The Yangtze River Delta region, which covers an area of less than 4% of the country, occupies an important position in the economic map of China and the world, and carries special expectations.
In May 2019, when the 19th Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee reviewed the “Outline of the Yangtze River Delta Regional Integrated Development Plan”, it was clearly pointed out that the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta has a great regional driving and demonstration effect, and must closely follow the “integration” and The two keys of “high quality” drive the development of the entire Yangtze River Economic Belt and East China, forming a regional cluster of high-quality development.
In August 2020, more than a year after the implementation of the Yangtze River Delta integrated development strategy, General Secretary Xi Jinping hosted a symposium on solidly advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta in Hefei, Anhui, and once again emphasized the need to “closely adhere to the two keys of integration and high quality” Do a good job in key tasks.”
Three years later, on November 30, 2023, a symposium on further promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta was held in Shanghai. The General Secretary once again emphasized “closely following the two keywords of integration and high quality” to promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta Development has achieved new and major breakthroughs.
Within four years, three important meetings took “integration” and “high quality” as the key to answering the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
So, how to understand these two keywords?
This starts with the relationship between the two.
For the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta, integrated development and high-quality development are like two sides of the same coin. High-quality development is promoted through in-depth regional integration, and deeper integration is promoted through high-quality development. The two are advancing They are complementary to each other and indispensable in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
From a unilateral perspective, “integration” requires higher requirements than collaboration and coordination. It is both the focus and difficulty of the development of the Yangtze River Delta region.
In May 2014, during an inspection in Shanghai, the General Secretary pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen regional planning connection and forward-looking research, and strive to promote the first and integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region.
In August 2020, the General Secretary emphasized at the symposium on solidly promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta that “an important purpose of integration is to solve the problem of unbalanced regional development”, and combined with the new situation and new requirements at that time, he emphasized on the integration of the Yangtze River Delta Make important arrangements for cultural development.
From inspections and surveys to conference studies, the General Secretary clearly pointed out that the Yangtze River Delta region should “break administrative barriers and improve policy coordination with integrated ideas and measures.”
Over the past five years, the Yangtze River Delta region has implemented the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and achieved the effect of “1+1+1+1>4” through the full complementation of advantageous resources and the integration of internal mechanisms.
Just on June 24 this year, Shanghai and Suzhou started the era of intra-city subway, and for the first time, the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta realized inter-provincial interconnection of subway systems.
In addition, more than 22,600 medical institutions in 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta have realized direct settlement of outpatient medical expenses in other places. More and more residents of the Yangtze River Delta can enjoy high-quality medical resources in Shanghai and other places without leaving the city.
Of all things, people’s livelihood is the most important. At this symposium, the General Secretary clearly put forward requirements for accelerating integrated development in areas where conditions are already met, such as major cross-regional infrastructure construction and environmental protection:
In terms of basic public services, it is necessary to gradually promote “system connection, policy coordination, and standard convergence, and promote the convenient sharing of public services in various fields in a classified manner.”
In terms of people’s travel, it is necessary to “strengthen the cross-regional connection of various transportation network infrastructure standards and improve the level of infrastructure interconnection.”
In terms of ecological environment, it is necessary to “strengthen the seamless connection of ecological protection red lines in three provinces and one city”, “carry out in-depth joint protection and joint management of cross-border water bodies” and “strengthen regional policy coordination for energy conservation, emission reduction and carbon reduction”.
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Let’s look at “high quality” again. This is the fundamental requirement for the Yangtze River Delta region to determine development ideas, formulate economic policies, and implement macro-control at present and in the future.
Implementing the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta is a major strategic measure to lead the country’s high-quality development, improve the spatial layout of my country’s reform and opening up, and create a strong and active growth pole for my country’s development.
The General Secretary has emphasized many times that “it is necessary to form several new sources of power that can drive high-quality development across the country” and to “create a world-class innovation platform and growth pole.” The Yangtze River Delta region is one of the key layouts.
The integration of the Yangtze River Delta is by no means a pursuit of scale development, but a continuous improvement of the development content of each region, field, and link.
“We must give full play to the advantages of the digital economy, accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of industries, and improve the stability and competitiveness of the industrial and supply chains.”
“We must gather scientific and technological strength, focus on key areas and key links such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence to achieve breakthroughs as soon as possible.”
“We must do a good job in building Shanghai into an international financial center and support high-quality economic development in the Yangtze River Delta and the country.”
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It can be seen from the various requirements put forward by the General Secretary at the 2020 symposium on solidly promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta that whether it is economic development, technological innovation or reform and opening up, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta must be measured by “high quality” standard.
Taking economic data as an example, in the first three quarters of this year, the total economic output of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta accounted for 24.2% of the national total. Compared with five years ago, the number of cities in the Yangtze River Delta region with a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan has increased from 6 to 8, accounting for more than one-third of the total in the country. At the same time, the number of “reserve army” cities with a GDP of one trillion yuan has increased to three. Facing multiple internal and external pressures and challenges, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui remain strong and are one of the most important engines of high-quality development in our country.
At this symposium, the General Secretary put forward new hopes:
Take a long-term view——
To promote development through scientific and technological innovation, the General Secretary requires the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta to “integrate scientific and technological innovation forces and advantageous resources across regions and departments to achieve strong alliances and create a source of scientific and technological innovation.”
In order to seek prosperity through opening up, the General Secretary said that we should “strengthen mutual learning, replication and promotion of reform experience, and strive to become a powerful engine that smoothes my country’s economic cycle and a strategic hub that connects domestic and international dual cycles.”
Focus on the present——
The high-quality development of private enterprises plays an important role in solving urban-rural and regional gaps and promoting common prosperity. At this symposium, the General Secretary clearly emphasized the need to further optimize the development environment for private enterprises and promote the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy.
The tide is surging in the Yangtze River Delta, and the wind is setting sail. Pictures of “breaking down regional divisions and administrative barriers” are being drawn at an intensifying pace, and we can expect a bright future in which everyone can enjoy the dividends of “high quality”.
(China Central Radio and Television Station CCTV Network)
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2023-12-03 04:32:00
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