Bashan is connected to Shushui, Sichuan and Chongqing are a family. The construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is being accelerated and new progress is being made continuously.
The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the economic and social development of the Chengdu-Chongqing region. At the key node of the new journey to achieve the second centenary goal, General Secretary Xi Jinping focused on the great changes in the world unseen in a century and the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and personally studied and deployed, and personally promoted the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. The construction provides fundamental compliance and important guidelines for the economic and social development of the Chengdu-Chongqing region for a period of time in the future.
The Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle is located at the intersection of the “Belt and Road Initiative” and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It is the starting point of the new land-sea corridor in the west. It has the unique advantage of connecting the southwest and northwest, and connecting East Asia with Southeast Asia and South Asia. The region has excellent ecological endowments, abundant energy and minerals, dense urban areas, and diverse scenery. It is the region with the most dense population, the strongest industrial base, the strongest innovation ability, the broadest market space and the highest degree of openness in western my country. Unique and important strategic position.
In 2021, the total economic volume of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle will reach 7.4 trillion yuan, with an economic growth of 8.5%. This remarkable achievement was achieved against the backdrop of a turbulent external environment, frequent domestic epidemics, and increasing downward pressure on the macro economy. It was hard-won and invaluable, and fully confirmed the correctness of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee’s strategic decision-making. , laying a solid foundation for the further implementation of the national strategy.
For more than two years, Sichuan and Chongqing have kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s entrustment, thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and fully implemented the “Outline of the Construction Planning of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle”. The construction of the economic circle has moved from a solid foundation to an overall trend. The two sides of Sichuan and Chongqing cooperated closely, walked towards each other, pressed the “fast-forward button” and ran out of “acceleration”, and jointly promoted the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. A lot of tangible and tangible progress has been achieved. The fifth meeting of the Chongqing-Sichuan Party and Government Joint Conference to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle will push this national strategy into a new stage of comprehensive acceleration.
The gratifying achievements in the construction of the twin-city economic circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region are achieved on the basis of firmly establishing the idea of a game of chess and the concept of integrated development, proactively serving major national decisions and deployments, and promoting a normalized long-term cooperation mechanism. Over the past two years, Sichuan and Chongqing have comprehensively strengthened strategic coordination, policy coordination and work coordination, and a multi-level exchange and cooperation mechanism has been established and continuously deepened. With the joint efforts of both parties, a number of important planning plans have been formulated, major landmark projects such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line High-speed Railway have been successfully implemented, the construction of regional cooperation platforms such as the Wanda Kaichuan-Chongqing Coordinated Development Demonstration Zone has been accelerated, and the Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court has been approved for the establishment of 300 A number of high-frequency service matters have been implemented in Sichuan and Chongqing. The relationship between the two places has become closer and cooperation has become closer. The cadres and the masses of the two places have more frequent exchanges, more convenient work, and more comfortable life. It can be said that Sichuan and Chongqing are changing from “one family” to “one family”, and the integration of Sichuan and Chongqing is becoming a reality.
The fifth meeting of Chongqing and Sichuan Party and Government Joint Conference to Promote the Construction of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle An important meeting at a big crunch time. Standing at a new historical starting point, to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Shuangcheng Economic Circle, we must grasp the new situation and new tasks, and we must further realize that: promoting the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Shuangcheng Economic Circle is not only a matter of serving the overall national strategy and forming a new situation under the new situation. The layout behind the strong strategy is also a major measure to build a new development pattern and promote high-quality development in the new development stage; it is not only a key support for promoting coordinated regional development and building the “fourth pole” of China’s economic growth, but also a key support for Sichuan and Chongqing. It is an important starting point and a powerful engine for improving the development level and accelerating the modernization construction. Its strategic significance is not only related to the economic and social development of Sichuan and Chongqing, but also to the balanced development of the east and the west, and to the overall national strategy. We must further improve our political position, broaden our strategic vision, keep in mind the “bigger of the country”, and continuously improve our consciousness and firmness in advancing major national strategies.
To jointly promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle in an all-round way, it is necessary to anchor the target positioning determined by the central government, focus on building a new highland for reform and opening up, a high-quality livable place, and build an important economic center with national influence, As a scientific and technological innovation center, we will accelerate the expansion of the total economic volume, improve the quality of development, and continuously enhance the vitality of regional development and international influence. We must base ourselves on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, integrate into the new development pattern, deepen strategic collaboration, policy coordination, and work coordination, concentrate our energy and make concerted efforts to do a good job of cooperation between the two parties, and create a high-level regional collaboration model. In the specific work, the two sides should continue to coordinate several relationships: strengthening the relationship between the pole core and radiation, the relationship between the power inside the circle and the integration outside the circle, the relationship between secondary breakthroughs and new growth poles, and the relationship between hardware connectivity and software collaboration , sing “A Tale of Two Cities” well and build an economic circle in the process of collaborative progress, mutual benefit and win-win results.
This year is a critical year for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle from a foundation to an overall trend. Sichuan and Chongqing will strengthen the idea of ”one game of chess” and the concept of integrated development, improve the working mechanism, strengthen coordination services, and ensure that the elements are guaranteed, so as to promote the early start, early completion and early effect of the project. As of the end of May, a total of 151 major joint construction projects, including modern infrastructure network projects, modern industrial system projects, science and technology innovation center projects, Bashu culture, ecology, public services and other projects, have started 151 projects and completed an investment of 414.92 billion yuan. Among them, the investment of 83.69 billion yuan was completed from January to May this year, and the annual investment completion rate was 45.6%.
Bashan and Shushui are magnificent and beautiful, and the land of Bashu is full of vitality. The beautiful picture of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is slowly unfolding. Sichuan and Chongqing should take the promotion of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle as a conscious action to firmly support the “two establishments” and resolutely implement the “two maintenances”, strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, and strengthen the “four self-confidences”. Forge ahead along the direction of the Party Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping, work together with one heart and soul, and strive to push the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle into a new stage of comprehensive acceleration.Lin Zhibo
(Editor in charge: Su Lan)