Through Shanhaiguan and Yunnan-Guichuan, the investment horizon is extended. Crossing the Shanhaiguan in the north and stepping into the Great Northeast, the description of the past is no longer enough to describe this land. Many years ago, there was a saying that "investment is not in Shanhaiguan, and capital is not in Yunnan, Guichuan", which is a simple summary of the investment environment in Northeast China. However, to this day, this once black land, like a silent giant, has not yet awakened. The slogan of "revitalizing the Northeast" was once shouted, but over the years, the rise and fall of the Northeast does not seem to have changed significantly.
The former prosperity of Tohoku was the glorious years of Kanto. Huang Shao'an, dean of the Economic Research Institute of Shandong University, pointed out that our current focus is on Shandong, because it has become an economically developed province in the north. However, the focus was once on the Northeast, as it was once an important industrial development region in northern China.
Northeast China was once glorious, and the resources and energy nurtured by its black soil supported many underdeveloped regions of China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the TV series "Crossing the Guandong", it depicts the arduous journey of the Zhu family to get rid of the troubles of drought and floods and banditry and find a stable place. Similar to westward migration, migration often stems from destinations that have more abundant resources and more land than their homeland, and are able to provide a more stable life.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Northeast China fell under Japanese rule, and the development of heavy industry with Japanese support laid the foundation for the economic revitalization of Northeast China. From railway transportation to iron and steel metallurgy, to the development of large-scale oil fields, the Northeast is not only buried with black wealth, but also rich in food resources. The people of Tohoku are known for their pioneering spirit, and this rich land has become a place of longing.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Great Northeast once occupied a leading position in the national economy. After Chairman Mao inspected the Northeast, he called Harbin the eldest son of the Republic, and the city became the first liberated city in the entire Northeast and even the whole country.
At that time, with the support of the state, the Northeast promoted the construction of many key projects. Today, Changchun FAW, aircraft factory, Changchun film studio and other industries are all products of the prosperous period at that time.
In elementary school, we learned the iron man spirit and felt deep awe and admiration for Wang Jinxi jumping into the oil injection well. At that time, most of the country was generally mired in poverty, however, with domestic support and Russian assistance, the three northeastern provinces came together to help the development of other provinces.
As a result, large-scale oil and coal mining was carried out in the Tohoku region, and large-scale farmland reclamation was carried out to grow food in other fields. Each bag of rice is transported to all directions with the roar of a whistle to provide food for people all over the country. Perhaps accustomed to the support of this land, I have a unique identity with the rice noodles produced in the Northeast, and when I see the words "Northeast Rice" in the supermarket, I feel as if I smell the rich aroma of rice.
The prosperity and richness of the Northeast are like a woman with a pipe in her mouth and a black fur hat, with the vast world and billowing smoke behind her. With a heavy wrench on her fingers and a smile between her eyebrows, she generously carried her possessions south and warmly welcomed visitors from afar.
However, as the wind and snow fall and winter in Tohoku, the cold wind and hard snow slowly cover the land, and the lively Tohoku also falls into tranquility. But this tranquility is not the tranquility of progress, but the silence of years. The once bustling Kanto region is now left with only a slanting sun and a few chimneys, accompanied by the endless winter wind.
In terms of economic structure, due to the support of key large enterprises, Northeast China has been dominated by heavy industry for a long time. Before the reform and opening up, this industrial structure promoted the economic prosperity of the region to a certain extent, and also provided support for the development of the whole country. However, after the reform and opening up, the thinking of blindly pursuing the development of a single industry no longer meets the needs of the times.
With the opening up of coastal cities and the rise of emerging industries, cities on the southeast coast have developed rapidly, while the northeast still adheres to the thinking of being industry-oriented. However, by 2014, the economic growth rate of the three provinces of Heijiliao had slipped out of the reasonable range and became the lowest in the country, which made everyone re-examine the current situation in Northeast China.
Heavy industry, which once accounted for more than 60%, grew at an average rate lower than the national average of 5.86% between 1978 and 2016. Traditional advantages are gradually lost, and the city is in trouble. In terms of emerging industries, the growth of strategic emerging industries in Northeast China accounted for only 6% of the growth of the eastern region in 2015, and the platform supporting the development of emerging industries did not play its due role.
