Michoacán searches in China for examples of special economic zones

A delegation from the Government of the Mexican state of Michoacán, headed by Governor Silvano Aureoles, visited a special economic zone created more than two decades ago in the city China of Suzhou, with the objective of taking an example for the future special area of �??�??Lázaro Cárdenas.

Shanghai (China), Nov 14 (EFE) .- A delegation from the Government of the Mexican state of Michoacán, headed by Governor Silvano Aureoles, visited a special economic zone created today. more than two decades ago in the Chinese city of Suzhou, with the objective of taking an example for the future special area of �??�??Lázaro Cárdenas.

"We are very interested in knowing the experience and see how we can learn from the steps that were followed, "Aureoles said in a meeting with representatives of the special economic zone of Suzhou Industrial Park.

Located at namesake municipality of Suzhou, one hour from the city of Shanghai (east), was created in the nineties with investment from the Government of Singapore and became one of the first regions special with investment from a foreign country.

"We wanted to see how we can strengthen, build an agreement or an alliance with our special economic zone project in Lázaro Cárdenas with the experience developed here, "added the governor.

Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacan municipality where the most important seaport in the country is located, is one of the areas where one of the ten future special regions will be created in Mexico in the coming years.

Announced in 2014 by the Government of Enrique Peña Nieto, these regions will seek through fiscal incentives to attract investment from companies and achieve an economic boost to the states with the highest poverty rates in the country (south, southeast).

According to Efe the general director of promotion of the Special Economic Zones (ZEE), Alfredo Nolasco, who accompanies the Michoacán delegation in this visit, Lázaro Cárdenas is one of the regions with the most advanced planning.

After several delays to "get an attractive tender that meets all international standards", to day Today "there are three who have complied with the president's declaration" and in which collaborations have been signed with the states, Lázaro Cárdenas (Michoacán), Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz) and Puerto Chiapas (Chiapas).

Thus, Nolasco said, in the next few days it is expected that "the international public bidding on the federal property of Lázaro Cárdenas and some another area more. "

As explained by the official, the delegation of the Government of Michoacán chose to visit this area of �??�??Suzhou because" it is very similar in concept to what we are looking for " in Mexico.

Governor Aureoles is in China for a tour to promote investment and trade in his region. and Shanghai with official institutions and companies of the Asian giant.

According to Efe, he wants to present his region as the natural gateway to the Latin American market. North of Chinese companies before the "uncertainty" generated by the position of US President Donald Trump on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Governor held a meeting yesterday in Beijing with members of the China Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) and the Chinese People's Friendship Association with Foreign Countries and Tomorrow he will continue with different meetings in the city of Shanghai.