China News Service, Guangzhou, January 25th. Title: Guangzhou-Shenzhen "Twin Engines" Jointly Plan "Tale of Two Cities" in the Greater Bay Area

  China News Agency reporter Cheng Jingwei

  As the two largest first-tier cities in China, the twin super cities "Gemini", Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which are only about 100 kilometers apart, are playing a "multiplier effect" in the "two-city linkage and flying with each other", driving the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Achieve high-quality development.

  At the fourth meeting of the 13th People’s Congress of Guangdong Province, the work report of the Guangdong Provincial Government put forward ten key tasks in 2021, “to further promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone, and to strengthen the “double cities” of Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Linkage to create a source of high-quality development power" was put in the first place.

  "The two cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen have a combined GDP of more than 5 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below). With such a large economy and such a short distance, it is rare in the country or the world." Said Ge Changwei, director of the Development and Reform Commission.

  He believes that by strengthening the docking and cooperation between the two cities' software and hardware, and promoting further complementary advantages of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and flying together, it will certainly play a great role in the development of the Greater Bay Area.

  Entering the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangzhou and Shenzhen will open up a new situation of in-depth cooperation and coordinated development.

The work report of the Guangdong Provincial Government proposes to improve the Guangzhou-Shenzhen strategic cooperation mechanism, to promote comprehensive coordination and collaboration in key areas such as technological innovation, modern industry, infrastructure, business environment, and public services, to coordinate the layout of a number of major technological infrastructures, and to jointly implement one Approve major projects in strategic emerging industries, and jointly build world-class industrial clusters and comprehensive transportation hubs, and jointly enhance core engine functions.

  Transportation infrastructure is a key link in the linkage between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

In recent years, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Riverside Expressway, Humen Bridge, Nansha Bridge and other highway channels have been formed in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway, Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Channel, among which Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway has realized "Transportation" operation, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail can reach each other in 30 minutes.

Currently, Guangdong is planning the Guangzhou-Shenzhen second high-speed railway to jointly build a world-class airport cluster and deepen cooperation in port infrastructure construction.

  "Promote the construction of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen'half-hour traffic circle'." Ge Changwei revealed that the Pearl River Delta intercity rail project to be constructed during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period is also led by the Guangzhou Metropolitan Circle and the Shenzhen Metropolitan Circle respectively. The Guangzhou Metropolitan Circle will be opened this year. There are 8 projects and 6 projects in the Shenzhen metropolitan area. Among them, Guangzhou Metro Line 28 will connect to Foshan in the west, Dongguan in the east, and then connect with the Shenzhen Metro.

  "The existing intercity rail transit between Guangzhou and Shenzhen is still unable to meet the high-level service demand under the prospect of the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area in the future." Called by Jia Yingzhu, representative of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and deputy leader of the Second Guangdong Provincial Working Group for Poverty Alleviation , To enhance the interconnection of the traffic between the central city of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the onboard time is controlled within 30 minutes, and the design speed exceeds 300 km/h; the station is located in the central area of ​​the city and it is convenient to transfer to the urban rail transit.

  This year, Guangdong will accelerate the construction of an international science and technology innovation center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, promote the construction of a comprehensive national science center in the Greater Bay Area, speed up the construction of pioneering areas such as the Bright Science City and the Nansha Science City Joint Cooperative Development Zone, and strengthen Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. Technological innovation corridor.

  Zhou Jian, representative of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress and chairman and CEO of Shenzhen Ubican Technology Co., Ltd., said that Guangzhou and Shenzhen can find a breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence cooperation. He hopes that Guangdong will coordinate the two cities to jointly deploy high-end artificial intelligence and robot experiments. Increase scientific research funding.

  Lu Guolin, deputy to the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning and Design Research Center Co., Ltd., believes that Guangzhou-Shenzhen cooperation has a long history, and there is also certain competition in fields such as ports.

As a sister city, Guangshen must join forces with each other, including forming a unity in acquiring external resources and participating in international competition. Internally, it must form a benign competition and cooperation mechanism in which you catch up.

  "Although Guangshen has signed cooperation agreements in seven areas in October last year, this is only at the municipal level." Yin Tao, deputy dean of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and deputy dean of the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, said that it is recommended that the province establish a special organization. , To realize the normalized mechanism of “two-city linkage” between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

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