The Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle is the most densely populated, industrially strong, innovative, and open region in western China, with the widest market space and the highest degree of openness. It holds a unique and important strategic position in the overall development of the country. In April 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping stated during his inspection in Chongqing that the construction of the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle was a major strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee. Chongqing and Sichuan should closely cooperate, continuously improve their development level, and jointly sing the "Twin Cities" of the western region in the new era. Since the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Plan for the Construction of the Chengdu Chongqing Dual City Economic Circle" in October 2021, the Chengdu Chongqing Dual City Economic Circle has been continuously advancing towards the positioning of "an important economic center with national influence, a center of scientific and technological innovation, a new highland of reform and opening up, and a high-quality living and livable place". Under the guidance of the Western Development Strategy, with the development of one mountain and two wings, as well as the banks of the two rivers in Chongqing and Chongqing, the growth pole of high-quality development in the western region is accelerating and the momentum is surging. On November 2nd, Hou Yulan, a girl from Chongqing, became the 100 millionth passenger to depart from Chengdu Railway Station this year, with a volume of 8 trillion yuan to create a new growth rate for economic development. I often come to Chengdu for business trips, and it only takes over an hour to travel from Chengdu East Station to Chongqing Shapingba Station Hou Yulan smiled and said. In the first ten months of this year, Chengdu sent 6.462 million railway passengers to Chongqing, with an average of over 20000 passengers per day. This is a vivid epitome of the close exchanges between Chengdu and Chongqing. From the Chengdu Chongqing Railway to the Chengdu Suiyu Railway, Chengdu Chongqing High speed Railway, and the under construction Chengdu Chongqing Middle Line High speed Railway, the distance between the two cities in terms of time and space through the rail transit is constantly narrowing. Six railway channels and 16 highways have been built between Sichuan and Chongqing provinces. According to the overall requirements of the planning outline, it is necessary to firmly establish the concept of integrated development, sing the "Twin Cities Chronicle" well, jointly build an economic circle, and play a supporting role in promoting the development of the western region in the new era. Moving forward in the same direction, Sichuan and Chongqing have established a multi-level and normalized cooperation mechanism, jointly issued more than 100 policy documents, and focused on policy sharing and project implementation. In the first three quarters, 300 major projects to jointly build the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle have completed an investment of 369.9 billion yuan, with an annual investment completion rate of 84.7%, exceeding the timeline by 9.7 percentage points. In the first half of this year, investment in key areas of the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle grew rapidly, with industrial investment increasing by 14.5% year-on-year. The Chengdu Chongqing region has 41 full industrial categories, with distinctive modern full industry chain characteristics and complete chains. Industries such as automobiles, electronic information, and power batteries have prominent positions nationwide. Chen Heqiang, Vice President and General Manager of Supply Chain at General Electric Medical China, said that the company has developed four supply chain clusters in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Chengdu Chongqing, and Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, driving thousands of upstream and downstream suppliers. At present, the total population of the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle, which covers an area of 185000 square kilometers, has reached nearly 100 million. In 2023, the total economic output of the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle will reach 8198.67 trillion yuan. After breaking through 7 trillion yuan in 2021, it will take another two years to reach another trillion yuan level. In the first three quarters of this year, the gross domestic product of the Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle reached 61891.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, and the total economic output accelerated to approach the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Guizhou and Yunnan have both proposed high-quality development plans to actively integrate into the Chengdu Chongqing dual city economic circle, while Shaanxi has proposed establishing a collaborative and docking mechanism with the Chengdu Chongqing dual city economic circle. The dual city economic circle in the Chengdu Chongqing region has increasingly become an important economic center with national influence, and its supporting role in the development of the western region continues to strengthen. Aim at the forefront and accelerate the formation of new quality productivity in Sichuan Daocheng, with an altitude of 4410 meters. The extremely difficult to observe cosmic rays were captured by the Daocheng High Altitude Cosmic Ray Observation Station "Lasso". Through various precision instruments, these radiation traces are transformed into data and transmitted to the National Supercomputing Chengdu Center for processing via a dedicated data line. This is one of the application scenarios for technological innovation capability in the Chengdu Chongqing region. At present, 11 national large-scale scientific facilities, 5 national industrial technology innovation centers, the first national laboratory in the western region, and the national integrated computing power network Chengdu Chongqing national hub node are under construction in Sichuan and Chongqing. The construction of the Western Science City has launched the "one city, multiple parks" model. The experimental site of the new generation artificial sun, China Circulation III, located in Chengdu, occasionally flashes dazzling light. In August 2023, it achieved a significant breakthrough by operating in high confinement mode under a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first time. The controllable nuclear fusion reaction has been scientifically validated, and the next step is engineering implementation Zhong Wulu, the leader of the China Circulation No. 3 team, said that thanks to the construction of the Chengdu Chongqing dual city economic circle, relevant research has received support in Tianfu New Area, and international cooperation