Do you know which region won the title of the world's first "economic province"?
With the rapid development of China's economy, many coastal provinces in China have achieved fiery economic prosperity, and if we study from the perspective of GDP alone, we can be called "rich and enemy of the country". But the world's first "economic province" is not a province on the mainland, but the California of the United States.
First, the world's largest economic province
At present, the most economically developed province in the mainland is Guangdong Province, which is at the forefront of opening up to the outside world, and the accumulation of funds, technology and talents for decades has created a huge economic volume in Guangdong Province. In 2021, Guangdong's annual GDP reached 12,436.967 billion yuan, converted into US dollars of 1.92 trillion US dollars.
In 2021, Russia's total ANNUAL GDP will be only $1.77 trillion, and South Korea's total ANNUAL GDP will be only $1.798 trillion. Guangdong Province, with its own strength, defeated two countries, can really be called "rich and invincible", if ranked according to the national GDP, Guangdong can rank 10th in the world.
Although Guangdong Province's economic construction achievements are so outstanding, it is still inferior to California. According to statistics, the total GDP of California in 2021 is 3.56 trillion US dollars, which is converted into about 22 trillion yuan, which is about twice the economic volume of Guangdong Province from the perspective of absolute volume! Ranked by country, California beat more than 190 countries around the world to rank 5th.
So, what is the salary situation for California office workers?
At present, the minimum wage implemented in California is 15.5 US dollars / hour, which is converted according to 5 working days a week and 8 hours of working hours, and the minimum monthly salary of California office workers is 2480 US dollars / month, which is 16835 yuan according to the exchange rate. Such an income level is already an absolutely high income level on the mainland, and the wage level of most people cannot reach this height.
So, why can California become the world's largest economic province?
Second, the driving force of economic construction
California's GDP accounted for 14.6 percent of U.S. GDP. In fact, such remarkable construction achievements are actually the product of the concentration of resources throughout the United States. Silicon Valley, the world's largest electronics industry and computer industry kingdom, is located in California, Silicon Valley brings together 1/3 of the total amount of venture capital in the United States, giving birth to a large number of world-class technology giants such as Google, Facebook, and Intel.
Silicon Valley's integrated circuit production accounts for 1/3 of the total output of the United States, and the output of electronic computers accounts for 1/6 of the united States. Moreover, California also has a large number of world-class famous universities such as Stanford University and California Institute of Technology, providing a steady stream of talents and scientific research forces for the development of local science and technology.
If the United States in the 21st century leads the world by relying on technology, then California is the deserved star of the American technology kingdom. Without California's tech support, the U.S. will rapidly decline in the short term. Moreover, this is not a false proposition, and the independence movement in California has always existed.
Why?
3. California Independence Movement
Historically, California did not belong to the United States, but a state of Mexico, which became the main population of the country with the influx of American immigrants and eventually separated from Mexico, and before joining the United States, California had established the Republic of California. With the rapid development of the modern California economy, many Californians believe that the United States has taken advantage of California, and if it is separated from the United States, the welfare level of California citizens will be higher! So, the California independence movement has always existed.
As the stronghold and iron chest of the Democratic Party, when Trump and Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016, Californians declared that if Trump won, Californians would conduct an independent referendum. But that may just be the wishful thinking of Californians.
Why?
From the perspective of the U.S. Constitution, we found that a state must meet 4 basic conditions in order to break away from the United States. The first is to obtain the signature of 600,000 supporters (local citizens), the second is to conduct an internal referendum in the state, the third is to obtain the consent of the federal government, to get 2/3 of the votes in the Chinese medicine hospital, and the fourth is to fight with the federal government on the issue of independence in the Supreme Court.
Each of these 4 steps is very difficult to achieve. Moreover, Californians are not all confused people, many people know that because California is the California of the United States, so that such economic achievements can be achieved, once it leaves the United States, with the withdrawal of resources from California, California's economic myth will also be pierced.
summary
California, the world's largest economic province, has a GDP of 22 trillion yuan, beating more than 190 countries and regions in the country. California's economic prosperity is based on science and technology, and the current California business is a sample of the future development of Guangdong Province in the mainland!
What do you think about that?