Top News · Chen Pengchong, Chief Reporter of Henan Business Daily
The "war for position" in urban areas has become more intense.
In February this year, the Changsha-Zhutan metropolitan area was approved, becoming the fourth metropolitan area in the country and the first central metropolitan area to join the "national team".
Xi'an and Chongqing metropolitan areas have also "locked" quotas in advance. The Xi'an metropolitan area is just a "final step" away.
On March 15, the "14th Five-Year Plan Implementation Plan for the Development of Urban Agglomerations in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River" released on the official website of the National Development and Reform Commission mentioned that "efforts should be made to build the Wuhan metropolitan area."
The new development of "little partners" has added pressure to Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area .
has been promoted to the "national team". Will the Zhengzhou metropolitan area get the next "ticket"?
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Many places have joined the national-level metropolitan area "fight for position"
On March 15, the official website of the National Development and Reform Commission released the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. "Plan" mentioned that efforts should be made to build the Wuhan metropolitan area and accelerate the construction of the Changsha-Zhutan metropolitan area.
The topic of urban areas has once again attracted attention.
In February this year, the development plan of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Tan metropolitan area was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. It has become the fourth urban area in the country to be approved by the National Development and Reform Commission after Nanjing, Fuzhou, and Chengdu. It is also the first in central China to be approved by the country. Metropolitan area.
( Schematic diagram of the spatial pattern of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Source: "The 14th Five-Year Plan Implementation Plan for the Development of the Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River")
Many people are curious: How will the next national-level urban area emerge?
On March 7, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission mentioned that this year will promote the integration of urban agglomerations and the development of metropolitan areas, and introduce a new batch of cities such as Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xi'an, and Chongqing. circle planning. Obviously, Xi'an and Chongqing have already "locked" one seat respectively.
Xi'an metropolitan area is even just a "final kick". According to the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the preparation of the "Xi'an Metropolitan Area Development Plan" has completed the relevant approval processes at the national level and is in the process of issuance. It will be officially issued and implemented in the near future.
In the central region, competition in metropolitan areas is more intense.
Nanchang Daily reported on March 11 that " Nanchang should strengthen and optimize the Greater Nanchang Metropolitan Area. By 2025, the Greater Nanchang Metropolitan Area will become the flagship for Jiangxi to promote the rise of the central region."
Anhui Provincial Government The work report also stated that this year will promote the quality upgrading of the Hefei metropolitan area.
Henan and Hubei are even more vocal about the national metropolitan area.
During the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress this year, the construction of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area became the focus of the Henan delegation. The Hubei delegation also put forward suggestions to "accelerate the construction of the Wuhan metropolitan area and create an important growth pole in the country." How good is it for
to be promoted to the "national team"?
Tang Xiaowang, a researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Henan Academy of Social Sciences, introduced that the Zhengzhou metropolitan area previously included 35 cities in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Xuchang, Jiaozuo, and it was expanded to "1+8" at the end of last year. Four new cities have been added: Luoyang, Jiyuan, Pingdingshan, and Luohe. For this new urban planning, Henan naturally hopes to be approved at the national level and thus enter the "national track."
's inclusion in the "national team" means more support from the national level, more guaranteed policy content, and more resources will be tilted, thus boosting the implementation of provincial strategies.
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Look at other "advanced students".The "Reply Letter from the National Development and Reform Commission on Agreeing to the Development Plan of the Chang-Zhuzhou-Tan Metropolitan Area" mentioned that "the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant member units of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on Urbanization and Urban-rural Integrated Development to strengthen the review of the Plan "Guidance on the implementation of the "Plan", providing active support in relevant planning preparation, institutional mechanism innovation, major project construction, etc., to create a good environment for the implementation of the "Plan". "
The National Development and Reform Commission's approval of the Nanjing, Chengdu, and Fuzhou metropolitan areas all contain similar information. "promise".
What kind of support does the Zhengzhou metropolitan area hope to receive? Henan also has many expectations:
For example, it will further increase support in terms of central city space optimization, major infrastructure, and major productivity layout; support the construction of major transportation infrastructure in the Zhengzhou metropolitan area and further enhance the comprehensive transportation hub function; support major productivity in The layout of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area will increase the layout of new energy vehicles, new displays, integrated circuits, and other production bases in the Zhengzhou metropolitan area; support qualified development zones in applying for national-level development zones, etc.
has obvious location advantages and good economic strength. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area is "very capable"
has been included in the "national team". What are the "thresholds"?
