"A new situation of integrated development is taking shape" - the yangtze river delta integration development strategy has achieved significant results in the three years of implementation

Beijing, 4 Nov (Xinhua) -- "A new situation of integrated development is taking shape" -- Major achievements have been achieved in the three years since the implementation of the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta

Xinhua News Agency reporter An Bei

"The Yangtze River Delta integration development strategy has achieved significant results in the past three years, and a new situation of integrated development is taking shape." Cong Liang, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a news conference held by the Information Office of the State Council on 4 July.

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the elevation of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta to a national strategy, the new office of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the progress of the implementation of this national strategy.

Cong Liang said that the capacity building of innovation sources in the Yangtze River Delta region has been continuously strengthened, and the proportion of regional GDP in the country has increased from 24.1% in 2018 to 24.5% in the first three quarters of this year, and the contribution rate to the national economy has continued to increase; the high-level construction of the Yangtze River Delta ecological green integrated development demonstration zone has launched two batches of 73 integrated system innovations in eight categories; the promotion of ecological advantages into economic and social development advantages has achieved remarkable results, and the new advantages of the digital economy are providing important traction for accelerating the power conversion; in order to take the lead in making breakthroughs Deepening reform from a higher starting point with centralized implementation and system integration as the focus is comprehensively promoted, and a higher level of opening up characterized by institutional opening up is accelerated.

Wu Qing, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor, said that in the past three years, Shanghai, together with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, has focused on improving the ability to innovate and source sources, and the pace of building a regional science and technology innovation community has been accelerating. There are 14 major scientific and technological infrastructures completed or under construction in Shanghai, and the three provinces have been linked to explore ways to carry out joint scientific and technological research such as "unveiling the list and taking command". The Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center has been physically operated in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, and will create a deep integration innovation hub for "production, education and research" in the Yangtze River Delta.

Fan Jinlong, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor of Jiangsu Province, said that Jiangsu will accelerate scientific and technological self-reliance, enhance the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain, and promote the manufacturing industry to move towards the middle and high end of the global manufacturing value chain.

Chen Jinbiao, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor of Zhejiang Province, said that Zhejiang takes the yangtze river delta integration development strategy as the guide, closely follows the two keys of "integration" and "high quality", gives full play to some characteristic advantages such as digital economy, private economy and beautiful economy, and joins hands with the Yangtze River Delta to innovate the integrated development system and mechanism, promote the linkage development of key regions, and inject more powerful impetus into the construction of a common prosperity demonstration zone for high-quality development.

Liu Hui, member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial CPC Committee and executive vice governor of Anhui Province, said that Anhui is not only a member of the Yangtze River Delta, but also an important node in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, as well as a bridgehead for the linkage development of the central region and the Yangtze River Delta. This is conducive to Anhui giving full play to its location advantages, gathering and allocating various element resources, and creating a large platform for science and technology innovation industry collaboration, a large market for cross-regional contiguous pieces, a large hub for facilities interconnection, a large garden for green co-protection, and a large link for urban agglomeration linkage.