Yulin has richer coal resources than Ordos, why the growth trajectory in the development process is very different from the Ordos, and even today lag far behind the latter?
Located in northern Shaanxi Province on the loess slope of Yulin City, rich in mineral resources for a place, the combination of good configuration, known as "China's Kuwait". Here, every square kilometer of land under the huge wealth of up to 1 billion. In the 600-mile-long "energy corridor" across Shaanxi and Mongolia, Yulin is the launching point for the fastest-flowing economic corridor in China.
With the advent of the energy development wave, Yulin City had given people enough to look forward to. However, after a good start, Yulin City, the development of the footsteps but gradually slowed down, this seat once tried to build a "new energy capital" of the city has a seemingly gorgeous appearance - since 2002, Yulin City, seven consecutive years GDP annual growth rate of 20% or more, the growth rate of the city of Yulin is the fastest growing economic corridor in China. The city's GDP is the second highest in Shaanxi Province, second only to Xi'an; the local government once claimed that Yulin's development prospects have attracted a number of large domestic and foreign companies to move into Yulin, including the United States, Dow, PetroChina, Sinopec, Shell, and five of the world's top 500 companies.
September 2009, Li Jinzhu, secretary of the Yulin Municipal Party Committee, revealed that the next 10 years, Shenhua Group will invest 280 billion in Yulin, Huadian want to invest 140 billion, Huaneng investment of 72 billion, China Energy Group invested 110 billion, Shaanxi Province, several major groups invested 350 billion, just the central enterprises, locking the investment in Yulin has been no less than 800 billion.
However, there is a doubt still exists, these casually pull out a can hold up a piece of heaven of large-scale projects can really on the horse?
In fact, such a rhetorical question is not without cause.
Time back 5, 6 years, in Yulin because of the rich mineral resources under the ground and ready to bombard the development of the once-inspiring signing of the project are coming. 2006 April 8 morning, in the 10th China East-West Cooperation and Investment and Trade Fair, by the then vice governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, Zhang Wei, vice chairman of the CPPCC, Shi Xueyou, Yulin Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhou Yibo and other leaders. Zhou Yibo and other leaders led the delegation became the focus of the limelight.
At the meeting, Li Jinzhu, then acting mayor of the Yulin Municipal Government, and Xie Bing, chairman of the board of directors of Zhengda Energy Chemical Group, signed an agreement on a 2.4 million-ton coal-to-methanol and methanol-to-olefin (MTO) project in Yulin with a total investment of 16 billion yuan, and signed an agreement on a 1-million-ton indirect liquefaction project with a total investment of 10 billion yuan, with Zhang Zhaohua, deputy general manager of Yankon Mining Group Co. The total investment is 10 billion yuan.
This series of dazzling investment seems to let the outside world see the future of Yulin's increasing takeoff. However, the passage of time, inspiring moments did not come, once shouted loud big strokes have been aborted, people deplored at the same time, but also in the after-dinner chewing on the mottled past.
Speaking of Yulin, had to choose the reference object is Ordos. These two on the map, the first and last of the prefecture-level city because of energy development almost the same time, and each other's growth trajectory is very different. Precisely, compared to Ordos, Yulin has a more obvious resource advantage, but now, "Yulin has been behind Ordos has a 10-year gap." Li Zhiqing, former secretary of the Yulin Shenfu Economic Development Zone, lamented in an interview with this reporter.
So what is the reason for all this?
With this question, "Energy" reporter probed into the Yulin, the answer in the interview with people from all walks of life surfaced. One reason that can't be ignored is that the administrative intervention of the local government in Yulin and even the Shaanxi provincial government has been the main culprit in suppressing its development.
"Compared with the development of Ordos, there are many reasons for the status quo in Yulin, mainly the problem of the leadership team." Li Zhiqing said, "At that time, some leaders directly from Beijing, to engage in economic construction also has no practical operational experience, so can not fundamentally promote the overall development of Yulin."
Today, Li Zhiqing has retired, and in his memory, the most brilliant stage was five years ago. At that time, he served as party secretary of the Shenfu Economic Development Zone because of the economic construction in full swing and attention. 2005, the current Ordos CPPCC Vice Chairman Su Wen had led a team of people traveled to the Shenfu Economic Development Zone to learn the development model. However, five years later, the entire city of Yulin was gradually left behind by Ordos.
According to unpublished data, in 2009, Yulin's GDP was 120 billion yuan, while Ordos's GDP was more than 200 billion yuan. From the per capita GDP, "Tenth Five-Year" period at the end of the two cities of Yulin and Ordos per capita GDP of 0.9 million yuan, 42,000 yuan, respectively. And in the past two years, the gap in per capita GDP is further widening, in 2008, the two cities of per capita GDP of 30,200 yuan, 102,000 yuan, respectively.
