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一 | “家门口通关”跨境贸易更便利每日商报讯 作为杭州的重要开放门户,杭州综合保税区持续释放“保税、退税、免税”政策红利,为杭州跨境电商综试区建设和外贸新业态发展提供有力支撑。依托综保区与下沙港协同工作机制,钱塘区创新推出“区港联动”陆水联运新模式,经下沙港的货物可就近在综保区完成进出口集中查验、报关等环节,完成“一站式”申报、查验、放行全流程,实现“家门口通关”。

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Zhou Jiang speaks at an event. Photo: Courtesy of Zhou Jiang
Zhou Jiang, a researcher at the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, has a favorite book:
White Deer Tableland or
Bai Lu Yuan by renowned writer Chen Zhongshi.
As vice president of the Regional Science Association of China (RSAC), Zhou told the Global Times that a lifetime of reading has profoundly shaped the way he sees and understands the world. It ultimately led him to a career in research and academia, where he teaches and pursues scholarly work.
Since earning his PhD in economics in 2000, he has devoted himself to the study of regional science and economics, a field that demands a constant crossing of disciplinary boundaries, drawing on the fields of geography, sociology, history, and ecology among others.
"Reading has kept alive my sense of curiosity and taught me to ask questions with patience and persistence: Where do disparities in regional development come from? How do policies affect different groups in society? And how can a region pursue both efficiency and equity so that development is not merely effective, but also imbued with a greater sense of humanity and warmth?" Zhou noted.
Founded in 1991, RSAC is a national academic society dedicated to advancing domestic and international academic exchange and cooperation, providing consulting services on spatial planning, urbanization, and regional development, and offering intellectual support for China's modernization drive.
The 57-year-old researcher noted that reading has empowered him in two distinct ways.
"The first is discernment. When confronted with a complex issue, I try not to settle for a simple conclusion. Instead, I make an effort to understand its broader context, how it has unfolded, and the perspectives of the different people involved," he said.
"The second is a sense of inner steadiness. Setbacks are an inevitable part of both life and work. Good books remind us that hardship is never ours alone to bear; countless people before us have faced circumstances more difficult than our own, made difficult choices, and found the strength to carry on. Reading cannot solve every problem for us, but it can help us remain calm when challenges arise, giving us the clarity and resilience that allow us not to panic or give up too easily," he said.
Historical depth
Each time Zhou returns to the White Deer Tableland, he finds something different in its pages.
"When I first read it as a young person, I was drawn primarily to the characters and the twists and turns of their lives. Later, as I began researching regional economics, I found myself paying closer attention to the changes in the land, the countryside, families and social order presented in the story. Now, approaching 60, I have come to appreciate more deeply the choices the characters make, the constraints they face, and the quiet perseverance they show amid the sweeping currents of their times," he said.
White Deer Tableland uses Bai Lu village in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province as a microcosm, tracing the feuds and intertwined fortunes of three generations of the Bai (literally meaning white) and Lu families. Through their stories, it captures more than half a century of sweeping historical change, from the final years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to the 1970s and 1980s. The novel won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, one of China's top literature awards, in 1997.
Zhou prefers literary works with historical depth and a keen eye for social change.
Regional economics may appear to be concerned with the spatial distribution of industries, population and resources, but at its heart, it is about how people live on a particular piece of land, and why some places flourish while others decline, he noted.
In this sense, literature and history are more than pastimes beyond professional research. They often help him understand the historical context, cultural traditions and social mentality that lie behind economic data, he said.
When reading novels, Zhou said that he often pays close attention to the relationship between people and the places they inhabit: How the land shapes the local character, how transportation transforms a region, and how shifts in industry reshape families and villages. Such details may not offer a direct conclusion, but they broaden a researcher's perspective. They also serve as a reminder that research should look beyond growth rates and statistical indicators to consider the sense of fulfillment experienced by ordinary people and the dignity of human beings.
Understanding ourselvesOnce, while tidying his study, he came across a book filled with notes he had scribbled in his early years. Among them was a question that particularly caught his attention: "In the face of sweeping changes in the times and profound social transformation, what can a person truly determine for himself?"
Looking at those words he had written in his youth was like coming face to face with the person he had been decades ago.
Reading is not simply the act of understanding a book; it is also a record of a person's own growth, he said. The same book can reveal something entirely different when read at different stages of life.
When we are young, we turn to books in search of answers; but when we become seasoned, we read more to understand life, to understand others, and ultimately, to better understand ourselves, Zhou said.
In this era of fragmented information, AI can help people access information quickly, organize materials, and gain a basic understanding of unfamiliar fields. Yet deep reading, Zhou said, allows people to see how a conclusion is reached — what evidence supports it, where its boundaries lie, and what alternative interpretations it may invite.
What truly shapes a person, after all, is not how much information they have browsed, but the words that have made them pause and reflect - and the words that have remained with them for many years, he added.
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三 | 7月29日,随着工作人员录入出口集装箱的离港信息,杭州下沙港海关监管作业场所的首票测试单顺利完成。目前,下沙港海关监管作业场所各项准备工作都已就绪,即将正式运行。下沙港位于杭州市钱塘区京杭运河二通道东岸,是杭州最靠近主城区的水上综合作业区,业务辐射杭州全域及湖州、嘉兴、绍兴、义乌等周边区域。就在不久前,下沙港海关监管作业场所顺利通过杭州海关审核验收,标志着杭州首个千吨级内河港口正式具备外贸货物进出口通关作业能力。

四 | 监管作业场所正式运行后,依托京杭运河二通道通江达海的独特区位,下沙港可以通过“海河联运”业务模式,连接宁波舟山港、嘉兴乍浦港等国际航运枢纽。这将进一步提升杭州跨境电商企业和外贸企业物流周转效率,助力更多产品便捷通达全球市场。杭州外贸企业能够实现“家门口通关”,有效提升物流周转效率,减少中间转运仓储时间和经济成本。下沙港海关监管作业场所还配套建设了智能卡口、H986大型集装箱检查设备等设施,集装箱卡车进出更加便捷,对需要查验的货物实施非侵入式机检,在保障监管效能的同时,持续压缩整体通关时间。下沙港海关监管作业场所的建成验收,进一步完善了杭州对外开放口岸布局,为杭州跨境电商综试区发展和产业带企业拓展海外市场提供更加便利的通道,不仅有助于推动杭州市乃至周边区域临港产业集聚,更将助力杭州加快构建“公铁水航”立体综合交通网络,提升城市辐射带动能力,为浙江打造“航运强省”、服务长三角一体化发展提供有力支撑。

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