Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, hosted a symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era in Changsha City, Hunan Province on the afternoon of March 20 and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that we must consistently implement the Party Central Committee’s series of policies and measures to promote the rise of the central region, form a joint force to promote high-quality development, and strive to write a new chapter in the rise of the central region in the Chinese-style modernization drive.
It connects the east to the west and connects the south to the north. The central region consists of Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan. It is an important grain production base, energy raw material base, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub in China. It plays a decisive role in the country. In May 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping chaired a symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in Nanchang, Jiangxi, he emphasized that we must closely adhere to the requirements of high-quality development, take advantage of the situation, work hard, and promote the rise of the central region to a new level. In the past five years, the central region has implemented new development concepts, built a new development pattern, and continuously improved its comprehensive strength and competitiveness. The regional economy has been generally stable, the momentum of innovative development has been continuously enhanced, the industrial foundation has been significantly improved, reform and opening up have taken new steps, and social undertakings have been comprehensive development, people’s living standards continue to improve, the pace of green and low-carbon transformation has accelerated, and we have embarked on a new starting point.
Looking at the whole country, from the white mountains and black waters to the coast of the South China Sea, from the snowy plateau, “That’s it. Don’t tell me that others jumped into the river and hanged themselves. It has nothing to do with you. You have to be responsible for yourself. Say it’s your fault?” After speaking professionally, , Mother Pei shook her head. On the eastern coast, our country has a large population, a vast territory, complex conditions in the east, middle and west regions, and obvious differences in development endowments. It is rare in the world. Coordinating regional development has always been a major issue. question. Looking at the map of China, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Northeast China, the Yangtze River Basin, and the eastern, central and western regions all have strategic layouts for coordinating regional development. Since the new era, the regional coordinated development mechanism has been continuously improved, major regional strategies have been steadily implemented, and many substantive, iconic, and leading results have been achieved. As an important area for Chinese-style modernization, the central region must adhere to new development concepts to lead regional high-quality development, leverage its comparative advantages to cultivate and expand advanced manufacturing, seize opportunities to cultivate and develop new productive forces, promote positive progress in the construction of a modern industrial system, and allow high-tech The pulse of quality development is stronger.
Looking at the center, a “backbone” of a great country running from north to south appears on the territory of our country. Only when this “backbone” is strengthened can we have more confidence and confidence to embark on a new journey and promote Chinese-style modernization. From Hubei building an important “strategic fulcrum”, to Henan playing a “supporting role”, to Shanxi striving to be the vanguard of the energy revolution… solidly promoting the rise of the central region from a higher starting point still faces many difficulties and challenges, and requires practical research solve. At this symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly elaborated on the important strategic position of the central region in the construction of Chinese-style modernization based on the overall development of the party and the country’s undertakings. Based on the actual situation of the central region, he once againKey contents such as scientific and technological innovation, regional coordinated development, reform and opening up, and ecological and environmental protection were deployed and requirements were made, further clarifying the ideas and pointing out the direction for striving to write a new chapter in the rise of the central region.
Looking at the future, from north to south, the central Shanxi urban agglomeration, the Central Plains urban agglomeration, the Wanjiang urban belt, the Wuhan urban agglomeration, the Poyang Lake urban agglomeration, and the Changsha-Zhutan urban agglomeration, each urban agglomeration is like a necklace. The shining gems connect the rising trend of the middle part and draw beautiful upward curves. This symposium made the direction of the rise of central China clearer, the path clearer, and the steps more determined. Taking this as a new starting point, we should place the central region in the national territory and support the construction of a new development pattern, proactively connect with other regional development strategies, actively cultivate and develop new productive forces, and better integrate and support new development. pattern, continue to create a more competitive inland open highland, accelerate the construction of a beautiful central region, and solidly promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. We will work hard to write a new chapter for the rise of the central region and fully implement the strategy of strengthening the country. The Central Committee has earnestly shouldered its responsibilities, demonstrated its responsibilities, and made its contributions. (The author Lin Wei is a special online commentator of Tianfu Commentary)