In the tide of the times, the pace of urbanization has never stopped. Recently, the Economic Daily published a series of monographs, written by Zhong Caiwen, a senior social and business expert (meaning "emphasis on talents", emphasizing the importance of talent and culture), in-depth discussion on the importance of adjusting the layout of productive forces, promoting the free flow of factors and resource gathering, and the key role of metropolitan area in the process of urbanization. Today, let's walk into this era of urbanization full of opportunities and challenges, and explore the new beacon of China's urbanization.
With the acceleration of urbanization, we are faced with two paths: metropolitan urbanization and local urbanization. The former focuses on efficiency and pursues the concentration and efficient use of resources, while the latter focuses on security and ensures social stability and harmony through urban gradient development. There are pros and cons to both paths, but in this era of global integration, metropolitan agglomeration seems to have become an irreversible trend.
City, a word made up of "city" and "city", represents both a defensive wall and a place of trade. The essence of the city lies in circulation and exchange, and it creates an increase in wealth by bringing together production factors such as talents, capital, and technology. As expert Zhong Caiwen said, the prosperity of cities is inseparable from the gathering and circulation of resources, which is also the core of metropolitan area.
The metropolitan area, as an agglomeration circle of wealth and wealth production factors, has a strong attraction and radiating power. Here, production, exchange, circulation, transportation, communication and other links are closely connected to form an efficient ecosystem. This agglomeration effect not only improves overall efficiency, but also drives rapid economic growth. As we have seen, the world's major metropolitan areas are highlands of economic development, and they are also the gathering places of talents, technology, capital and other resources.
From a global perspective, metropolitan area has become an inevitable trend of economic development. The economies of developed countries are highly concentrated in a small number of metropolitan areas, which are not only economic centers, but also centers of scientific and technological innovation and cultural exchanges. With the deepening of globalization, more people and resources will gather in the megalopolis in the future. It is predicted that in the future, 90% of the world's population will be concentrated in megacities with 1.5% of the world's total area.
In China, the process of urbanization is also showing a trend of metropolitan area. With the improvement of public services and the establishment of a modern credit system, the process of urbanization has ushered in a breakthrough. Land revenue, as part of the modern credit system, provides strong financial support for urbanization. However, we are also faced with the challenge of how to establish an effective modern credit system and achieve a breakthrough in the accumulation of original capital. At this critical juncture, we need to seize the opportunity to rise to the challenge and take urbanization to a higher level.
In the face of the wave of urbanization, China's urbanization has ushered in both unprecedented opportunities and severe challenges. We need to strengthen top-level design, optimize the distribution of productive forces, and promote the efficient accumulation of resources; at the same time, we also need to pay attention to social fairness and harmony to protect the vital interests of the people. In this process, policymakers need to play a key role in focusing on the construction of metropolitan areas and promoting the urbanization process to a higher level.
Urbanization is an inevitable trend in China's urbanization development.
In this era full of opportunities and challenges, we need to embrace the future with a more open mind and more pragmatic actions. Let us work together to promote China's urbanization process to a higher level! At the same time, let us also look forward to the emergence of more outstanding talents and innovative achievements in this process, and contribute to China's prosperity and development!