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Original title: Polar Nuclear Chongqing Accelerates “Out of the Circle”: Unlocked Flow of Elements, Continuous Energy Accumulation, Innovation, and Introduction of Wisdom
Every reporter Wang Lin Every editor Liu Yanmei
Since the beginning of 2020, the central government proposed the construction of a dual city economic circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region. Last year was a year in which Chongqing, one of the central hubs of the dual city economic circle, gradually “stepped out of the circle.”
In November 2019, Chongqing Railway Investment Group Co., Ltd. was formally established, kicking off the curtain on accelerating construction of the Chongqing High-Speed Railway. While strengthening the interconnection of transportation, the Chengdu-Chongqing area has broken administrative barriers and integrated public services on the agenda, and its role in improving the movement of items such as logistics and the flow of people has gradually emerged. .
Chongqing’s districts, cities, and counties are also ushering in changes. The establishment of a cooperation platform, the establishment of a working mechanism and a strong start of coordinated development among neighboring districts, cities and counties are expected to become the “key” to solving the “Central Collapse” dilemma.
In the construction of the Twin Cities Economic Circle, “high quality” is also a keyword that cannot be ignored. The past year has not only been a year of continuous innovation and introduction of wisdom in Chongqing, but also a year of accelerated opening.
On January 1, 2021, the first China-Europe Express (Chengyu) train was waiting for its departure at Chongqing Tuanjiecun Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency
Item circulation improves the efficiency of global allocation
Undoubtedly, the interconnection of transport will play a fundamental role in shortening the spatio-temporal distance between regions and activating economic vitality along the route.
At the second meeting of the Chongqing-Sichuan Government and Party Joint Conference (hereinafter referred to as the second joint meeting) held in December 2020 to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing two-city economic circle, implementing the “Plan for the construction of the Economic Circle of two cities of Chengdu-Chongqing “Among the key tasks, the interconnection of infrastructure was raised first.
Last year, Chongqing took “big business” in the transportation sector. In addition to achieving one-hour access to the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail, key transportation projects such as the Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed rail, the Zheng-wan high-speed rail, the Chongqing East railway station, the Tongrong highway , Fujiang Shuangjiang Shipping Center and Wushan Airport have also started construction or commissioning.
In terms of urban rail, Chongqing currently has 329 kilometers in operation, ranking eighth among cities in the country. At the same time, Chongqing has 227 kilometers of lines under construction, it is expected that by the 2021 Spring Festival, with the opening of the related lines, the total mileage open to traffic will increase to 370 kilometers.
Transportation interconnection is precisely to promote the accelerated integration of the Chengdu-Chongqing region and support the efficient circulation of factors such as industry, logistics and the flow of people.
In the “Chongqing Municipal Government Work Report” in early 2020 and subsequent special press conferences of the Chongqing “Two Sessions”, Chongqing Mayor Tang Liangzhi and the then Director of the Development Commission and Chongqing Reform, Zheng Xiangdong, mentioned the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing two-city economic circle. Finally, it is necessary to strengthen the market-oriented allocation of factors and promote the rational flow and efficient agglomeration of industries, population and various factors of production.
To this end, the Chengdu-Chongqing area has taken the integration of public services as a cutback to further break down administrative barriers. In the “Action Plan for Comfortable Living in Chengdu-Chongqing Two-City Economic Circle” adopted at the second joint meeting, six reform measures were put in place, including transportation and communication, home registration, employment and security. social, education and culture, health care and housing security. The cost of “in-house” industries and population mobility are expected to be greatly reduced and the degree of convenience further improved.
“Unlocking the circulation and agglomeration of factors between regions will help improve the efficiency of global factor distribution and further promote the integration and development of industries in Chengdu and Chongqing,” said academics from the College of Economics and Management of Chongqing Normal University to the “Daily Economic News” reporter.
Industry collaboration to solve the “core collapse” dilemma
In the Chengdu-Chongqing region, there are obvious differences in the level of development of various regions, and the industrial structure overlaps with each other. As for Chongqing, how to play the “industrial synergy” game requires forward-thinking design.
In early 2020, Chongqing proposed a “new design” for the coordinated development of “one district and two groups”, namely the Chongqing main city metropolitan area and the group of cities in the Three Reservoir area. Gorges in northeast Chongqing and the group of cities in the mountainous area of Wuling in southeast Chongqing.
In this way, each Chongqing region will be more clear about its own industrial advantages and development positioning, and will find its own position in the coordinated development of the twin cities economic circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region.
