世纪开元,世界形势正在发生深刻的变化:以信息技术和生物技术为代表的新技术革命势头迅猛,经济全球化趋势日益明显,我国加入WTO脚步迫近。这一切对我们来说,既是机遇;也是挑战。丹东市要抓住机遇,迎接挑战,必须在对外开放方面尽快取得重大突破。一、要在对外开放认识上有新突破 如果说,过去20多年的开放是我们主动打开国门,那么加入WTO后,对外开放已经不以我们的意志为转移。随着入世谈判的深入进展,我国的关税税率正在逐步降低,加入WTO后市场准入的承诺即将兑现,全方位参与国际经济合作与竞争的时代已经到来。只有充分认 Century Kaiyuan, the world situation is undergoing profound changes: the new technology revolution represented by information technology and biotechnology is gaining momentum, the trend of economic globalization is becoming increasingly evident, and the pace of China’s accession to the WTO is approaching. All this to us is both an opportunity and a challenge. Dandong City must grasp the opportunities and meet the challenges and must make major breakthroughs as soon as possible in opening up to the outside world. First, we must make breakthroughs in our understanding of opening up If we say that the opening up of the past 20 years has taken the initiative to open up our country, opening up to the outside world will no longer be our goal. With the further progress of the WTO accession negotiations, the tariff rate in our country is gradually decreasing. The promise of market access after the accession to the WTO is about to be honored. The era of full participation in international economic cooperation and competition has arrived. Only fully recognized