News: General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Shanghai and presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta

　　Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, December 4 Question: Strive to create a new miracle that impresses the world - General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Shanghai and presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta

　　People's Daily reporters Du Shangze and Liu Shi'an, Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Xiaosong and Zhu Jichai

　　The Yangtze River is like a giant dragon flying to the vast sea, and Shanghai is just like a high dragon head, unstoppably moving forward with the momentum of taking off. This is a vivid portrayal of Shanghai's geographical location and its economic status.

　　At the end of November and the beginning of December, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Shanghai for inspection. On this visit, he kept in mind the in-depth promotion of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, a grand strategy that has a bearing on the overall situation of China's development, the acceleration of the construction of the "five centers," an important mission entrusted to Shanghai by the CPC Central Committee, and the people's pursuit of a better life.

　　Along the way, the general secretary has not left these topics when he inspected the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Exhibition, the Home of City Builders and Managers in the New Era of Minhang District, or presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

　　Mission like a torch

　　"Building Shanghai into the 'five centers' is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee to comprehensively study and judge the domestic and international situation and grasp the overall situation of reform and development, and it is an important mission entrusted to Shanghai by the Party Central Committee. "General Secretary Xi Jinping is far-sighted.

　　From the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October 1992, when Shanghai was proposed to be built into "one leader and three centers", to the later "four centers", to the general framework of the construction of the "five centers" clearly put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspection in Shanghai in May 2014, to the end of 2017, when the state clarified the functional positioning of Shanghai's "five centers", and in October 2023, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee deliberated and adopted the "Opinions on Supporting Shanghai to Accelerate the Construction of the "Five Centers". The formation of this major decision has undergone a process of continuous expansion and deepening.

　　This process is also a process in which Shanghai continues to undertake more, bigger and heavier missions in the overall development of the country. It is precisely for this reason that Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out when he was working in Shanghai: "We must think and plan for the future development of Shanghai in the strategic positioning of the central government for Shanghai's development, in the general trend of economic globalization, in the overall pattern of national development, and in the country's overall plan for the development of the Yangtze River Delta region." ”

　　Only with a big vision can there be a big pattern, and only with a big pattern can there be great achievements. The general secretary's remarks fully demonstrated the high-point position and lofty pursuit of the strategic planning for the construction of the "five centers".

　　In the construction of Shanghai's "five centers", Pudong is the frontier. In March 2007, just one week after serving as secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Comrade Xi Jinping launched a comprehensive survey of 19 districts and counties, and the first stop was Pudong. This time, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Shanghai, and the first stop was Pudong.

　　The changes in Pudong have been earth-shaking. The "muddy road" is gone, and what catches your eye is the bustling business district, dense financial institutions, R&D buildings, and vehicles and ships shuttling back and forth... It is like a strong beating heart, continuously delivering financial blood and development momentum to the surroundings.

　　At the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the general secretary walked into the futures trading hall, and the red and green data on the screen beat the "Shanghai price" that guided the investment and trading of thousands of upstream and downstream enterprises.

　　On the booth of the delivery products of the listed varieties, crude oil, pulp, rubber, copper, aluminum, nickel... This exchange is still a "post-90s", established only more than 20 years, but it has made remarkable achievements, and the transaction scale has ranked among the top in the world for many years, becoming the third largest futures trading market in the world.

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping's gaze fell on rubber.

　　Domestic rubber resources were very scarce, and there was a saying that "one grain of rubber is one or two gold". Today, China has become one of the main rubber producers in the world, and the formation of the "Shanghai Rubber" global pricing center has accelerated. The general secretary sighed with emotion: there is an industry support behind every futures variety, and the leapfrog development of the Shanghai Futures Exchange is inseparable from the prosperity of China's national strength.

　　The general secretary has been concerned about the construction and development of the Shanghai International Shipping Center for many years. Hearing that the container transportation index (European line) futures were listed in August this year, becoming China's first service and cash delivery futures varieties, the general secretary expressed his affirmation.

