The Third Symposium On Yangtze River Economic Development

On November 14, General Secretary Xi Jinping held a special forum in Nanjing - a forum on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River economic belt. This is the Third Symposium on the development of the Yangtze River economic belt and the first one after the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC. "Main battlefield", "aorta", "main force" The general secretary has given a new mission to the development of the Yangtze River economic belt.

Three sessions:

From "promotion", "in-depth promotion" to "comprehensive promotion"

The three forums on the development of the Yangtze River economic belt, presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping, were held in the three important years of 2016, 2018 and 2020 respectively. They were held in Chongqing, Wuhan and Nanjing in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

A view of the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River from the Mufu mountain in Nanjing

The Forum on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt on January 5, 2016 was held during Xi Jinping's investigation in Chongqing. At the meeting, the general secretary comprehensively and profoundly expounded the great significance, promotion ideas and key tasks of the development strategy of the Yangtze River economic belt, and clearly put forward the idea of "jointly grasping the great protection and not carrying out the large-scale development".

Volunteers in Yongchuan District of Chongqing picked up garbage in Zhutuo section of the Yangtze River.

On April 26, 2018, Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in Wuhan. In order to hold the forum well, the general secretary went to Hubei and Hunan to learn about the implementation of the development strategy of the Yangtze River economic belt. At the meeting, the general secretary focused on five relations to be correctly grasped in promoting the development of the Yangtze River economic belt.

This year's forum was specially presided over and held by Xi Jinping after his inspection tour in Jiangsu Province. At the meeting, the general secretary summed up the achievements in the past five years: the ecological and environmental protection of the Yangtze River economic belt has undergone a turning change, and the economic and social development has made historic achievements. Facing the future, the general secretary pointed out that the Yangtze River economic belt has outstanding ecological status and huge development potential, and should play an important role in practicing the new development concept, building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development.

Over the past five years, these three symposiums have become an important milestone in the implementation of the major national strategy of the development of the Yangtze River economic belt.

Jiangsu Taicang container terminal

Main battlefield: ecological priority and green development

At the forum in January 2016, Xi Jinping pointed out that to promote the development of the Yangtze River economic belt, we must adhere to the strategic positioning of ecological priority and green development. At the forum held in April 2018, the general secretary made the following explanation: "the issue of ecological environment protection is the premise of joint efforts to protect the environment and ecology; the issue of economic development is the issue of economic development and the result if we do not engage in large-scale development and green development; we should pay attention to the current situation and strategic methods while focusing on the large-scale protection and ecological development; Ecological priority and green development emphasize the future and direction, and they are dialectically unified. "

The name of Hukou County in Jiangxi Province is due to the entry of Poyang Lake into the Yangtze River Estuary, and the local government has created the "most beautiful coastline" with the help of the "green bank" project.

At this forum this year, Xi Jinping first stressed that we should strengthen the protection and restoration of the ecological environment system, and put the restoration of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River in an overwhelming position. It is pointed out that the general secretary of the hospital should prevent the headache from the root and the root of the system. He also mentioned in particular that the ecological authenticity and integrity of the Yangtze River should be maintained.

Not long ago, the "14th five year plan" proposed by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee stressed the need to promote green development and promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. At the Symposium on the 14th of the Xi'an Economic Belt, it was pointed out that the "green belt" of the Yangtze River should be developed in a harmonious way. The planning suggests that we should establish the value realization mechanism of ecological products. At the forum, the general secretary stressed that it is necessary to speed up the establishment of a mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products, so that the protection and restoration of the ecological environment can obtain reasonable returns, and the destruction of the ecological environment will pay the corresponding price.

After the implementation of the "fishing ban on the Yangtze River", Dongxing District, Neijiang, Sichuan Province, concentrated on dismantling fishing boats, and 352 fishermen went ashore and transferred to other industries.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited 11 provinces and cities covered by the Yangtze River economic belt. Since this year alone, he has visited Yunnan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan and Jiangsu provinces, and hosted a forum in Hefei to promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta. Ecological priority and green development have always been emphasized by the general secretary. At the Forum on November 14, the general secretary put forward clearly that the Yangtze River Economic Belt should become the main battlefield of ecological priority and green development in China.

