Xingang now faces a dilemma. After Xingang's return, it still maintains an independent legal system, financial and monetary system, and accounting system. It is a WTO independent customs zone. There are still border obstacles in exchanges with the mainland. Mainland people who want to go to Xingang will not Much easier than going abroad. Xingang is still an offshore economy and offshore financial center and has not changed its nature as a small independent economy. Even if Xingang is willing to fully integrate into the mainland's economic system, there are still many problems that are difficult to solve in reality, because the differences between Xingang and the mainland are still too great, such as wages and price levels, and there is a world of difference between Xingang and Shenzhen across the river. Don't. Moreover, there are huge differences between the two places in terms of education, medical care, tariffs, etc. If the entry and exit of the two places are completely liberalized, many existing orders will be completely destroyed. For example, just the free travel policy will lead to a large number of mainlanders traveling to Xingang is frantically shopping for goods, and some mainlanders go to Xingang to have children, so that their children can obtain Xingang household registration, enjoy the benefits of Xingang, and avoid the mainland's family planning policy, so they can have more children. There are too many differences between the Newport Free Port policy and the mainland's policies. Once fully liberalized, it will cause many problems that cannot be solved now or even for a long time to come. Therefore, in Bao Feiyang¡¯s view, although Xingang needs to continue to integrate into the mainland and rely on the mainland, for a long time, some differences between Xingang, which is very highly internationalized, and the mainland cannot be completely eliminated. The complete elimination of the boundaries between them will not be possible for a long time. Therefore, Xingang must not only rely on the mainland, but also continue to adhere to the path of internationalization and develop based on itself. A Disneyland cannot change the situation in Xingang. The popularity of Xingang Disneyland is not even as good as Xingang Ocean Park. Of course, even if the operating conditions of Newport Disneyland are not very good, Newport Disneyland still plays a positive role in promoting the tourism and economic development of Newport. So Bao Feiyang still felt a little guilty when he had to pass through Xingang this time. ¡°Laissez-faire economic policy can activate various factors and achieve rapid economic development when the overall situation is favorable, but laissez-faire also means the lack of long-term vision, although the market has never lacked long-term vision. vision, but it is more about pursuing current profits. Xingang is not the United States. The United States has the world's top scientists, top investors and financial markets, as well as top universities and attracts the world's talents. The top The industrial base and innovation system This is a gap that we cannot deny, and it is something that Xingang cannot compare with!" Bao Feiyang said to Meng Shuang on the way to the airport: "The United States is laissez-faire because they have the best foundation! , the best conditions, but even so, the U.S. government actually interferes a lot in the economy, including tariffs and trade wars, as well as plans like the information highway. For Xingang, as an independent economy, they The scale is too small, and it is impossible to achieve long-term planning by laissez-faire and complete reliance on the market. If Xingang's economy wants to get rid of industrial hollowing out and get rid of its dependence on real estate and finance, it must have strong intervention, otherwise it will be impossible to achieve long-term planning in the mainland. Under the background of rapid development, Xingang's industry will be completely exhausted, and Xingang's advantages will gradually fade away! " Meng Shuang nodded and said: "The development of the mainland will indeed create a strong competition for Xingang. In the past, multinational companies usually The company will locate its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Xingang, but now some multinational companies have set up headquarters in Pujiang. Although most of them are Huaguo headquarters, excluding the Asia-Pacific headquarters, the Huaguo headquarters has actually taken away many functions and functions of the Asia-Pacific headquarters. Business will have some impact on Xingang. As the mainland joins the WTO and the degree of openness further increases, more and more multinational companies will definitely set up Chinese headquarters or even Asia-Pacific headquarters in the mainland in the future. By that time, Xingang will Being gradually marginalized! " Meng Shuang has mainly worked in eastern Guangdong these years and often goes to Xingang. She has a more intuitive and profound understanding of the situation in Xingang. As China develops and opens up, the gap between cities like Pingjing, Pujiang, and Shenzhen and Xingang will become smaller and smaller. Setting up headquarters in these cities will obviously make it more convenient to conduct business in the mainland. With the development of China's economy, China's business will become the most important part of multinational companies' business in the Asia-Pacific. They will naturally locate their company headquarters in these cities in the mainland because it is more convenient and business costs are higher than Xingang. It is low and it is easier to carry out localized operations close to the mainland. Bao Feiyang nodded. Although Xingang's development has not stagnated for a long time and has always been ahead of Pujiang and other cities in the mainland in terms of internationalization, the trend of marginalization is becoming more and more obvious. Compared with Xincheng and South Korea, The gap in strength is also getting wider and wider. The upcoming Nasdaq stock market crash will