　　The past is like a tide. General Secretary Xi Jinping's thoughts go back 16 years. He told everyone: "When I was working in Shanghai, I took a day to visit several financial institutions, including the Shanghai Futures Exchange. At that time, futures were still in the exploration stage, and now they are now important in Asia and internationally. Therefore, we can also see that Shanghai's goal of building an international financial center is correct, the pace is steady, and the prospects are bright. Keep up the good work. ”

　　The general secretary has always kept scientific and technological innovation in mind. After leaving the Shanghai Futures Exchange, he came to Zhangjiang Science City to visit the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Exhibition. Blue Sky Dream, Innovative Drugs, Intelligent Manufacturing, Future Cars... It's dizzying, heart-pounding.

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully inspected each booth and stopped in front of the intelligent robot. He watched with great interest as a robot "showed" its flexible "fingers" and "walked" steadily with its feet. "What is the level of this technology in the world?" "From the practical situation, has it already been rolled out?"

　　After watching the exhibition, the general secretary was impressed: "These scientific and technological innovation achievements made by Shanghai make me feel very down-to-earth, and I have greater confidence and more confidence." ”

　　After decades of hard work, China's scientific and technological undertakings have undergone historic, holistic and pattern-based changes. In the exhibition hall, representatives of scientific researchers from all walks of life gathered. The general secretary said earnestly: "The promotion of Chinese-style modernization is inseparable from the strategic support of science and technology, education and talents, and Shanghai should be a good leader in this regard and accelerate its progress towards a scientific and technological innovation center with global influence." ”

　　From the "two bombs and one satellite" of the year to today's fruitful achievements in the field of scientific research, there are talented people from all generations. The general secretary recalled the past: "We must strive to bring up a large number of cutting-edge talents with a sense of mission in mind, and create good conditions for them to display their wisdom and talents. ”

　　To write the chapter of the construction of the "five centers", it is necessary to have the pen of Lingyun. "Give full play to the leading and exemplary role in promoting Chinese-style modernization", this is General Secretary Xi Jinping's new expectation for Shanghai, and it has also become the new functional positioning of Shanghai's "five centers". With the acceleration of the construction of the "five centers", Shanghai, the "Pearl of the Orient", will surely shine more brightly.

　　The original heart is like a rock

　　Shanghai is the birthplace of our party.

　　Shortly after the conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping led the comrades of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai to pay respects and relive the dream of our party. He meditated in front of the handwriting of "the beginning is also simple, and the end is also huge", sighed in front of a "current situation map" at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and reviewed the oath of joining the party in front of the huge party flag.

　　A hundred years of ups and downs, vicissitudes of life. Times are changing, but the original intention remains the same.

　　In the past, with dense buildings, dense population, crowded houses, narrow roads, and little greenery, the "big city disease" has always plagued Shanghai. When he was working in Shanghai, Comrade Xi Jinping could not rest assured that the housing difficulties of the citizens were not relieved. On weekends, he often goes to the old community for a walk, goes to the alleys to take a turn, and ponders what to do with those "old and difficult" problems.

　　After the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the general secretary put forward the concept of "people's city built by the people and for the people" for the first time in Shanghai.

　　This time, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a special trip to Minhang District, which has a high proportion of foreign population, to take a look at the home of city builders and managers in the new era. Efforts have been made to raise and build affordable rental housing, and Shanghai's pace has been steady and fast. At present, the city has completed the construction of a total of 316,000 sets (rooms), which is getting closer and closer to the goal of raising 470,000 sets (rooms) for new construction during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

　　The sun is warming. The general secretary walked into the rental housing community.

　　After graduating from university, Zheng Lanyu worked in Shanghai for more than two years, renting a two-bedroom apartment here. She and her mother warmly welcomed the general secretary into their new rented home.

　　"Is the rent expensive?" "It's not expensive, it's very comfortable." Pushing the window to see the scenery, the house was very warmly furnished, Zheng Lanyu smiled brightly, "Thanks to the party and the government, I have a home in Shanghai." ”

　　The multi-level rental housing supply system of "one bed, one room, one suite" is allowing more "new Shanghainese" to realize their "dream of living in peace".

