General Administration of Customs: Accelerate the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" with 57 port facility renovation projects.

The State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the implementation of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan", accelerate the modernization of customs, and the relevant situation of serving the construction of a strong trading nation. Ports are the gateway to opening up to the outside world. During the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, customs will accelerate the implementation of key border port projects under the national "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan major projects, synchronously implement 57 port facility renovation projects, and accelerate the construction of railway ports such as Tuergate and Ganqimao du. Help further optimize the layout of port opening. Ports are not only open channels but also important engines for economic development. In the first half of this year, relying on various types of ports including sea, water, air, and land, the development of "port economy" has shown a new positive trend, with rapid growth in port duty-free fueling operations, with Zhoushan port-related businesses ranking among the top three globally, and a surge in border "port tourism" activities, effectively driving local employment, tax revenue, and infrastructure improvement.