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On September 29, the Jiangsu Provincial Government Information Office held the third press conference on the series of theme news release activities "Resolutely shoulder the responsibility of economic provinces to shoulder the main responsibilities" - "Leading ahead in implementing major national development strategies". The reporter from the Yangtze Evening News/Zi Niu News learned from the meeting that there are 9 trillion-level cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, and 5 in Jiangsu; the total economic output of the Yangtze River Delta accounts for 24.7% of the country.

Shen Jianrong, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission, introduced that Jiangsu focuses on "integration" and "high quality" and fully implements the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta. Since the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta has risen to a national strategy, the total economic output of the entire Yangtze River Delta has increased from 21.15 trillion yuan in 2018 to 33.17 trillion yuan in 2024, accounting for 24.7% of the national proportion, equivalent to one-quarter. In 2024, Jiangsu achieved a regional GDP of 13.7 trillion yuan, accounting for 41.3% of the total Yangtze River Delta. There are 9 trillion-level cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, and 5 in Jiangsu.

Jiangsu actively promotes the cross-regional integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, jointly builds the Yangtze River Delta laboratory network, forms two batches of 24 Yangtze River Delta innovation consortiums, establishes the Yangtze River Delta Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Alliance, and continues to promote the construction of platforms along the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, and the Yangtze River Estuary Industrial Innovation Green Development Collaborative Zone. Accelerate the innovation of integrated systems and mechanisms, work together to promote the formation of 154 institutional innovation results in the Yangtze River Delta Integrated Demonstration Zone, promote the implementation of 16 key tasks of deepening integrated development in Suzhou and Shanghai, and jointly build a new functional zone adjacent to the province and an inter-provincial industrial cooperation park. Promote high-level coordinated opening up, jointly build a national unified market pilot zone, continuously improve the development level of the northward expansion belt of Hongqiao International Open Hub, accelerate the construction of high-speed rail channels such as Shanghai-Chongqing, Tongsu-Sujia-Ningbo, and unveil the establishment of Shanghai-Chongqing-Yunming rail transit operation companies. Work together to optimize the livable and business-friendly environment, jointly implement a new round of comprehensive water environment management in the Taihu Lake Basin, and the water quality of the Taipu River Provincial Section has reached Class II or above for 7 consecutive years; jointly promote the integrated practical projects such as the improvement of cross-provincial settlement of medical insurance, and innovatively create the "Yangtze River Delta Recruitment Zone", and 203 government service matters and 78 residents' service matters have been implemented in the Yangtze River Delta "one-stop service" and "one card universal".

Adhere to the principle of "jointly protecting and not engaging in large-scale development" and further promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. We have continued to fight the tough battle against the protection and restoration of the Yangtze River in depth. The main flow of the Yangtze River Jiangsu section has maintained Class II for seven consecutive years, with the proportion of ecological coastline increased from 58.3% to 64.5%. There have been "violent changes" on both sides of the Yangtze River. We will unswervingly promote the "ten-year fishing ban" of the Yangtze River, and fully complete the task of withdrawing fishing ban on the main stream of the Yangtze River and aquatic biological protection areas. The number of retired fishing boats and fishermen accounts for nearly 20% of the entire basin, and the density of species resources has increased significantly. The scope of the "Smiling Angel" Yangtze River porpoise has expanded to the entire Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River. Actively promote the green transformation of industries along the river, strive to promote the renewal of traditional industries such as chemicals, steel, coal and electricity in the province, close and ban the "scattered and polluting" enterprises along the river in accordance with the law, and the scale of green industries such as new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection ranks among the top in the country. To promote the integration of industrial chains and innovation chains in the riverside areas, the province has been approved in a total of 14 national advanced manufacturing clusters, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total provinces in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Accelerate the construction of a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation corridor. The Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River accounts for 1/7 of the waterway mileage, accounting for 70% of the transportation capacity. The role of a 12.5-meter deep-water channel below Nanjing in the Yangtze River continues to play. The total mileage of inland waterways in the province reaches 24,000 kilometers, accounting for about 1/5 of the country. The construction of "water transport Jiangsu" has achieved new quality and efficiency. Projects such as the Nanyanjiang High-speed Railway have been opened to traffic one after another, the Beiyanjiang High-speed Railway is being accelerated, and the "Jiangsu on the Rail" has shown "acceleration". At the same time, with the world's largest span cable-stayed bridge, Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, officially opened to traffic, 20 cross-river channels have been built in the province, and regional interconnection has taken new steps.

