Dong Yu: The construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle should be viewed in the overall situation of the whole country

Beijing, 27 Oct (Xinhua) -- Recently, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Plan for the Construction of the Twin Cities Economic Circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing Region" (hereinafter referred to as the "Planning Outline"), which is a programmatic document guiding the construction of the Twin Cities Economic Circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing Region at present and for some time to come.

"This is a very important program in the history of our national regional planning." Dong Yu, executive vice president of the China Development Planning Research Institute of Tsinghua University, said in an exclusive interview with the "China New Observation" column of China News Network that the "Planning Outline" is not only a blueprint to guide the development of Chengdu and Chongqing, but also plays an important role in the overall situation of regional development in the country.

China News Network's "China New Observation" column interviewed Dong Yu, executive vice president of the China Development planning research institute of Tsinghua University. Photo by Zhai Lu, a reporter from China News Network

Dong Yu interpreted that the "Planning Outline" first stands in a high position, and should be placed in the overall strategy of the central authorities, in an important position of the new development pattern, and in an important position of national regional development; secondly, the positioning is clear, and the positioning of the future "two centers and two places" of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle is clearly positioned - an important economic center with national influence, a scientific and technological innovation center, a new highland for reform and opening up, and a livable place for high-quality life.

Third, with the systematic concept of preparation, the tasks of different stages by 2025 and 2035, as well as the specific tasks in nine aspects, are closely related to each other; fourth, the measures are practical, emphasizing the problems that need to be solved urgently in chengdu and chongqing to move to a new level in the "14th Five-Year Plan" and even longer.

Under the objective requirements of China's high-quality economic development, why did it encircle this land of Bashu?

Dong Yu believes that Chengdu-Chongqing has a very important position and role in building a new development pattern. To open up the internal and external circulation, to promote the more circulation of the market, and to promote the optimal allocation of factors, objectively speaking, we are required to lay out the growth poles in the western region.

"In the western region, the population and economic scale of Chengdu and Chongqing are in the first echelon in the western region, which can radiate and drive the development of the surrounding areas and the entire western region." Externally, Chengdu-Chongqing is also an important opening hub of China, an important starting point for China's opening up to the west, an important gateway for opening up to the south, and the convergence point of the two major strategies of the 'Belt and Road' and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. ”

"Chengdu-Chongqing's own development has also reached a critical stage, especially in the context of 'double carbon', and efforts should be made to promote the adjustment of the original traditional economic structure." Chengdu and Chongqing have a good foundation in urban life and urban-rural coordination, and improving the quality of life of this large urban agglomeration with a population of nearly 100 million will certainly play an exemplary role in improving people's livelihood and improving the level of public services in the western region. ”

Dong Yu also mentioned that there are also some shortcomings in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. For example, there is still a certain gap between the comprehensive strength and the overall level of development compared with the eastern region, and the per capita level in some areas is still relatively low; the overall scale of high-tech industries is insufficient and has not yet formed a particularly large advantage; the population and economic gap between the internal districts and counties is still very large, and the twin cities of Chengdu and Chongqing are still at a relatively low level of development, and it is difficult to assume the role of linking Chengdu and Chongqing.

"Therefore, the Outline Planning covers the common and characteristic problems that need to be solved in Chengdu and Chongqing itself and in the larger region from near to far, from point to point, and is a plan with exemplary significance and a plan with distinct Bashu characteristics." Dong Yu said. (End)

Source: China News Network