As the original advantages cannot be maintained, and emerging industries cannot become pillar industries to take over the development, the Northeast region is faced with a situation similar to that of an elderly athlete running to the final stage, watching the young pace ahead, and gradually falling into trouble in the heavy gasp.
Northeast China once relied on the development of natural resources for its livelihood, but it failed to strategically break the limits of resource consumption and develop new industries, resulting in the decay of the old industrial base. Professor Huang Shaoan pointed out: "The reform of the market economy system is actually somewhat inconsistent with our original concept, and the speed of change is slow. ”
The "it" referred to here refers to the three northeastern provinces. It's not just that the reform transformation is slower, it's actually getting used to this way and being unwilling or lazy to make changes. Therefore, while other cities are developing efficiently and younger, Northeast China still insists on the dominance of the state-owned economy, overemphasizing "emphasizing officials over business", and maintaining the practice of the old period.
"Investment is not good at Shanhaiguan" is not discrimination against the residents of Northeast China, but because the ideology of the region has stifled the new force of investment and business in the outdated concepts of "stressing relations", "stressing iron rice bowls", and "stressing iron chairs".
The Northeast's half-year-long harsh winter, like the mood of investors when they consider the Northeast, is difficult and not as attractive as the South. Today's investors are no longer patient when it comes to clearing wasteland, and opportunities are fleeting. As a result, the Northeast has drifted away from the new system and new ideas.
Mao Buyi sang in "Northeast Folk Song": "How long has the cold river flowed, like that wanderer, never looking back", just like a portrayal of young people in the Northeast. They turned their backs on the land and celebrated a good harvest of the year, but the wanderer chose not to look back. The population in Northeast China is seriously aging, and the one-child policy has led to the younger generation choosing to leave under economic difficulties, and the growing elderly have become the object of urgent attention.
Although Northeast China is home to excellent universities such as Jilin University, Northeast Normal University, and Dalian University of Technology, the resident population of Northeast China has continued to decline since 2003, losing 1.64 million people in seven years, and coupled with the number of natural deaths, Northeast China's population has shown negative growth. The main reason driving the population to leave is the state of the economy, while outdated ideas and complex networks of relationships make disillusioned people choose to migrate to more promising places.
As the original advantages cannot be maintained, and emerging industries cannot become pillar industries to take over the development, the Northeast region is faced with a situation similar to that of an elderly athlete running to the final stage, watching the young pace ahead, and gradually falling into trouble in the heavy gasp.
Northeast China once relied on the development of natural resources for its livelihood, but it failed to strategically break the limits of resource consumption and develop new industries, resulting in the decay of the old industrial base. Professor Huang Shaoan pointed out: "The reform of the market economy system is actually somewhat inconsistent with our original concept, and the speed of change is slow. ”
The "it" referred to here refers to the three northeastern provinces. It's not just that the reform transformation is slower, it's actually getting used to this way and being unwilling or lazy to make changes. Therefore, while other cities are developing efficiently and younger, Northeast China still insists on the dominance of the state-owned economy, overemphasizing "emphasizing officials over business", and maintaining the practice of the old period.
"Investment is not good at Shanhaiguan" is not discrimination against the residents of Northeast China, but because the ideology of the region has stifled the new force of investment and business in the outdated concepts of "stressing relations", "stressing iron rice bowls", and "stressing iron chairs".
The Northeast's half-year-long harsh winter, like the mood of investors when they consider the Northeast, is difficult and not as attractive as the South. Today's investors are no longer patient when it comes to clearing wasteland, and opportunities are fleeting. As a result, the Northeast has drifted away from the new system and new ideas.
Mao Buyi sang in "Northeast Folk Song": "How long has the cold river flowed, like that wanderer, never looking back", just like a portrayal of young people in the Northeast. They turned their backs on the land and celebrated a good harvest of the year, but the wanderer chose not to look back. The population in Northeast China is seriously aging, and the one-child policy has led to the younger generation choosing to leave under economic difficulties, and the growing elderly have become the object of urgent attention.
Although Northeast China is home to excellent universities such as Jilin University, Northeast Normal University, and Dalian University of Technology, the resident population of Northeast China has continued to decline since 2003, losing 1.64 million people in seven years, and coupled with the number of natural deaths, Northeast China's population has shown negative growth. The main reason driving the population to leave is the state of the economy, while outdated ideas and complex networks of relationships make disillusioned people choose to migrate to more promising places.