also be a blow to Xingang. Xingang has proposed a plan to build a Cyberport in the past two years, but the bursting of the Internet bubble has put a damper on the development of Cyberport.The plan was aborted. When the Internet economy emerged again, Xingang did not get any opportunities. Xingang's capital market even missed out on new economic representatives like Alibaba. Bao Feiyang's trip to Xingang this time is naturally not just for tourism. The development plan previously proposed by Huixun District included the plan to build a university town. Currently, it is taking advantage of the opportunity of domestic university expansion to strive for the presence of several universities in Pujiang. In addition, Bao Feiyang also contacted several famous universities in Xingang through Fang Xia's relationship, hoping to cooperate with several famous universities in Xingang. Although Xingang is not a big place, it has several world-class universities, including Xingang University, Xingang Chinese University, Xingang University of Science and Technology, Xingang University of Technology, etc. In the latest 1999 Asian University Rankings, Japan's University of Tokyo and Kyoto University ranked first and second, and Newport University ranked third. Newport Chinese University and Newport University of Science and Technology also entered the top ten. Including Seoul National University, Taihu University, University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Metro National University and Nanyang University. It can be seen that although the top universities in Xingang are inferior to those in Japan, they are better than those in South Korea, Taihu, Xincheng and Australia. The level is eye-catching. Of course, because Xingang is a small place with a small population, the overall quality of higher education is much inferior to that of South Korea, Taiwan, Hunan, and Australia. However, the strength of top universities cannot be underestimated. Bao Feiyang contacted several universities in Xingang through Fangxia Group. Among them, the one that responded most positively was Xingang University of Science and Technology. Xingang University of Science and Technology was founded in 1991 and has less than ten years of history. However, with its reputation, number of faculty members and ownership, Rankings based on calculated scores such as the proportion of advanced degrees, financial situation, proportion of enrolled students, and tuition fees rank among the top ten universities in Asia. This shows that the school is developing at an alarming rate. At Xingang University of Science and Technology, Bao Feiyang met Vice President Li Zhongwei, one of the founders of the school. Li Zhongwei graduated from Yale University and taught at Hopkins University in the United States for a long time. He was later invited to Xingang to help found Xingang University of Science and Technology, and Served as Dean and Vice-President of the Faculty of Science. An important reason why Xingang University of Science and Technology, including Xingang universities, ranks among the best in Asia in terms of academic impact and university rankings is their international school-running philosophy. Basically, Xingang¡¯s university presidents and professors have experience studying abroad or engaging in education and scientific research. There is no doubt about the achievements of the Chinese in the field of science. Xingang opens its doors to absorb these world-class talents, which will naturally make the school Its academic, scientific research and teaching capabilities have reached world-class standards, and Xingang University of Science and Technology can grow into a world-class university in just a few years. "In the past two years, universities in Xingang, including Xingang University of Science and Technology, have increased their admission quotas for mainland students. I am very impressed by the hard work and academic level of mainland students, so I am personally very optimistic about the future of mainland universities. , World-class universities will surely emerge among them. "As a world-class student, Li Weizhong appears to be quite elegant. Although few people in the mainland know his name, unlike Li Zhengdao and Yang Zhenning, whose names are household names in China, but In academia, especially in the field of high-energy physics, Li Weizhong's name is still very loud. Li Weizhong, who is almost 70 years old this year, is still active on the front line of scientific research and teaching. At the same time, he also devotes more energy to education. He is also very interested in the cooperation between Xingang University of Science and Technology and the mainland. Bao Feiyang nodded when he heard this and said: "It is our Chinese cultural tradition to attach great importance to education, and students from the mainland are indeed very hardworking. Many students from the mainland in recent years have achieved world-class achievements. However, compared with higher education in Xingang and higher education in Europe and the United States, mainland universities have not done enough in terms of internationalization. Most universities lack an international academic atmosphere and learning atmosphere. We hope that through cooperation with Xingang universities Cooperation to make up for this shortcoming, so our cooperation cannot be limited to letting a certain mainland university cooperate with Xingang University of Science and Technology to set up an ordinary joint college in China. We need to introduce the teaching and scientific research management methods of Xingang University of Science and Technology. What is more important is to create a university with an international vision, an international training method, and an international cultural and academic exchange atmosphere, or even a higher education town. "Bao Feiyang said: "In this cooperation, we are not pursuing anything. We don¡¯t pursue scale and efficiency. What we need is to achieve such a vision and goal, a higher education town with an international academic atmosphere.¡±