Focusing on "consulting, co-constructing and sharing", we will strive to promote the construction of the intersection of the "Belt and Road" in depth and practical ways. Continuously expand the scale of economic and trade cooperation, carry out trade activities such as "Jiangsu Excellent Products Global" and "Jiangsu Brand Product Silk Road Tour", and accelerate the cultivation of a cross-border e-commerce industry belt with Jiangsu characteristics. From January to August this year, Jiangsu's imports and exports to the countries jointly built were 1.91 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.3%, accounting for the total import and export value of the province increased to 49.9%, which is nearly half. Continue to strengthen international capacity cooperation, accelerate the construction of a demonstration city for international capacity cooperation between Suzhou, Xi and Chang, cultivate leading enterprises such as Suhao Group and XCMG Group, and build international scientific and technological cooperation platforms such as the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Technology Transfer Center. Seven overseas parks have created more than 60,000 jobs for the local area. We have vigorously promoted the construction of land-sea channels, built a total of 10 large ports with 10 10 tons, opened a total of 89 foreign trade near and ocean routes, and all 9 transportation airports in the province have achieved Class I port opening, and have been approved to build the Lianyungang-Xuzhou China-Europe Railway Express Assembly Center. We have closely deepened cultural exchanges on the Silk Road, and have established 153 pairs of friendly cities with the co-built countries, ranking among the top in the country in total. We have attracted nearly 30,000 students from the co-built countries to study in Jiangsu every year, and sent medical teams to treat more than 10 million patients from the recipient countries. The "circle of friends" for jointly building the "Belt and Road" is getting bigger and bigger.

Counterpart support is a key task assigned by the Party Central Committee to Jiangsu. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, Jiangsu has arranged more than 34 billion yuan in counterpart support cooperation funds, organized and implemented more than 8,000 counterpart support cooperation projects, and added more than 1,600 new cadres and talents. The comprehensive revitalization of rural areas is more powerful, and a series of micro-actual projects such as "Road to Get Rich", "Heart Warm House" and "Happiness Bridge" have been built, and working brands such as "Doctor Su", "Teacher Su", and "Science and Technology Courtyard" have been created, which will help more than 10,000 poverty-stricken villages to continue to promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. Industrial cooperation and cooperation are more effective, helping the development of the "pure land industry" in Lhasa, Xinjiang Yining textile industry, and Qinghai's clean energy industry, and helping Shaanxi Ankang to build the "new capital of world plush toys". Relevant experiences and practices are promoted nationwide.

Continuously improve the functions of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration, issue and implement the new three-year action plan of Ningzhenyang, promote the urbanization development of Nanjing, Suxi, Xi, Changzhou metropolitan area, empower the construction of Nanjing Jiangbei New District with policy innovation, and strengthen the cross-river integrated development of Sutong, Xi, Changzhou and Tai. In 2024, the contribution rate of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration to the province's economic growth reached 76.7%. To increase efforts to build a new growth pole in coastal areas, we anchor the top ten marine industrial chains and implement the "123" training project of marine industry characteristic parks, marine science and technology innovation platforms, and leading enterprises. Last year, the GDP of Jiangsu's coastal areas reached 2.49 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. At the same time, we will promote the coordinated development of the inter-junction area of ​​Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Henan provinces and the construction of Xuzhou regional central cities. The proportion of Xuzhou's total economic output in the region has always remained above 20%, and cross-administrative regions cooperation and development have been continuously deepened. Accelerate the cultivation of green productivity in the Jianghuai Ecological Economic Zone, the construction of the Yellow River Ecological and People-enriching Corridor and the simultaneous integrated reform of Suqian City have achieved positive results. Last year, the number of excellent days in the Jianghuai Ecological Economic Zone reached 85.6%, and a total of 48 national-level green factories were created. Continue to carry out in-depth cooperation between north and south pairing and assistance, adhere to the co-construction of parks as a carrier, and give birth to a number of innovative practices such as the "built south and launch north" of Wuxi Lianyungang commercial space rockets. The ratio of per capita GDP of southern Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu has narrowed to 1.86, and the ratio of per capita disposable income of residents has narrowed to 1.80. It is one of the provinces with the smallest regional gap in the country. The balance and coordination of regional development in the province continue to improve. Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News Reporter Xu Jing

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