For that sinking experience, many witnesses as well as participants today remain tight-lipped. A retired official who did not want to disclose his name revealed to the reporter that both in the economic development ideas, or the local government's economic policies, are the primary reason for hindering the development of Yulin. Moreover, such a situation until today there are still serious after-effects. "In fact, Yulin for a long time is simply not ready for big development." The said official said bluntly.
In stark contrast to the attitude of today's rulers, a group of leaders who once had ideas and opinions have left the scene in disgrace. Wang Bin, a former deputy mayor of Yulin city, was the most mentioned name during the interview.
Reporters contacted Wang Bin several times, has long been "not to talk about national affairs" Wang Bin finally agreed to accept an interview, he recalled to the reporter during his term of office of some of the story, as well as some of today's feelings.
Shenmu County in 16 years when the county party secretary Wang Bin in 1999 began to serve as deputy mayor of Yulin City. Wang Bin is a native of Yulin, and he knows the entire economic situation of Yulin very well.
Around 2004, in the eyes of outsiders, some of the big projects being negotiated will soon be stationed in Yulin, in the outside world that the Yulin municipal government will be brewing a bigger investment projects, but Wang Bin in the municipal government's conference room straightened up with the other leaders of the war of words.
"In fact, those so-called big projects, ah, are a group of people looking for the trust to hang up the muddling tactics, in order to cheat the local interests." Wang Bin said.
Yushuwan coal mine dispute is one example.
In October 2006, under the leadership of the Yulin municipal government, more than 30 representatives of Yanzhou Coal Company and Zhengda Energy Company moved into the office building of Yushuwan Coal Mine. The company is a subsidiary of the company, which Wang Bin said is the licensee.
"Yushuwan coal mine is the State Council State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council specially approved to the Yulin, but later by the provincial leadership of some of the other people, they spent more than 100,000 registered a company, playing the brand of Thailand Zhengda, more than 2 billion of the project so that more than 100,000 to the set away." Wang Bin said.
It is understood that in the Yushuwan coal mine in the 40% stake in the Zhengda Energy Company in the process of joint venture negotiations with the Yushuwan coal mine, has used "Zhengda Group Co, "Zhengda Energy Investment Co., Ltd.", "Zhengda Holding Group Co., Ltd.", and even "Zhengda Group Energy Materials Co.
"At that time, many companies are hung with the brand of the world's largest companies, the purpose is to grab the project, but they simply do not have the ability to undertake by a." Wang Bin, who has long since retired, was careful in his wording and never mentioned a specific person's name in his remarks.
In March 2006, the General Office of the Shaanxi Provincial Government issued a document agreeing to Sinochem Group, Hong Kong Yiyi Company as 2.4 million tons of methanol to olefin (MTO) project development main body, into the Yu Heng mine Polo well field. However, this capital marriage is not so simple.
A person familiar with the matter told reporters that, back then, Hong Kong Yi-Ye company claimed to invest 16.5 billion yuan in the north of Shaanxi Province, Yu Heng built 2.4 million tons of coal chemical project construction is to play a "cicada out of the shell". Through a variety of means and relationships, to get the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Land and Resources of the relevant documents, Hong Kong Yiyi company access to Hengshan County, Polo well field more than 300 square kilometers of coal resources.
While "foreign-funded state-owned enterprises" are snatching up major projects, local companies are being blocked from the door. And that's why Wang Bin fought so hard for it.
In Wang Bin's view, the development of Ordos is so rapid, the reason lies in the local government's attitude towards investment and development.
"Reserve wave in Inner Mongolia 7, 8 years with a group of competent people, my secondary school is in Ordos read, so I understand the local situation before, Inner Mongolia's leaders only want to get the local economy up, unlike Yulin ...... "Wang Bin said but then want to stop.
Because of differences in viewpoints, and even offenses against special interest groups, Wang Bin was transferred to the Xi'an Geological and Mining Bureau as deputy director in 2005. After leaving Yulin, Wang Bin chose to retire, and has never worked another day since.
Wang Bin's departure seems to have become a representation. Thus, some local officials in Yulin began to summarize, "Doing a lot of good work, but no good end." More and more people began to cower, want to do not dare, want to tell the truth also dare not, powerful political forces created the official culture here, but also hold the economic lifeline here.
Nowadays, there is not a wholly state-owned company in Ordos, Ordos Group, Yitai Group, Huineng Group, Yihua Group, Yili Resources, Mengxi Group and a number of listed companies and well-known domestic and foreign enterprise groups have become the main force to promote the city's economic construction. On the contrary, the reform of state-owned enterprises in Yulin still hasn't been finished, and no listed company has been cultivated so far.
Hua Wei, chairman of Shaanxi Coal Group, said in an interview with this reporter: "The economic gap between the two cities is mainly due to the gap between the two governments' degree of emancipation."
Hua Wei is as good as gold, he summarized, Ordos city government's attitude is: not all, only where. Yulin municipal government's attitude is: that is to seek all, but also to seek the location.
Hua Wei finished alone smile, his words are far-reaching.