Chen Yao, researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and vice president and secretary-general of the China Association of Regional Economics, Chen Yao analyzed that from the four metropolitan areas that have been approved so far, each has its own characteristics, and there is no very quantitative one. Indicators, but what is clear is that economic size is not the only criterion for approval.
Sun Jiuwen, director of the Institute of Regional and Urban Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, Sun Jiuwen also believes that whether a national metropolitan area can be shortlisted depends on the (metropolitan area) planning plan, economic operation, the current development status of core cities, and the development of large-scale urban areas. its status and role in the regional economy, etc.
Sun Jiuwen took the Fuzhou metropolitan area as an example. Its economic size ( GDP1.5 trillion yuan) is currently not top-notch, but its location is very important. It is one of the major metropolitan areas in the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. While improving the energy level of coastal urban agglomerations, it can also deepen the integrated development of key industries in Taiwan and enhance the level of cross-strait exchanges and cooperation.
In the approval of the National Development and Reform Commission, the positioning of Nanjing Metropolitan Area is to "build the Nanjing Metropolitan Area into a modern urban area with national influence and promote the development of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration", which also highlights the location and location of the Nanjing Metropolitan Area. comprehensive influence, etc.
Let’s look at the Zhengzhou metropolitan area again. Zhengzhou is located in the national "two horizontal and three vertical" urbanization strategic pattern. It is the intersection of the land bridge channel and the Beijing-Guangzhou channel. It is the core city of the Central Plains urban agglomeration and one of the nine national central cities. Zhengzhou's economy The total number has exceeded 1.2 trillion and the permanent population has exceeded 10 million, becoming the core growth pole driving the accelerated rise of in the central region.
(Top News·Henan Business Daily American Editor Han Lu/Graphic)
In Chen Yao’s view, “In this competition for national-level metropolitan areas, Zhengzhou was finally approved. The problem is not big, but whether it will be the first.” Five, we also need to compare how prepared each metropolitan area is. "
At this year's National Two Sessions, the Henan Provincial delegation mentioned that it will study and compile the "Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area Development Plan" in the near future.
"What is very important now is to strictly refer to the requirements in the National Development and Reform Commission's "Guiding Opinions on Cultivating and Developing Modern Urban Areas" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions") and actively implement them. The planning must be reasonable and comply with the requirements of the "Guiding Opinions". The connotation is in line with the essence of a modern metropolitan area and lays a solid foundation for subsequent approvals.
"Entering" national-level metropolitan areas, Zhengzhou is preparing to do so
The "Guidance Opinions" mentioned many key points in the construction of metropolitan areas, including Promoting the construction of a unified market, integrated and efficient infrastructure, co-construction and sharing of public services, specialized division of labor and cooperation in industry, co-protection and co-governance of the ecological environment, and integrated urban and rural development, etc.
They will also be the key words for the construction of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area.
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The 2022 Henan Provincial Government work report mentioned that high-level planning and construction of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area will strive to achieve a total economic volume of 60,000 by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" billion, becoming an important support for high-quality development in the central region.
On December 21, Lou Yangsheng, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, visited Zhengzhou City for investigation and research and deployment to accelerate the construction of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area. He mentioned that accelerating the integrated development of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area is a major decision made at the 11th Provincial Party Congress and a major measure to regain advantages in the competitive development of regional economies.
He also mentioned a number of requirements, including clear functional positioning, spatial layout, and high standards and starting points to promote the overall planning and special planning of the metropolitan area;
innovation-driven to enhance the development level and core competitiveness of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area;
improve the interconnection An interconnected comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network transforms locational transportation advantages into hub economic advantages; expands and strengthens leading and advantageous industries to provide strong support for the construction of metropolitan areas;
promotes mutual benefit and mutual benefit in public services, co-construction and sharing of high-quality resources, and government services China Unicom mutual recognition, social security integration and convergence, etc.
Zhengzhou is also taking active actions.
At the second plenary session of the 12th Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Economic Work Conference of the Municipal Party Committee, ten major events for Zhengzhou in 2022 were proposed. One of them is to proactively promote the planning, project implementation, and mechanism formation of urban area construction, strengthen the center of the area, solidify the axis of the area, and optimize the area, so as to give full play to the role of the leading city in the Zhengzhou urban area.
In the future, the Zhengzhou metropolitan area will focus on six aspects: innovation, industry, transportation, market, ecology, and people's livelihood.
