Brave Responsibility in Grand Strategy - Guangdong Blows the Horn of Progress at a Higher Starting Point
This spring, walking on the land of Lingnan, one will always be touched by a vigorous and uplifting force. In the "Golden Inner Bay" 100 kilometers around the Pearl River estuary, the scene of busy traffic shows that an international first-class bay area is growing; At the transportation hub of the "World Factory", China Europe Express brings new development information about the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road"; In the thousand mile journey from the coast of the South China Sea to the Kunlun Mountains, Guangdong has leveraged its radiating power to expand the depth and space of economic development... "Big players have great responsibilities. Guangdong, whose total economic output has exceeded 14 trillion yuan, is bravely moving forward and actively taking on responsibilities in the national strategy. Building a first-class bay area and taking the lead in high-quality development, the Huangmao Sea Cross Sea Passage, Shenzhen Zhongshan Passage, Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, Nansha Bridge... From the high altitude of the "Golden Inner Bay", every cross river and cross sea passage is bustling with traffic. A vibrant and thriving world-class bay area is growing rapidly. By 2024, the total economic output of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has reached 14.8 trillion yuan. Standing at a new starting point, moving towards integration, innovation, and strength, Guangdong is accelerating the development of new quality productive forces and taking the lead in playing the role of a driving force for high-quality development. The new energy industry has become the 9th trillion yuan industrial cluster in Guangdong, and this recently announced news shows that Guangdong's industrial system has added another "powerhouse". This year, Guangdong plans to further optimize its industrial structure, with a focus on areas such as autonomous driving, low altitude economy, biomanufacturing, and quantum technology. In particular, efforts will be made to support the development of artificial intelligence and embodied robot industries The relevant person in charge of Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology said. From January to February this year, the production of new energy vehicles, industrial robots, and civilian drones in Guangdong increased by 50.9%, 31.1%, and 92.7% respectively, while new energy vehicles and new products maintained a good growth trend. With the continuous emergence of new technologies, industries, and models, Guangdong's industries are constantly iterating and upgrading, promoting a qualitative leap in productivity. The history of Guangdong's economic development is a history of continuous upward leaps in industries, "said Chen Yong, Secretary of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee. Zhuhai is striving to balance the relationship between new and old driving forces, and effectively promote the transformation of traditional industries towards new and green development. In the Hetao Shenzhen Industrial Park, over 200 high-end scientific research projects and 15000 researchers have gathered on just 3.02 square kilometers of land. The Ganghua Energy Research Institute, which will settle in the park in 2023, completed research on hydrogen sensor technology last year and authorized a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise in Shenzhen to produce and manufacture it. This year, four independently developed products will be launched on the market. Zhang Tengfei, Director of the Research Management Center at the Hong Kong China Energy Research Institute, said that thanks to the joint efforts of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, as well as the orderly elimination of barriers to cross-border factor flow, the institute has established close industry university research cooperation relationships with multiple universities, research institutions, and outstanding enterprises both domestically and internationally, greatly improving the speed of technology research and development and fruit transformation. Technological innovation and industrial innovation are the fundamental paths for developing new quality productive forces. Guangdong focuses on the construction of a modern industrial system in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, vigorously promoting the mutual promotion and strengthening of science and technology industries. On the one hand, we will focus on building strategic technological capabilities, constructing a world-class cluster of major technological infrastructure and a laboratory system with bay area characteristics; On the other hand, we will promote the deep integration of government, industry, academia, research and application, create a number of concept validation centers and pilot platforms, and promote the transformation and implementation of more scientific and technological achievements. Explore a new path of cooperation, blend into the long whistle of the "the Belt and Road" demonstration, and the X8121 China Europe Railway Express, which is full of household appliances, clothing, shoes and boots, daily necessities and other "Made in Guangdong", slowly drives out of Guangzhou International Port Station of Guangzhou Railway Group. The person in charge of Guangzhou Railway Group said that the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has run more than 4000 China Europe trains in total, covering more than 50 countries and regions under the "the Belt and Road" Initiative, and has become an important trade channel connecting Guangdong and the world. As of now, Guangdong has opened more than 470 international container shipping routes, and its maritime network reaches over 300 ports in more than 120 countries and regions around the world. In the past decade, international aviation has accumulated a passenger throughput of over 1 billion and a cargo and mail throughput of over 30 million tons, continuously improving its hub level. Thousands of years ago, camel caravans crossing the vast deserts and deserts, and treasure ships sailing across