Analysis of the Characteristics for Openness of Alashankou Port and Countermeasures
Located in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang,China(Bozhou for short in the following part),Alashankou port is the western bridgehead of the Chinese section of the world's second Asia-Europe Continental Bridge and is an important gateway for China's opening to the west.Firstly,the advantages and opportunities of opening up Alashankou port are discussed from the perspectives of natural resources and policy support.Secondly,the opening characteristics of Alashankou port are analyzed from the aspects of port capacity,comprehensive bonded area,China Railway Express,and new mode of foreign trade.Further,the study concludes that the current Alashankou port has shortcomings in policy implementation,unbalanced industrial development,and talent reserve.In the future,Alashankou should make use of the existing policy dividends to actively promote the construction of the digital port,multi-functional logistics base,and modern industrial chain,in order to promote the transformation of the port from"channel economy"to"industrial economy",and strongly drive the economic development of Bozhou and the neighboring areas.