金磊氏が深圳市の中国共産党委員会書記に就任して1か月が経過したことを受け、専門家らは香港に対し、人・資本・モノ・データの越境流動における障壁を取り除くよう求めている。金氏は、河套協力区など主要な共同プロジェクトを視察し、統合深化の姿勢を示している。
先月の就任以来（本連載でそのリーダーシップを追っている）、深圳市の新たな中国共産党委員会書記である金磊氏は、香港との関係強化に向けた取り組みを迅速に進めている。就任初月、金氏は香港の「北部都会区」開発の要である「河套深港科技創新合作区」をはじめとする主要な共同プロジェクトを視察した。専門家らは、香港に対し、この前向きな姿勢に応えて越境流動の障害を撤廃するよう促している。国際問題研究者の彭鵬氏は、こうした障壁を取り除くことの重要性を強調した。また、著名コメンテーターの劉兆佳氏は、前海深港現代服務業合作区など、グレーターベイエリアにおける協力に向けた北京の方針を強調した。立法会議員らも、北部都会区の開発を前進させる必要性を訴えている。
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State media announced on Sunday that Jin Lei, 56, has been appointed Shenzhen's Communist Party chief, as well as a member of the Guangdong provincial party committee and its standing committee. The economist and former Sichuan official replaces Meng Fanli, who held the post since April 2022, as the tech hub eyes AI-fuelled growth.
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Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, meeting Hong Kong's deputies to the national legislature during the “two sessions,” emphasized the importance of the executive-led governance system and hoped the Legislative Council would explore and study it to achieve practical outcomes meeting central government requirements.
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Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun experienced a drone-delivered milk tea at Meituan's Shanghai headquarters, calling it a valuable lesson for Taiwan. She paid homage at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing and urged stronger cross-strait cooperation and peace. The visit covers Jiangsu, Shanghai and Beijing through Sunday.