Aorta: smooth domestic and international circulation

The "14th five year plan" proposes to speed up the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic big cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycle promoting each other. This is a strategic choice to keep pace with the times to improve the level of China's economic development, and also a strategic choice to shape China's new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition.

At the beginning of November, the overall completion and acceptance of the Three Gorges project, the national heavyweight project, was completed. This is the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei Province.

The Yangtze River economic belt can be called China's "golden waterway". General Secretary Xi Jinping once pointed out that the Yangtze River economic belt is the economic center and vitality of China. In the construction of the new development pattern, the Yangtze River economic belt has both unique advantages and unshirkable mission.

At the Forum on November 14, Xi Jinping stressed that we should adhere to the idea of "one game of chess" for the whole country, clearly define the orientation of self-development in the overall situation of national development, and explore effective ways to promote smooth domestic circulation. The general secretary clearly pointed out that to promote the coordinated development of upstream, midstream and downstream, it is necessary to guide the capital, technology and labor-intensive industries in the downstream areas to orderly transfer to the middle and upper reaches, and retain the key links of the industrial chain. He also stressed the need to build a unified, open and orderly transportation market.

Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, is the intersection city of the "belt and road" initiative, which is the domestic cars and wind blades waiting for export.

The Yangtze River economic belt is the main intersection of the belt and road initiative in China. At the forum, Xi Jinping stressed that provinces and cities along the Yangtze River should find their own positioning in the new development pattern of mutual promotion of domestic and international dual circulation, and actively open their markets to the world. He pointed out that it is necessary to coordinate the opening up of coastal areas along the Yangtze River and the interior, accelerate the cultivation of more inland open Highlands, improve the level of border opening-up, and realize high-quality import and high-level going out.

On the same day, General Secretary Xi Jinping also focused on the protection, inheritance and promotion of the Yangtze River culture. This is Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan.

Main force: leading high quality economic development

In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed at the Forum on further promoting the development of the Yangtze River economic belt that the Yangtze River Economic Belt should become a new force leading the high-quality development of China's economy. At this year's forum, the "fresh force" was upgraded to the "main force".

It is suggested in the 14th five year plan that the theme of economic and social development during the period of the 14th five year plan is to promote high-quality development. This is a scientific judgment made according to the changes of China's development stage, development environment and development conditions. The Yangtze River economic belt, which accounts for half of the country's population and total economic volume, is undoubtedly an important engine for China's high-quality economic development.

This is a special stamp of "Yangtze River Economic Belt" issued by China Post in August 2018.

At the Forum on November 14, Xi Jinping pointed out that the Yangtze River Economic Belt should speed up the upgrading of its industrial base and the modernization of its industrial chain. The general secretary stressed that we should have the courage to innovate, put the focus of economic development on the real economy, and comprehensively shape the new advantages of innovation driven development.

The Chengdu Chongqing urban agglomeration is one of the three growth poles of the Yangtze River economic belt. On October 16 this year, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee deliberated on the outline of the plan for the construction of the economic circle of two cities in Chengdu and Chongqing, calling for a good performance of the "tale of two cities".

It is also necessary to speed up the development of a number of key sectors of the national manufacturing chain, and to speed up the development of a number of key sectors of the national manufacturing chain, and to speed up the innovation of a number of key areas of the national manufacturing chain. These are the key measures to achieve high-quality development and high-quality life.

A new energy auto parts production line in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province

On August 19 this year, when inspecting the ecological protection of the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province, Xi Jinping said that it is necessary to enhance the awareness of protecting and protecting the Yangtze River, so as to reappear the scenic spot of "one river flowing eastward with clear water" as soon as possible. At the Forum on November 14, the general secretary once again said: we should maintain historical patience and strategic determination, draw a blueprint to the end, and continue to work one after another, so as to ensure that the clear water of a river can extend to future generations and benefit the people.

This is the grand plan of the Yangtze River in the new era.