China's 23 cities have GDP exceeding one trillion yuan (Rui Finance)
At the beginning of the new year, Nantong Hengqi Textile Co., Ltd., located in Rugao City, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, rushed to make orders and strive to achieve a "good start."
The picture shows a few days ago, the company's employees are busy on the production line.
Photo by Xu Hui (People's Vision)
In 2020, Quanzhou will complete a regional GDP of 1015.866 billion yuan.
The picture shows that in Yongchun County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, intelligent robots produce sanitary ware at 101# Smart Factory in Jiumu Yongchun Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Song Weiwei
The "Trillion Club" expands again.
The "trillion club" refers to cities in mainland China whose annual GDP reaches or exceeds 1 trillion yuan.
As of the end of 2019, there were 17 cities in China with GDP exceeding one trillion yuan, namely Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Suzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Nanjing, Ningbo, Wuxi, Qingdao, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Foshan.
Recently, six cities including Quanzhou, Nantong, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Hefei and Jinan have announced their promotion to the "Trillion Club."
Experts pointed out that this excellent "report card" not only demonstrates the steady trend of China's economic growth, but also adds confidence to the high-quality development of China's economy during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
Regional development is more coordinated
Why are these 6 cities?
Clues have already appeared in the data for the full year of 2019.
As of the end of 2019, the GDP of the above six cities has exceeded 900 billion yuan, which is only one step away from the “trillion club”.
At the beginning of the new year, good news is coming-
On January 18, the Quanzhou Bureau of Statistics in Fujian Province released data that in 2020 Quanzhou will complete a regional GDP of 1,015.866 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%;
On January 19, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province announced that it will complete a regional GDP of 1003.63 billion yuan in 2020, an increase of 4.7%;
On January 20, the Bureau of Statistics of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province notified that, after preliminary calculations, the city’s regional GDP reached 1002.02 billion yuan in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%;
On January 22, the Statistics Bureau of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province released data that the GDP of Xi’an in 2020 was 1,002.039 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year at comparable prices;
On January 26, the Hefei City Statistics Bureau of Anhui Province issued the "The City's Economic Operation in 2020", which showed that the total production value of Hefei in 2020 was 1004.572 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3% at comparable prices;
On January 26, the Statistics Bureau of Jinan City, Shandong Province released data showing that in 2020, Jinan City will achieve a GDP of 1,014,091 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%.
After the welcome, China’s "Trillion Club" now has 23 members.
Among them, there are 16 cities in the east, 4 in the middle and 3 in the west. Looking at the urban agglomeration, 8 cities are located in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, 3 are located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and 2 are located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It is located in the Shuangcheng Economic Circle of Chengyu Region.
From the perspective of regional relations, a new pattern of coordinated development of China's regional economy is gradually taking shape.
Good industrial foundation and many policy dividends
How did these cities get tickets to the "Trillion Club"?
Good industrial foundation——
Although Quanzhou is not the provincial capital, its GDP has ranked first in the province for 22 consecutive years.
The real economy is the key to Quanzhou's development.
At present, Quanzhou has formed nine hundred billion industrial clusters, including textiles and garments, footwear, petrochemicals, equipment manufacturing, building materials and home furnishings, craft products, paper printing, electronic information, food and beverages.
Quanzhou brands such as Anta, Xtep, and Hongxing Erke are favored by consumers in third- and fourth-tier cities in China.
Nantong, which is across the river from Shanghai, has a good industrial foundation in shipbuilding, textile, construction and other industries. In recent years, it has introduced a number of leading Internet companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, and JD.com to further consolidate the urban industrial foundation.
Hefei is building the country's largest home appliance manufacturing base and has attracted home appliance giants such as Meiling, Rongshida, Haier, Gree, Changhong, Midea, Hualing, and Sanyo.
At the same time, emerging industrial clusters such as new displays, integrated circuits, new energy vehicles, and artificial intelligence are also actively being cultivated.
Policy support is strong-
As the core city of the “One Belt One Road” initiative and the development of the western region, Xi’an, the ancient capital, has enjoyed multiple policy dividends in recent years and has developed rapidly; as the capital city of Shandong Province, Jinan has “inherent advantages” in gathering various resources such as talents and industries; As a member of the Yangtze River Delta City Group, as the integration of the Yangtze River Delta has become a national strategy, Nantong ushered in development opportunities and formed a co-city development effect with Shanghai; Fujian Province, where Quanzhou and Fuzhou are located, is the core area of the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" .
Drive regional economic development
These cities are among the "trillion clubs" and will have a positive impact on the regional economy.
Zhang Jianping, director of the Research Center for Regional Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, told this reporter: "GDP breaking one trillion yuan means that the overall economic strength of these cities has reached a new level, and the ability to radiate and drive regional economic development will be further enhanced. , The ability to absorb various resource elements such as capital, technology, and talent will also be further enhanced."
This time, Fujian Province won two tickets to the "Trillion Club" in one go, which is of great significance.
"Fuzhou and Quanzhou are among the'trillion clubs', giving Fujian Province two veritable economic cores, which will play a leading role in achieving high-quality development in Fujian Province during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. At the same time, it is conducive to the development of Fujian Province. A group of leading and leading companies may even cultivate a group of multinational companies." Zhang Jianping said.
Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province, finally succeeded in qualifying.
Ma Liming, deputy dean of the Jinan Academy of Social Sciences, said that the rise of Jinan will attract more resources in the surrounding areas, which is of great significance for strengthening Shandong's economy, strengthening the economy of the North, and bridging the gap between North and South.
In addition, Jinan will also have stronger carrying capacity in undertaking the transfer of industries from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Yangtze River Delta.
"GDP is just a number on the surface, but it shows the energy and level of a city."
Who will take the next "Trillion Club" ticket?
On January 29, the Dongguan Bureau of Statistics released the latest data. The GDP of Dongguan in 2020 was 965.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1%.
Dongguan, which is short of the "Trillion Club", is undoubtedly the "first candidate" for promotion in 2021.
"China's economy is still developing at a medium-to-high speed. In the next few years, it is expected that more cities will have a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan, which will lead to a better development of China's economy." Zhang Jianping said.
(Reporter Xu Peiyu)
"People's Daily Overseas Edition" (Version 03, January 30, 2021)