What are the new highlights of the rise of the central region?
2024-05-28
Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan and other six central provinces, with a land area of about 1/10 of the country, carry about 1/4 of the population, and create about 1/5 of the total economic output, are important grain production bases, energy and raw material bases, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industry bases, and comprehensive transportation hubs in China. They play a pivotal role in the country. Recently, the leaders of the six central provinces have successively presented a series of themed press conferences on "Promoting High Quality Development" by the State Council Information Office, showcasing the new development trend in the central region. Great changes - the development trend is not as good as before. According to the information disclosed in the "Promoting High Quality Development" series of themed press conferences by the State Council Information Office, central provinces have generally achieved significant development achievements in recent years, and the development achievements, quality, and trend are not as good as before. The economic scale has increased - according to Wang Qingxian, the Governor of Anhui Province, the past decade has been a decade of leapfrog development in Anhui. The total economic output of Anhui has increased from 1.9 trillion yuan to 4.7 trillion yuan last year, spanning three trillion level steps in a decade. On the economic map of China, Anhui has achieved a historic leap from being in the middle of the total amount and lower per capita to being in the middle of the total amount and per capita. Nowadays, Anhui has become an emerging industrial and manufacturing province. "As of March this year, investment in the manufacturing industry in Anhui Province has maintained a growth rate of over 18% for 26 consecutive months. At the same time, Anhui is also a province with a net inflow of factor resources such as technology, capital, and talent," said Wang Qingxian. The industrial cluster has become even denser - "We produce the thinnest hand torn steel in the world, with a thickness of only 0.015 millimeters, which is equivalent to 1/6 of the thickness of ordinary A4 paper. The 550 ton crane manufactured by Taichung Group is currently the world's largest casting crane." When talking about the modern industrial system, Shanxi Provincial Governor Jin Xiangjun gave two examples. Jin Xiangjun said that Shanxi has gathered innovative resources and elements from the whole province to create the "Jinchuang Valley" innovation driving platform. Key technologies such as high-speed cars and 8-inch silicon carbide long crystal furnaces have made new breakthroughs. International connections have increased - in 2019, the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo settled in Hunan for a long time and has been held for three sessions so far. Now, Hunan has become one of the most active provinces in China's economic and trade activities with Africa. The scale of import and export trade with Africa has ranked eighth in the country and first in the central and western regions for five consecutive years, with an average annual growth rate of 23.1% in the past three years, ranking among the top in the country. According to Mao Weiming, the Governor of Hunan Province, Hunan's economic and trade "circle of friends" has now covered 235 countries and regions. At the same time, 211 projects and enterprises from the Fortune Global 500 have settled in Hunan, with a total import and export volume exceeding 110 billion US dollars. The quality of life has improved - Wang Zhonglin, the Governor of Hubei Province, said that Hubei Province solidly handles a number of livelihood projects in education, medical care, elderly care and other fields every year. Last year, it completed 46 livelihood projects in 10 major categories, and this year it continues to implement 52 livelihood projects in 10 major categories, giving the people a more tangible sense of achievement. In the past three years, the average annual growth rate of household income in Hubei Province has been 6.8%, surpassing the economic growth rate. At the same time, public services continue to be optimized, with 66% of primary and secondary schools being included in the education federation, 72% of counties having tertiary hospitals, and the basic formation of a 12 minute emergency circle in urban areas and a 15 minute medical circle in rural areas. On May 17th, the Innovation Headquarters Base of China Rare Earth Group was officially opened in Shenzhen, with many highlights - the vitality of market entities burst forth. "We will closely combine the rare earth resource advantages and industrial advantages of Ganzhou with the market advantages, talent advantages, and innovation advantages of Shenzhen, and promote the formation of new momentum and advantages for the high-quality development of China's rare earth industry," said Ao Hong, Chairman of China Rare Earth Group. In the eyes of many people, this is not only a powerful measure for the "old area" to work together with the "bay area" to strive for high-quality development, but also the latest example of the sustained vitality of market entities in the central region. Some focus on local resources to achieve "turning waste into treasure". In Lvliang, Shanxi, a technology-based small and medium-sized enterprise called Shanxi Stone Age New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. has prepared high value-added calcium based green new material products, such as rod-shaped nano calcium carbonate, spherical nano calcium carbonate, and new composite titanium dioxide, using ordinary stones as raw materials through a combination of industry, academia, and research. The rod-shaped nano calcium carbonate we produce can replace 80% of carbon black. Large amounts of calcium containing solid waste such as steel slag and desulfurization gypsum from power plants can all be consumed by us. At present, we are cooperating with well-known domestic tire companies to jointly debug new production lines and develop new products. It is expected that by June 2025, our annual production capacity of nano calcium carbonate will reach over 30000 tons The chairman of the company, Liu Shijun, told our reporter. Some have honed their technical skills and polished their own brands. According to the production and sales report provided by Chery Holding Group to our reporter, the group sold a total of 711653 cars from January to April this year, a year-on-year increase of 55.7%. It is understood that thanks to