Anhui Boosts the High Quality Development of Yangtze River Delta Integration Anhui | Hefei | Yangtze River Delta
Hefei, 9 Jun (Xinhua) A few days ago, the Oriental Meigu Bozhou Industrial Park in the Shanghai Industrial Comprehensive Development Zone was officially unveiled, and major projects were signed on the spot in Fengxian District of Shanghai and Bozhou City, Anhui Province. So far, eight cities in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have paired to help cities in northern Anhui achieve full coverage of inter-provincial industrial cooperation parks, which will continue to inject strong momentum into the underdeveloped areas of the Yangtze River Delta.
In 2022, the 8 cities in northern Anhui utilized funds from Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to construct 1722 projects worth over 100 million yuan, with a total of 434.59 billion yuan in funding, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%.
Enhancing the high-quality development momentum of underdeveloped areas is a microcosm of Anhui's ability to seize opportunities and seize opportunities after being included in the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta. "Getting on the 'fast train' of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta in Anhui is the biggest development dividend and driving force," said the main person in charge of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee.
Seizing the opportunity of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta, Anhui fully leverages its advantages such as active and strong innovation, distinctive manufacturing characteristics, vast inland hinterland, and good ecological resources. Driven by Shanghai's leading enterprises, it collaborates with the strengths of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Yangwan to strive for excellence.
Anhui is deeply promoting the construction of an innovative province, accelerating the creation of a source of scientific and technological innovation, and working together with Shanghai to promote the "two hearts and one creation" of the comprehensive national science centers in Hefei and Zhangjiang. Joint research and development will be carried out in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, and new generation information technology. Based on abundant scientific and educational resources, Anhui collaborated to build the Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Community and led the establishment of the Yangtze River Delta Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain Alliance, promoting the co construction and sharing of large scientific devices, and conducting joint research and development around core technologies. The total number of invention patents authorized throughout the year was 26180, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. In 2022, Anhui's regional innovation capability jumped to the seventh place in the country and remained the first in the country for 11 consecutive years.
In recent years, while promoting the green transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing, Anhui has also cultivated ten emerging industries represented by new energy vehicles, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and new displays. The distinctive advantages of Anhui's manufacturing industry have laid a solid foundation for undertaking the transfer of industries from Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang and deeply embedding them into the supply chain industry chain of the Yangtze River Delta region. At present, Anhui has gathered multiple complete vehicle enterprises such as Chery, Jianghuai, NIO, and more than 1100 large-scale component enterprises. In 2022, Anhui Province produced 1.747 million vehicles and 527000 new energy vehicles, both ranking among the top in the country; Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang invested 4371 projects worth over 100 million yuan in Anhui, with actual funds in place of 1016.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.
Anhui is accelerating the construction of a new highland for reform and opening up, deepening the construction of the Yangtze River Delta Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance, and accelerating breakthroughs in institutional innovation, technological innovation, and investment and trade facilitation. Anhui Free Trade Zone has explored and formed 124 institutional innovation achievements, of which 18 are the first in the country. In 2022, the total import and export volume of Anhui Province reached 753 billion yuan, an increase of 338 billion yuan compared to 2018, and its proportion in the Yangtze River Delta increased by 1.2 percentage points compared to 2018. At present, Anhui is planning to build the Hongqiao International Open Hub Anhui Linkage Zone, focusing on promoting "borrowing ships to go to sea".
Anhui leverages its advantages in ecological resources and strives to build a comprehensive green transformation zone for economic and social development. In 2022, the excellent water quality rate of Xin'an River will continue to maintain 100%. "Currently, 80% of tourists come from Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and it's even harder to find a room on weekends," said Hou Qiwen, Executive Vice General Manager of Anhui Shanyuhai Health Industry Development Co., Ltd. The "Heart Valley" created by the company in Xuancheng City has become a popular destination for health and leisure vacations in the Yangtze River Delta region. Relying on the South Anhui International Cultural Tourism Demonstration Zone, Anhui promotes the "Great Mount Huangshan" ecological international world-class leisure tourism destination. Anhui has also established 383 green agricultural product production, processing, and supply bases in the Yangtze River Delta, with agricultural products sold to the Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang regions reaching 60 billion yuan in 2022.
In March of this year, party and government delegations from Shanghai and Jiangsu provinces visited Anhui successively, becoming closer and closer as they visited relatives. "The integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta is a path to explore regional coordinated development. The three provinces and one city adhere to high-level promotion and market logic, achieving mutual success and striving in both directions." Zhong Lan, Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that Anhui needs the Yangtze River Delta, and the Yangtze River Delta also needs Anhui. "Anhui will actively approach and fully integrate, promote the implementation of national strategies, and promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta integration."