　　The other building is a dormitory-type rental house, and General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into a double room.

　　Two caregivers from a nursing home live here. Desks, refrigerators, washing machines, induction cookers and other living facilities are all available. Tenant Qian Lili has been in Shanghai for more than ten years, and once worried about the difficulty and high cost of renting a house. Today, she said happily: "The rent here is cheap, the hot water in the bathroom is 24 hours a day, and it only takes about ten minutes to commute to work." We are satisfied. ”

　　Next door is a quadruple room. The tenants are all security guards of the nearby property company. They opened up the conversation box to the general secretary: "There is a public kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, and reception room, and there are badminton courts and basketball courts outside, which is very good, very good!"

　　"What are your plans for the next step?" the general secretary asked cordially.

　　Su Yuanbao from Linyi, Shandong Province, said: "If it develops again, I will take my wife and children over and rent a one-bedroom apartment here." Wu Tao from Suzhou, Anhui Province, said: "I want to get a certificate, find a girlfriend, and make a home here." ”

　　"Okay! Root, settle, develop. The general secretary smiled and said, "You are also the builders and contributors of Shanghai, so Shanghai should also care about you." ”

　　When it was time to leave, the community gathered around to say goodbye.

　　"When I was working in Shanghai, I came to Minhang for a day of research. This time, I came to Minhang and saw a new look. General Secretary Xi Jinping said earnestly, "Cities must not only have height, but also temperature." Our socialism is to follow the road of common prosperity. Migrant workers who come to Shanghai to contribute are also the masters of the city. It is necessary to practice the concept of a people's city, continuously meet the diverse and diversified needs of the people for housing, and ensure that the migrant population can enter, stay, live safely and succeed. ”

　　A city is a city of people. The people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people.

　　The temperature of a city accumulates in the construction of the small end, and it is cared for by the development of the day and night. Indoors and outdoors, Shanghai moves around in compact spaces and strives to give more public areas to the people. In the city, the "growth" of parks has accelerated, from 243 to 670 in five years. The general secretary profoundly pointed out: "To build and govern a super-large city like Shanghai, we must have a big pattern, big ideas, and fine thinking and 'embroidery' skills. ”

　　What the people want, what the government wants.

　　In the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, General Secretary Xi Jinping's eyes have always been on the people: "The core essence of building a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence is 'socialist modernization'", and urban construction "must reflect the distinctive characteristics of socialist modernization and the essential attributes of people's cities".

　　The layout is like chess

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping's attention to the Yangtze River Delta has a long history.

　　When he was working in Zhejiang, he actively worked hard to promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta; when he was working in Shanghai, he took the initiative to take up the burden of leading the way; and after working in the central government, he promoted the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta as a national strategy. Since then, the general secretary has presided over two symposiums on the theme of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta in August 2020 and this time.

　　Under the personal planning and continuous promotion of the general secretary, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta has achieved remarkable results. In this symposium, the participants presented a development report card, which provided a convincing commentary on the importance of promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta:

　　Over the years, the GDP of the Yangtze River Delta region has accounted for about 1/4 of the country, contributing about 30% to the national economic growth.

　　In 2022, the added value of regional industry accounted for 25.4% of the country's total, the added value of the service industry accounted for 25% of the country's total, the total import and export volume accounted for 35.8% of the country's total, and the actual utilization of foreign capital accounted for 40.1% of the country's total.

　　In the first three quarters of 2023, the output value of high-tech manufacturing accounted for 31.1% of the country, the scale of integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence industries accounted for 60%, 1/3 and 1/3 of the country, respectively, the output of new energy vehicles accounted for about 2/5 of the country and 1/4 of the world, the major scientific and technological infrastructure under construction and under construction accounted for about 1/3 of the country, the number of national enterprise technology centers accounted for 26.4% of the country, the total foreign trade accounted for 36.7% of the country, and the port cargo and container throughput accounted for about 40% of the country.