In recent years, the main city of Chongqing and some districts and counties have also developed their own characteristic industries. For example, the Rongchang pig industry conglomerate is listed on the 2020 list of characteristic and advantageous industrial conglomerate construction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
At the same time, the economic spillover effect of the main urban area of Chongqing has gradually emerged. In July 2020, Chongqing Liangjiang New District and Tongliang District signed an industrial cooperation strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides will work together to plan and build an industrial cooperation park in Tongliang. Liangjiang New District will provide support for the establishment of industrial projects and business support production projects.
“In recent years, some industries have moved from the central city to the new main city district, and the expected effect will be better. For example, the automobile industry is moving to Jiangjin, Yongchuan and other places, and the laptop is moving to Bishan, Yongchuan, Tongnan and other places. “Wu An, director of the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters.
But from the perspective of the Chengdu-Chongqing two-city economic circle, the “central collapse” is a major deficiency facing industrial development. Therefore, it has become an inevitable trend to jointly expand and strengthen advantageous industries through integrated development between adjacent districts, cities and counties in the circle.
For example, in the fields of common advantages of the two places, such as automobiles and electronic information, Chengdu and Chongqing will coordinate to promote the optimization and improvement of the industrial chain and supply chain.
According to the Chongqing Daily’s November 2020 report, Sichuan and Chongqing proposed 9 cooperation platforms, including the Wanda Kaichuan-Chongqing Coordinated Development Demonstration Zone, the Gaotan Cizhu New District and the Suitong Integrated Development Pilot Zone according to with local conditions, and coordinated and guided 13 adjacent. The districts and counties are integrated and developed with 6 cities in Sichuan.
To implement and promote related key projects and cooperation tasks, Chongqing and Sichuan have also established a four-level cooperation working mechanism. Hao Yufeng, Director of the Research Department of the China Business Confederation, once introduced the coastal experience to the “Daily Economic News” reporter: “For interprovincial cooperation, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has established many contact mechanisms to provincial level or promotion mechanisms. There are more and more exchanges between companies, such as some seminars, and more and more practices in these areas “.
Innovation, openness, high-quality integrated development
Focusing on the “fourth pole” of China’s economy, from a long-term perspective, the two-city economic circle of the Chengdu-Chongqing region should take the path of high-quality development.
In the first three quarters of 2020, Chongqing’s GDP grew 2.6% year on year to reach 1.77 trillion yuan. It is expected to overtake Guangzhou throughout the year and become the country’s “fourth city”. Notably, the value added of Chongqing’s high-tech manufacturing industry and strategic emerging manufacturing industry increased by 11.3% and 11.0%, respectively.
But the top priority for Chongqing is how to attract talent and enhance the strength of technological innovation.
“Especially in terms of basic research, the Chongqing base is still relatively weak. Not only is the intensity of R&D spending low, but the share of labor costs in R&D investment is also relatively low. “Wu An said. To this end, on the one hand, Chongqing has continuously introduced large courtyards and institutes to start the construction of the Western Science City (Chongqing); on the other hand, it has endeavored to improve the urban living environment. In the past two years, Chongqing has continued to promote the improvement of the governance of the “Two Rivers and Four Banks” under the concept of building the “Shanshui City”.
Lu Ming, Distinguished Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University and Executive Dean of the China Development Institute, once emphasized the importance of quality of life in attracting talent, not only environmental quality, public service capabilities, etc., but also particularly important in terms of cultural entertainment and diversification of consumer quality.
In districts, cities and counties other than Chengyu, the Savills Chongqing Project and the Senior Deputy Director of the Development Advisory Department, Xu Youting, also suggested that while the industry develops, attention should be paid to the creation of functional urban facilities. Upgrading and creative business development will make integrated urban landscape and industry development a reality in the new satellite city of Chongqing Central Urban Area. Only in this way will it be able to rally and attract the industrial population to stay and take root in the industrial population.
In terms of high-quality integrated development, openness is also an important avenue.
On January 1, 2021, Chongqing and Chengdu, Sichuan will simultaneously launch the first China-Europe Express (Chengyu) train in 2021. This is the first time that China Railway Group has approved the unified brand of Chengdu and Chongqing. In 2020, the number of China-Europe Express trains opened in Chongqing and Chengdu is almost 5,000, an increase of almost 60% year-on-year. The accumulated number of operations over the years has reached 14,000, which represents more than 40% of the total number of lines opened in the country. Supported by a number of political advantages, the opening and cooperation of the twin cities economic circle is expected to reach a new level.
