleksei said. "No matter what purpose
brings you here, whether it's tourism, starting a business, or
work, just come here, and you will fall in love with it."
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SOURCE 21st Century English Education Media