China News Service, September 28. What are the shortcomings in the development of China's first-tier cities?
What is the future development direction and focus of first-tier cities?
In this regard, Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that it is necessary to promote the high-quality and sustainable development of mega cities, reasonably reduce the development intensity and population density of mega cities, and optimize and enhance the core competitiveness of mega cities.
The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the 28th to introduce the relevant situation of the white paper "China's Comprehensive Well-off Society".
Ning Jizhe introduced the relevant situation and answered reporters' questions at the press conference.
Ning Jizhe pointed out that since the reform and opening up, first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other super-large cities have experienced substantial economic growth, a significant increase in population, opening up, and vigorous development of social undertakings. They have become an important engine for China’s economic growth. An important hub for opening up and an important support for national governance have increasingly become an important space carrier for people to live and work in peace and enjoy a better life.
At the same time, these cities also have "urban diseases" that are common in countries around the world, such as traffic congestion, high housing prices, and limited development.
These are all problems in development, difficulties in progress, and troubles in growth.
As for social security for the elderly, the overall level of the first-tier cities is not bad, and the average life expectancy of several first-tier cities is above 80 years old, ranking among the best in all kinds of cities.
What needs to be improved is to control costs and improve services.
He pointed out that the "Outline" of the "14th Five-Year Plan" has carried out planning and deployment for improving the spatial layout of urbanization and optimizing and upgrading the functions of the central urban areas of super-large cities. The following points are included:
——Promote high-quality and sustainable development of mega-cities.
It is necessary to make overall plans and take into account the diverse needs of economy, life, ecology, and safety, promote the transformation of development and construction methods of super-large cities, and strengthen the prevention and control of urban governance risks.
Persist in building people’s cities and building people’s cities for the people, deeply grasp the laws of urban development, coordinate development and safety, and effectively promote the transformation of urban development from scale expansion to connotation enhancement, pay more attention to people’s livelihood, steadily improve social security levels, and upgrade urban governance modernization levels , Making cities healthier, safer and more livable.
At the same time, further strengthen the central radiating role of super-large cities, continuously optimize the spatial pattern of economic development, achieve coordinated regional development, and better promote rural revitalization and promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas.
——Reasonably reduce the development intensity and population density of super large cities.
It is necessary to scientifically plan urban production, living, and ecological spaces, orderly dissolve functions and facilities such as general manufacturing, regional logistics bases, and professional markets in the central city, as well as excessively concentrated public resources, and strengthen risk prevention and control in urban governance.
For example, Beijing will be based on the functional positioning of the national political center, cultural center, international exchange center, and scientific and technological innovation center, and build a harmonious, livable, and beautiful capital of a major country.
At the same time, focusing on the deconstruction of non-capital functions, we will promote the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to a higher level, strengthen air quality monitoring and joint prevention and control in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas, and use Beijing’s technological innovation advantages to drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries in Tianjin and Hebei. Enhance the radiating and leading role of surrounding areas.
——Optimize and enhance the core competitiveness of super-large cities.
Enhance global resource allocation, scientific and technological innovation sources, and high-end industry leading functions, take the lead in forming an industrial structure with modern service industries as the mainstay and advanced manufacturing as the support, and enhance comprehensive energy levels and international competitiveness.
For example, Shanghai will enhance the city’s energy level and core competitiveness, play a leading role in the Yangtze River Delta region, and continue to lead by strengthening the global resource allocation, scientific and technological innovation strategy, high-end industry leadership, and opening up the “four major functions” of the hub portal. Promote the leap of the "five centers" of international economy, finance, trade, shipping and technological innovation, provide services for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta and participate in international competition, and lead the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
In another example, Shenzhen will take the construction of a pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics as a guide, build a comprehensive national science center, accelerate the promotion of major cooperation platforms between Guangdong and Hong Kong such as Qianhai and Hetao, and take the lead in the connection of rules and mechanisms in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. First try to give full play to the role of Shenzhen as the core engine in the construction of the Greater Bay Area, and radiate to drive the development of surrounding areas.
Guangzhou should also play an important role in the construction of the Greater Bay Area, including perfecting the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao Science and Technology Innovation Corridor.