The development history of the Yangtze River Delta region

Review of the historical development of the Yangtze River Delta

The formation of the concept of Yangtze River Delta economic circle has spanned an extraordinary course of more than 20 years. 1982 65438+On February 22nd, the State Council issued a notice and decided to establish the Shanghai Special Economic Zone. This is the earliest prototype of the concept of "Yangtze River Delta" economic circle. There are three reasons and main tasks for the establishment of Shanghai Economic Zone: First, resolve contradictions and liberate productive forces. Because in the early days of reform and opening up, economic work often encountered contradictions, and the economic management system at that time was compartmentalized management, which was a problem that must be solved. The second is to rely on the central city. Economically, Shanghai is a central city facing the whole country, and a number of small and medium-sized cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are Shanghai's star cities, but they cannot be classified as Shanghai administratively. Third, exploratory and experimental. Through the exploration of this area, a network-based economic zone based on big cities will be gradually formed throughout the country. On March 22nd, 1983, the planning office of Shanghai Economic Zone was formally established. At that time, the scope of Shanghai Economic Zone was: centered on Shanghai, including Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing and other cities in the Yangtze River Delta 10. In the following years, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces took the initiative to apply for membership. 1983 August 18 The Shanghai Economic Zone Planning Work Conference was held in Shanghai, and it was decided to establish a meeting system for mayors of provinces and cities in the economic zone. 1984 65438+On February 6th, 2008, the mayor meeting of Shanghai Economic Zone was held in Shanghai, and Anhui Province participated as a member of the Economic Zone for the first time. In July 1986, 10, the meeting of mayors of provinces and cities in Shanghai Economic Zone was held in Hangzhou, which basically agreed to the development strategy outline of Shanghai Economic Zone and adopted the articles of association of Shanghai Economic Zone. Due to various reasons, in June 1988, the State Planning Commission issued a notice to cancel the planning office of Shanghai Economic Zone. 1In July, 1988, the last meeting of mayors of provinces and cities in Shanghai Economic Zone was held in Shanghai to deal with the aftermath.

After eight years of silence, it was not until 1997 that the former cities of Shanghai Economic Zone led by the co-organizers established the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee, and the concept of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle was clearly put forward for the first time. The Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee holds 1 meeting every two years. At the fourth meeting held in Nanjing in 2003, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province joined the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee, expanding the number of cities in the Yangtze River Delta from the traditional 15 to 16, breaking through the geographical concept of the Yangtze River Delta for the first time and making it a real economic circle concept. The fifth meeting of the Urban Economic Coordination Committee of the Yangtze River Delta held in Shanghai on October 2, 2004/KLOC-0 is a milestone in the history of regional economic cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta. Economic associations range from biennial 1 to annual 1.

At present, there are three main levels of regional economic cooperation conferences in the Yangtze River Delta: "Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang Economic Cooperation and Development Symposium" at the sub-provincial (city) level; Yangtze River Delta 16 Mayor-level "Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Meeting"; Coordination meeting between urban government departments in the Yangtze River Delta. The sub-provincial (city) level "Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang Economic Cooperation and Development Symposium" is mainly about decision-making. The Yangtze River Delta 16 Mayor-level "Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Meeting" focuses on implementing decisions. The Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee has gradually evolved into the most representative regional economic cooperation institution and model in the Yangtze River Delta. "The fifth meeting of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee decided to set up an office of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee, which is located in Shanghai and is responsible for coordinating, organizing and implementing the daily affairs of the Yangtze River Delta regional economic cooperation. From the Shanghai Economic Zone Planning Office of 1983 to the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Office in 2004, the evolution of 2 1 has only one essence: the Yangtze River Delta economic circle.