Accounting for 1/3 of the country, there are 9 trillion-dollar cities in the Yangtze River Delta

Author:Randy Hahn
Release time:May 20, 2024 12:34 PM

On May 20, reporters learned from the pre-interview press briefing of the Yangtze River Delta region’s main leaders’ symposium that in 2023, the GDP of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta exceeded 30 trillion yuan for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, accounting for 24.4% of the national share. , an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous year, the number of "trillion cities" in the Yangtze River Delta region reached 9, accounting for more than 1/3 of the country's total. In the first quarter of this year, the GDP of three provinces and one city reached 7.4 trillion yuan, accounting for about 25% of the country's total. The main indicators continued to lead the country and achieved a good start.

In recent years, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta has continued to achieve new results, and the construction of a scientific and technological innovation community has been comprehensively advanced. The strategic scientific and technological strength of the Yangtze River Delta, composed of national laboratories, national key laboratories, major scientific and technological infrastructure, etc., has grown steadily. Launched the implementation of the second batch of 28 joint research projects, of which 8 research projects were jointly planned and implemented around the needs of key technologies and common technologies in the three leading industries.

The construction of a modern industrial system in the Yangtze River Delta is accelerating. Positive progress has been made in the research and development and industrialization of key components such as automotive chips. We have jointly resolved the "stuck neck" problem of APUs, carried out localized application of LNG liquid cargo systems, and accelerated the realization of independent supporting facilities in the Yangtze River Delta region. The construction of the digital Yangtze River Delta has been accelerated, with a total of more than 660,000 5G base stations built, and the construction of the Yangtze River Delta national hub node of the national integrated computing network has been accelerated.

In addition, the level of public service guarantees continues to improve. At present, the Yangtze River Delta has promoted the cross-provincial handling of 173 government services and implemented a "one-card" service for 52 residents using social security cards as a carrier. Promote the construction of a smart cultural tourism integrated service platform in the Yangtze River Delta, jointly launch 20 "Yangtze River Delta Revolutionary Cultural Relics Theme Tour Trails" routes, and hold a number of high-quality cultural tourism publicity and promotion activities.

From June 5th to 6th, the 2024 symposium of major leaders in the Yangtze River Delta region will be held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang.


Accounting for 1/3 of the country, there are 9 trillion-dollar cities in the Yangtze River Delta
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