the vast oceans, made the ancient Silk Road famous in history. Today, as the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, Guangdong is deeply involved in the high-quality co construction of the "the Belt and Road", integrating into the overall national development situation. Going out, Guangdong enterprises have stirred up a "rising tide". In the Guangdong Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Nigeria, with a total investment of over 390 million US dollars, 140 enterprises have entered the park. Enterprises such as Wangkang Ceramics, Boda Industry, and Panda Steel have developed into leading enterprises in West Africa and even the entire continent. Deng Yu, Executive President of Guangdong New South Group, the investor, said that in the new wave of private enterprises going global, it has become a consensus to build overseas platforms, unite upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, and continuously improve the layout of the industrial chain configuration. Introduced, global enterprises gather in the Greater Bay Area. The 137th Canton Fair will open on April 15th, with an expected 43000 companies participating both online and offline. It is understood that 730 enterprises from 49 countries and regions participated in the Import Expo at the 136th Canton Fair, of which 65.5% were enterprises from countries jointly built along the "the Belt and Road". The data proves the new achievements of win-win cooperation. In 2024, the eight high-quality overseas economic and trade cooperation zones in Guangdong will achieve a cumulative output value of US $18.1 billion, and Guangdong's import and export to countries jointly constructing the "the Belt and Road" will increase by 9.4%, accounting for 38% of Guangdong's total import and export value. From implementing the seven major special plans of "Guangdong Trade Global", to increasing project attraction, actual use of foreign capital increased by 5.9% in the first two months of this year, and to encouraging overseas sovereign funds to act as "Bo Le" in the Greater Bay Area, Guangdong is striving to explore more cooperation space and paths to better serve the construction of a new development pattern. The "circle of friends" continues to expand and jointly expand the economic depth space. While striving to develop itself, it is also necessary to strengthen regional and inter provincial cooperation, actively participate in the construction of a unified domestic market, and jointly expand the economic depth space of China. This is also the responsibility of Guangdong as an "economic powerhouse". ——Looking at regions, innovative cooperation enhances the driving force for high-quality development. Accelerate the construction of projects such as the Zhanhai High speed Railway and the Advanced Manufacturing Industry Cooperation Industrial Park, accelerate the integration of port and shipping in the Qiongzhou Strait, and build a high-quality development demonstration zone for Qiongzhou Strait integration... On the coast of the South China Sea, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and the Hainan Free Trade Port complement and develop in a coordinated manner. Along the coastline, heading north, there are three international science and technology innovation centers in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Shanghai, and Beijing, as well as comprehensive national science centers such as Zhangjiang, Hefei, and Huairou, shining with stars, working together to deepen cooperation in science and technology innovation and industrial innovation, and promoting the takeoff of industries such as new energy vehicles and integrated circuits. ——Looking at inter provincial cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation can expand new space for economic development. At present, the Bay Area and the old district are embarking on a 'spring pact'. From March 30th to April 3rd, the "2025 Jiangxi Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Activity Week" will be held in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and other places. This is the first time that Jiangxi has jointly held economic and trade activities in four regions, and also the first major investment promotion and economic and trade event of Jiangxi this year. Both sides will carry out thematic docking in industries, trade, finance, technology, and other fields according to categories and fields. In recent years, Guangdong has focused on the implementation of major national strategies and improved the mechanism for promoting inter provincial cooperation on a regular basis. At present, 16 cooperation framework agreements have been signed with 14 provinces including Hainan, Heilongjiang, and Jiangxi, continuously promoting regional and inter provincial cooperation to expand its scope, scale, and level, enhancing Guangdong's radiation driving force as an economic development advantage zone, and expanding new economic development space. ——Look at targeted assistance, mutual aid between East and West to help develop and become prosperous. In late March, the ice and snow of Kunlun Mountains across Xinjiang and Xizang had just begun to melt, and the Guangdong kapok on the coast of the South China Sea had already burned in the sky. The story of crossing thousands of miles of mountains and seas and achieving common development and prosperity continues to unfold. In Xinjiang, Guangdong Province has allocated an annual industrial aid fund of 850 million yuan, and Guangdong enterprises have planned to invest 34.888 billion yuan in Xinjiang, achieving stable employment of over 20000 people. In Xizang, over the past 30 years, Guangdong Province has sent nearly 1000 cadres and talents to assist Tibet, and invested more than 13 billion yuan, helping Linzhi's GDP grow from 290 million yuan in 1995 to 26.778 billion yuan in 2024. In the current complex and severe international and domestic situation, it is not easy to shoulder the burden, but the builders of Guangdong know that because it is not easy, they need to be brave and resolute; Because it is not easy, it is even more remarkable; Because it is not easy, it shows more responsibility. (New Society)