its strong technological advantages, this Chinese car company's lineup of multi power products such as fuel, hybrid, pure electric, and extended range has gained recognition from many domestic and foreign consumers. "In recent years, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Government have actively promoted the integration of vehicle, component, and aftermarket development, creating an industrial ecosystem that integrates innovation chain, capital chain, talent chain, and industrial chain. As a local automotive enterprise that has grown and grown in Anhui, Chery has always regarded technology as the foundation for its survival," said Yin Tongyue, Chairman of Chery Holding Group. Some have an eye on overseas markets and participate in global competition. Not long ago, the 2024 Paris International Exhibition of Construction Machinery and Building Materials Machinery was held at the Villepin Exhibition Center. Sany Group from Changsha, Hunan was surrounded by numerous exhibitors. Especially in the outdoor exhibition area, Sany Group's new SRSC45E5 electric front suspension SY408C-8FRBEV electric mixer truck SCP35C6 electric forklift SCM500E-10 electric milling machine and other machines made their debut, receiving praise for their high quality and low energy consumption; In the indoor exhibition area, more than 20 key component products, including motors, filters, hydraulic cylinders, chassis components, hydraulic valves, reducers, transmissions, etc., demonstrate the strong research and development capabilities and full industry chain supporting capabilities of Chinese construction machinery enterprises. According to Xiang Wenbo, the rotating chairman of Sany Group, Sany's overseas product sales have covered more than 180 countries and regions, with Europe and America becoming the fastest-growing regions for overseas business. Last year, Jiangxi had 1.237 million newly registered business entities, while Henan had over 11 million business entities, ranking fourth in the country. The proportion of added value of private economy in Shanxi's GDP has increased by more than 1 percentage point every year... Now, the number of market entities in the central region is constantly increasing and vitality is accelerating. Strong momentum - With increasing advantages, broad driving areas, great potential, good momentum, and strong momentum, it is an important characteristic of the current development of the six central provinces. It is worth noting that traditional industries in the central region are also releasing more extensive driving force and influence. As a traditional agricultural province, Henan uses less than 1/16 of the country's arable land to produce nearly 1/10 of grain and 1/4 of wheat. The grain production has remained stable at over 130 billion kilograms for seven consecutive years, and the production of oilseeds and edible fungi ranks first in the country. Wang Jiasu, a researcher at Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Futures and Derivatives Research Institute Co., Ltd., told our reporter that as of the end of 2023, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange has listed 25 futures varieties and 16 option instruments, with a total annual trading volume of about 3.5 billion hands and a trading volume of about 128 trillion yuan, an increase of 47% and 33% year-on-year, accounting for approximately 42% and 23% of the national market. At present, various overseas customers participating in the trading of Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange cover 24 countries and regions. The prices of futures products such as sugar, cotton, and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) have become important pricing references for foreign trade upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. The influence of Zhengzhou prices in agricultural product futures is gradually spreading globally. Dong Yu, Executive Vice President of the China Development Planning Research Institute at Tsinghua University, said in an interview with our reporter that compared to the eastern coastal areas, the development difficulties in the central region have always been due to relatively weak foundations, relatively high shipping costs, insufficient advantages in talent and scientific and technological resources, and the large and difficult transformation of traditional industries. From another perspective, many of the past weaknesses are precisely where the potential lies. For example, the central region has strong population and economic agglomeration capabilities, the advantages of air and rail transportation openness are increasingly prominent, the space for industrial transfer and acceptance is large, and the radiation and driving effect of central cities is stronger. From the actual development situation of the central region in recent years and the various data disclosed at the press conference of the State Council Information Office, it can be seen that the trend of the rise of the central region is already very clear. Especially with the continuous expansion of the total economic output and scale, continuous optimization of industrial structure and quality, and proactive actions in opening up to the outside world in the six central provinces, the unique position and role of the central region in serving the construction of a new development pattern have been demonstrated Dong Yu said. Looking towards the future, how can we better tap into our momentum and unleash our potential? "To build Shanxi into an important guarantee base and strategic hinterland for coordinated development in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region," "to promote more Gan enterprises to go abroad and Gan products to exit the country," "to actively introduce domestic and foreign innovative talents, research and development headquarters or centers to Hunan for development globally," and "to further build the 'Sky Silk Road' from Zhengzhou to more cities in Europe and Southeast Asia." At the China News Agency's "Promoting High Quality Development" series of themed press conferences, the six central provinces gave the latest answers. Dong Yu said that the central region still needs to further find its positioning in cultivating and developing new quality productive forces, vigorously promote the integration and development of emerging industries, form more unique industrial clusters, and provide more solid support for the high-quality development of the Chinese economy. (Lai Xin She)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：People's Daily
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