is proceeding in an orderly manner. The Chengdu Chongqing region has jointly carried out 161 core technology research and development projects, shared more than 13000 sets of large instruments and equipment, and applied a number of innovative achievements such as energy-saving auxiliary driving systems for high-speed trains with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour. The manufacturing of major equipment has entered the forefront of the country, and the nose of domestically produced large aircraft is manufactured here. Nuclear power technologies such as "Hualong One" are developed here, and industrial drones such as "Yilong" and "Double tailed Scorpion" have formed a complete industrial chain here. The aerospace information industry such as Beidou chips has shown strong performance. From deep space observations of cosmic rays to deep exploration of dark matter, from scientific research to technology industries, the hard power of the Chengdu Chongqing region as a center of technological innovation continues to improve. On October 25th, a "ASEAN Express" train loaded with ASEAN goods departed from Chongqing Tuanjie Village Central Station and is expected to arrive in Poland as early as two weeks later. By connecting the Western Land Sea New Corridor with the China Europe freight train, the Chengdu Chongqing region further strengthens open trade. In the first three quarters of this year, the value of goods transported through the Western Land Sea New Channel in Chongqing increased by 80% year-on-year. At present, the Western Land Sea New Corridor connects 542 ports in 125 countries and regions around the world. With the cross-border road shuttle bus of the Western Land Sea New Corridor, the shipping time for our products to Myanmar has been reduced from 2 months to 4 days, "said Yang Heping, General Manager of Chongqing Dechengwei Technology Co., Ltd. Chengdu and Chongqing are two megacities in western China, which are located at the junction of the "the Belt and Road", the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the new land sea channel in western China. Chengdu Shuangliu, Chengdu Tianfu, and Chongqing Jiangbei international airports are operating at high frequencies, moving towards the goal of becoming a world-class airport cluster in Chengdu and Chongqing. Along the channels of air, rail, water, and public transportation, the Chengdu Chongqing region is breaking through the geographical limitations of the inland hinterland, forming an open pattern of linkage between land and sea, and mutual assistance between the east and the west. Through opening up to promote reform, Chengdu International Railway Port has accumulated 137 institutional innovation achievements. Chongqing's reform of the "Railway Bill of Lading International Letter of Credit" as a financing voucher has provided a cumulative financing of 400 million yuan for enterprises within the Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park. Global merchants are coming one after another. At the end of October, Intel announced an increase of $300 million in registered capital expansion in Chengdu; At the "Roundtable between the National Development and Reform Commission and American Multinational Enterprises in China" held in Chongqing, six major foreign investment projects were signed, with an investment amount of approximately 7.57 billion yuan. Chengdu is heading east and Chongqing is heading west, with two major metropolitan areas rushing in both directions. Ten integrated development platforms are planned and laid out in adjacent areas; The opening of the "Chongqing Zhoushan" direct river sea route promotes the integrated development of the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Yangtze River... The dual city economic circle in the Chengdu Chongqing region plays an increasingly important role in the dual circulation pattern, with the Yangtze River to the east, Qinghai Tibet Plateau to the west, Shaanxi Gansu to the north, and Yunnan Guizhou to the south. Looking at the snow capped mountains and leaning against the Yangtze River, creating a high-quality living and livable place. As the sun rises in the east, standing on Longquan Mountain in Chengdu, one can overlook the hills in central Sichuan near Chongqing to the east and several snow capped mountains surrounding the plain to the west. The red glow draped the snow capped mountains in colorful clothes, and behind the snow capped mountains lies the vast sky of western China. As night falls, strolling north and south along the mountainous city of Chongqing, the Yangtze River and Jialing River banks are intertwined with urban lights and shimmering waves on the river surface. The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are a prosperous and continuous region in eastern China. In the old tea house, someone is sipping tea and discussing history; In commercial districts, some people showcase fashion; In the sports arena, there are constant competitions and performances. The rich and colorful urban life makes people feel at ease and happy. In recent years, convenient services such as direct settlement of medical treatment for multiple diseases across provinces and cities, and mutual recognition of various electronic certificates have been continuously introduced by the Sichuan Chongqing Tong Office, allowing the public to better enjoy a convenient life in the same city. This year, the General Office of Chongqing Municipal Government and the General Office of Sichuan Provincial Government jointly issued the "List of Key Tasks for Deepening Sichuan Chongqing Government Service Cooperation in 2024", which includes 72 policy measures in 7 aspects. The two places will continue to expand a number of high-frequency matters and strive to handle more than 350 items. A good urban functional environment not only provides services for people, but also promotes their personal growth. 27 year old Tian Wenhui has only been in Chengdu for a year, and he has become a diligent express delivery team leader, worrying about the business of several streets. The changes in Chengdu are fast and big, and working here has given me a lot, "he said. More and more professions such as delivery drivers, e-sports players, street artists, and online hosts are joining the operation of urban society, forming a rich and diverse functional ecology of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle. In recent years, Chengdu has promoted the construction of a youth development oriented city, providing a series of warm services for young talents who come from outside for employment and entrepreneurship, and taking multiple measures to create a talent highland. The creative transformation of industrial relics, the subway running through buildings... In the greenway, the river breeze, and under the neon lights, lovers rely on each other, and the elderly and young work together to feel the vitality and happiness of the city. (New Society)