上海在历史上就曾是东亚的经济金融中心,我国的最大外贸中心。但过去三四十年由于西方的封锁和我们自己关门,使这个中心被香港取代。目前,我国60%的出口靠香港转口。像我们这样一个大国,随着对外开放的扩大和经济建设的发展,外贸必然会成倍增长,仅仅依赖一个香港实在难以想像。应该在我国四周多开几扇大门。在我国东方,上海是最理想的大门。最近国务院已批准建设浦东开发区, Shanghai was once the economic and financial center of East Asia and the largest foreign trade center of our country in history. However, in the past three or four decades, the center was replaced by Hong Kong because of the West blockade and our own closures. At present, 60% of our exports are re-exported through Hong Kong. As a big country like ours, with the opening up to the outside world and the development of economic construction, foreign trade is bound to double. It is hard to imagine relying solely on one Hong Kong. We should open more than four doors in our country. In our country, Shanghai is the most ideal door. Recently the State Council has approved the construction of Pudong Development Zone,