　　The density of high-speed rail is 4.3 times the national average, and the operating mileage accounts for 1/6 of the country.

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　　The general secretary likened the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the "three engines" leading China's development, among which the Yangtze River Delta is one of the regions with the most active economy, the highest degree of openness and the strongest innovation ability in China, and is one of the most influential and driving growth poles and power sources in China. "Promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta to make new major breakthroughs, take the lead in Chinese-style modernization, and better play the role of pioneering, leading and demonstrating, and radiating and driving", this is the new goal set by the Party Central Committee for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

　　After three years, the two symposiums, from "solid advancement" to "in-depth advancement", behind the difference in the names of the conferences are the requirements of the Party Central Committee for the continuous deepening and upgrading of this national strategy. The general secretary gave the answer: "Closely follow the two key words of integration and high quality."

　　The new arrangements at the symposium look at one area and the overall situation, and look at the present and seek the long-term. The general secretary put forward four overall plans and five major measures, such as a game, and far-reaching.

　　The four co-ordination contains a profound system concept: "co-ordinating scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation", "co-ordinating the leading driving force and promoting each other's strengths", "co-ordinating hardware connectivity and mechanism coordination", and "co-ordinating ecological environmental protection and economic development".

　　The five major measures highlight far-reaching strategic considerations: the Yangtze River Delta should "strengthen cross-regional coordination of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation", "accelerate the improvement of integrated development systems and mechanisms", "actively promote high-level collaborative opening-up", "strengthen the joint protection and governance of the ecological environment", and "strive to improve the ability of safe development".

　　In contrast, innovation, mechanism, collaboration, ecology... The overlapping use of these words clearly indicates the next development trend and strategic measures of the Yangtze River Delta, and the direction is very clear.

　　The integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is not just a combination of forms, but a reshaping from the surface to the inside, and it is a profound change. Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui give full play to their comparative advantages in the dislocation development and linkage development, learn from each other's strengths, and strengthen the overall strength, not simply doing addition, but multiplying.

　　Looking at innovation, the Yangtze River Delta has brought together many strategic scientific and technological forces at the bottom of the country. How to unblock and break the stuck points, and turn the reform and innovation of "bold breakthrough, bold experiment, and independent reform" into regional vitality? The general secretary pointed out the direction: "Build a closer regional innovation community and industrial development community." ”

　　Looking at the opening up, we have the advantage of location and the opportunity to open up the port and prosper the city. The Yangtze River Delta region has always been at the forefront of reform and opening up, with a broad field of vision and a myriad of throughput. The general secretary stressed: "promote high-level opening-up with a focus on institutional opening-up" and "strive to become a powerful engine for smoothing China's economic cycle and a strategic hub connecting domestic and international dual circulation".

　　Looking at the ecology, the Yangtze River Delta region is rich in industry, dense in cities, and densely populated, with relatively crowded ecological space and high pressure on resources and environment. Based on the current situation, the general secretary encouraged the three provinces and one municipality to strengthen the seamless connection of the red line of ecological protection, strengthen the coordination of regional policies for energy conservation, emission reduction and carbon reduction, improve the ecological compensation mechanism, build a regional green manufacturing system, and play an exemplary role in the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

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　　The more you know, the more you do.

　　The general secretary instructed everyone: "Promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is a big article, and we must make great efforts, and we must rely on long-term efforts." We must insist on seeking progress while maintaining stability, be down-to-earth, work hard, work one term after another, and move forward step by step. ”

　　"As long as we recognize the right thing, we will continue to do it consistently and unremittingly, never give up halfway, never go in the opposite direction, and never turn back. Major strategies such as promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta must be like this, moving forward step by step and moving forward one by one. ”

　　Accumulate steps to thousands of miles. This symposium will lead the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta into a new stage of deepening and upgrading. In the midst of thousands of attention, the three provinces and one city have started a new struggle and played a grand concerto of high-quality development.

　　China and the world are looking forward to a new miracle here.