"I spent the best years of my life here," General Secretary Xi Jinping said affectionately in March 2021 during his inspection and research in Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
In the early 90s of last century, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, personally presided over the preparation of the "Fuzhou 20-year Economic and Social Development Strategic Vision", systematically planned the goals, steps, layout, and key points of Fuzhou's economic and social development in 3, 8, and 20 years, and established a general program and general strategy for the development of Fuzhou.
Today, the ideology of the "3820" strategic project still has extremely important practical guiding significance. Here's the story behind the roadmap.
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"When the opportunity comes, don't be slow if you can be fast"
More than 30 years ago, Fuzhou had a weak industrial foundation, low financial revenue, blocked transportation, and backward concepts. In April 1990, Comrade Xi Jinping assumed the post of secretary of Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee.
In the two years since, Comrade Xi Jinping has spent more than half of his time conducting investigations and studies at the grassroots level, and has been thinking and brewing.
At the beginning of 1992, Comrade Deng Xiaoping's speech in the south sounded the clarion call for a new round of reform and opening up in China.
"Comrade Xi Jinping was keenly aware at that time that when the opportunity came, if it could be fast, it should not be slow, and it was necessary to change the situation of Fujian's 'back seat' on the southeast coast as soon as possible. Chen Lun, then director of the General Office of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, recalled.
How to plan the cross-century development strategy?
If you want to do a big job, you must first plan well. It is necessary to have not only a short-term plan of three to five years, but also a long-term plan for twenty years.
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Is it so long to think about twenty years?
At that time, many comrades were very confused, "Comrade Xi Jinping said that leading cadres must have a long-term vision, and if there is no long-term planning, it will often lead to serious mistakes in construction and even leave permanent regrets." Qi Xin, then director of the Agricultural Construction Division of the Political Research Office of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, said.
How to determine the 20-year development plan?
Comrade Xi Jinping proposed that "investigation and research is a necessary way to form new ideas". As a result, Fuzhou began the work of "10,000 people questionnaire, 1,000 people research, and 100 people demonstrate". More than 1,600 cadres conducted research on 581 topics, focusing on agriculture and industry, and held intensive meetings to solicit opinions.
Comrade Xi Jinping also requested that a questionnaire be published in the "Fuzhou Evening News" to solicit suggestions from citizens, and received more than 25,000 comments in half a month.
In November 1992, the "20-year Economic and Social Development Strategy of Fuzhou City" was deliberated and adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee.
- Fuzhou will take three years, that is, by 1995, to bring the economy to a big level, and the main indicators will be doubled on the basis of 1990.
- Strive to use eight years, that is, to 2000, so that the city's urban and rural per capita level and other main indicators to reach the development level of advanced cities in China;
- In 20 years, that is, around 2010, it will reach or approach the average development level of moderately developed countries or regions in Asia at that time.
"Compared with ourselves, with the surrounding cities, and with the world's cities of the same level of development, the plan involves 27 special arrangements and 40 key projects. It has only been five years since he was the secretary of the municipal party committee, and he has made a plan for 20 years, which makes us fully feel that Comrade Xi Jinping's far-sighted strategic thinking and achievements do not have to be in my mind. Yan Zheng, then vice president of the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences, said.
"Opportunities are common, find the right position, play to the advantages, will have a future"
In determining the direction of Fuzhou's development, where should we solve the problem? Comrade Xi Jinping set his sights on the rivers and seas.
The sea area of Fuzhou is 11,000 square kilometers, which is the same as the land area. However, for the cadres and masses at that time, the marine economy was a new thing, and many people doubted that "the land has not yet developed well, so how can we take care of the sea?"
Zhao Ruqi, then director of the Political Research Office of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, recalled that Comrade Xi Jinping analyzed that Fuzhou's advantage lies in the seaport conditions, and it should open up a way out of the old pattern and seek development from the sea.
"Extending the tentacles of accelerating economic development from the land to the sea" is an important starting point for the "3820" strategic project. Subsequently, Fuzhou started an all-round comprehensive development focusing on coastal zones and sea areas.
Marine transportation and port industries are booming, and emerging industries such as marine biomedicine and offshore wind power high-end equipment manufacturing are vigorously deployed.
Relying on equipment and intelligence, the traditional offshore aquaculture industry is also extending to the deep sea. In 2022, Fuzhou's total marine output value has exceeded 330 billion yuan, ranking first among districted cities in the country for many consecutive years.
From 1992 to 1995, Fuzhou's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 26.6 percent, surpassing 30 billion yuan in four years. The first goal of the "3820" strategic project was completed in 3 years.
Since then, the cadres and masses in Fuzhou have drawn a blueprint to the end, and the 8-year and 20-year goals planned by the "3820" strategic project have also been achieved as scheduled.
"Opportunities are common, different characteristics, different characteristics, develop strengths and avoid weaknesses, only we in all walks of life and all regions to find their own position, play their own advantages, go their own way, will have a future. ”
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