Which city in China has the most development potential?

1. Shanghai

The most beloved city in China in the 21st century, the huge economic vitality it has released is surprising. Shanghai has been hailed as the leader, or the tip of an arrow, for China's economic take-off again, and people are counting on it to lead the economic ship of the entire Yangtze River Basin.

Shanghai has the local government with the best management and service levels among Chinese cities, the most convenient location and transportation advantages, and a group of white-collar workers with the highest quality in China. Shanghai is an excellent birthplace for managers. A standard manager born in Shanghai should have graduated from the University of California, Berkeley or Harvard, worked in the US headquarters of a multinational company, worked in consulting firms such as McKinsey, and then returned to China to work as a multinational manager. The company's China general manager or the first generation.

Although Shanghai's talent cultivation and talent absorption capabilities are slightly inferior to those of Beijing, its advantages in overall business and cultural environment make it uniquely attractive in the competition for outstanding talents. The value creation ability and contribution of talents to the urban economy demonstrated by this are also obvious. It has become a new choice for the headquarters of multinational companies in China and the Asia-Pacific region. Shanghai is the most international city in mainland China. The Zhangjiang High-tech Park on the east bank of the Pujiang River has now become the most knowledge-intensive high-tech gathering place in China, and its rise is equally astonishing.

Total population: 13.418 million people

Number of universities: 57

Number of scientific research talents: 35,000

Scientific research achievements: ***1,508 scientific and technological achievements were obtained throughout the year

Number of high-tech enterprises: 1,916

Technology transactions: ***27,300 technology transaction contracts of various types were signed throughout the year; contract amount 14.278 billion yuan.

Patents: 22,374 patent applications were accepted throughout the year

City’s GDP: 616 billion yuan

GDP growth rate: 11.8%

Famous universities include: Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University, Tongji University, East China University of Science and Technology

Expenditure on scientific and technological activities: 12.3 billion

2. Beijing

Beijing is the traditional residence of China's senior intellectuals. In this city, there are the densest clusters of universities and scientific research institutes in China. Just one Peking University and one Tsinghua University have proved this city’s extraordinary ability and tradition in cultivating talents. In the eyes of people from other provinces, Beijing represents the broad mind and tolerance that a city can have. Although Beijing’s household registration system reform lags behind Shanghai and Guangzhou, this does not prevent 3.076 million people from other provinces from still choosing to live here in 2003. Start a business.

All prosperous big cities have some characteristics that make them uninhabitable, such as crowding, noise, pollution and poor transportation; Beijing is particularly dissatisfied in these aspects. However, multinational companies that value government relations and the business environment have still insisted on setting up their China headquarters here over the past 20 years. Therefore, Beijing still shows characteristics that make other cities fearful in terms of its ability to compete for talent.

Total population: 14.564 million

Universities: 73

Number of scientific research talents: 274,000

Technology transactions: technology contracts 32,173 items were registered, with a total transaction amount of 26.54 billion yuan and a technology transaction volume of 22.66 billion yuan

Patents: 17,003 patent applications were accepted throughout the year

The city’s GDP: 361.19 billion yuan

GDP growth rate: 10.5%

Famous universities include: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University of China, etc.

Expenditure on scientific and technological activities: 45.75 billion yuan

3. Guangzhou

Guangzhou’s prosperity is partly due to its special status adjacent to Hong Kong. In attracting Hong Kong investment and complementing the three to one, Guangzhou and its surrounding areas have rapidly flowed a large amount of capital. . In recent years, the active private economy in the Pearl River Delta has made Guangzhou the first region to benefit since the reform and opening up. However, the development of commercial trade and the prosperity of low-level manufacturing have failed to support Guangzhou's further development. In terms of its ability to compete for high-level talents, Guangzhou is obviously inferior to Shanghai and Beijing, and even inferior to Shenzhen.

Total population: 9.943 million

Number of universities: 44

Number of scientific research talents: 17,900

Number of high-tech enterprises: 270 Home

Technology transactions: There are 4,324 recognized technology contracts in Guangzhou, with a contract value of 3.1644 billion yuan.

The city’s GDP: 346.663 billion yuan

GDP growth rate: 15%

Famous universities include: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Jinan University, etc.

Expenditure on scientific and technological activities: 14 billion yuan

4. Shenzhen

Shenzhen was once known as the most promising modern city in China. From the beginning, it was based on a modern city The urban model is constructed. A small border pass impresses everyone who enters and exits the city with its "special zone" status. This immigrant city once gathered outstanding talents from all over the country in a short period of time. Its flexible policies and high level of urban management have made it the first choice for start-up companies.

But today, Shenzhen is faced with positioning confusion as it cannot find a new growth cycle. The first-mover advantage of the city's overall business environment has been overtaken, and its status as a financial city is threatened by Shanghai. , Shenzhen’s talent competitiveness has been greatly weakened.

Total population: 5.5741 million

Number of universities: 42 (including university branches in Shenzhen)

Number of scientific research talents: ***Introduced household registered talents throughout the year More than 30,000 people, including more than 1,200 overseas students

Number of high-tech enterprises: 673

Patents: 12,361 patent applications accepted throughout the year

The city’s GDP: 2860.51 100 million yuan

GDP growth rate: 17.3%

Famous universities include: Shenzhen University, etc.

Expenditure on scientific and technological activities: 318 million yuan