On April 15, a reporter from Beijing Weekly conducted an interview with Chen Gaohong, Minister of Publicity Department of Shanghai Pudong New Area, on the achievements of Pudong development, and the special significance of Pudong in China's 30 years of reform and opening up.
Comprehensive economic growth
Over the past 18 years of Pudong's development, it has maintained an average annual economic growth rate of 15 percent. According to Chen Gaohong, in 1990, the GDP of Pudong New Area was only 6 billion yuan, and the revenue collected by the tax bureau of the new area was only 1.1 billion yuan. 2007, the GDP of the new area reached 275 billion yuan, and the revenue collected by the same caliber was 85 billion yuan. Today, the Pudong New Area accounts for 1/4 of the city's total economic output, 1/3 of the city's investment, and 1/2 of the city's imports and exports.
"In terms of the quantity of economic development, many of the economic indicators have increased dozens of times compared to the time when the new area was first built. Pudong's economic development can be said to have turned upside down. In terms of the quality of economic development, there are no rotten buildings in Pudong New Area. In the small Lujiazui area, more than 40 buildings, an average of one building a year tax revenue of more than 200 million yuan," Chen Gao Hong said excitedly.
In addition to the "office economy" tax 200 million yuan, there is a number also represents the results of the reform and opening up of Pudong, that is, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, "a square kilometer of annual output value of 15 billion yuan". 2007, stationed in Zhangjiang Park, 1,317 enterprises, industrial and commercial enterprises. In 2007, there were 1,317 enterprises in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, with a total industrial output value of 39.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.6%. At present, Zhangjiang has formed three major pillar industry clusters, namely integrated circuits, biomedicine and software, and has established four related industry clusters, namely, cultural and technological creativity, financial information service, optoelectronics and information security. In addition, in Zhangjiang Park, there are many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the start-up or growth period are constantly exploring and waiting for the day when they will "break out of the cocoon".
In-depth implementation of the "Focus on Zhangjiang" and independent innovation strategy at the same time, "focus on finance" strategy has also achieved remarkable results, at present, 493 financial institutions in Pudong, financial employees reached 100,000 people, in 2007, the financial industry accounted for 16% of the total output value of the new area. In 2007, the financial industry accounted for 16.9% of the total output value of the new area. In addition, the advanced manufacturing industry is leading the new zone accordingly. From January to August 2007, the total industrial output value of Jinqiao Functional Zone was 149.497 billion yuan, up 10.7% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the function of "port-area linkage" has been further expanded, and Waigaoqiao Bonded Logistics Park has gradually become an important purchasing and distribution base for multinational enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region. From January to August 2007, Waigaoqiao Port realized a container throughput of 10,314,000 TEUs, accounting for 60% of the city's total, with an increase of 16.9% year-on-year. 16.9%.
It is planned that by 2010, the GDP of Pudong New Area will exceed 350 billion yuan, the proportion of tertiary industry in the GDP will reach more than 50%, and the comprehensive energy consumption of 10,000 yuan of GDP will drop to 0.45 tons of standard coal; the proportion of output value of hi-tech industry in the industrial output value will reach more than 50%; the total number of financial institutions will reach 630, and the number of multinational corporations' regional headquarters will reach 120.
Balanced development of social undertakings
Chen Gaohong recalled: "In 1993, when I first came to work in Pudong from Anhui province, there were a lot of unaccustomed to it, and one of the strangest things I felt was that even the people in Pudong didn't think of themselves as Shanghainese, and that going to Puxi was the only way to go to Shanghai. Old Shanghai people have a saying: 'I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a suite in Pudong'. The reason was that the living environment in Puxi was superior to that of Pudong. However, if you bought a suite in Pudong for the price of a bed in Puxi back then, it can be greatly appreciated today."
"Over the years, Pudong has made rapid progress in social programs. Pudong New Area financial expenditure on social undertakings increased by an average of 14.8% per year, higher than the growth rate of tax revenue, and the growth rate of tax revenue is higher than the growth rate of GDP. If the economic development of Pudong development over the past 18 years is over-exploitation, then the development of social undertakings is even more over-exploitation." Chen Gaohong said with a smile, "The development of new industries needs talents, and attracting talents needs a good environment. When people start their own business, mostly the boss's wife is in charge, they think more about children's education, health care, cultural facilities and other soft environment issues."
Over the years, Pudong New Area has remodeled, expanded and built 111 primary and secondary school buildings, and attracted Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan University and other famous schools to set up R&D institutions in Pudong. It has further improved the basic medical service system, and taken the lead in realizing the binary integration of education and health work, further narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas. Pudong has strengthened environmental protection by focusing on water, gas, noise, soil pollution control, and disposal of domestic garbage and solid waste. 1990, Pudong's green space per capita was 1.5 square meters, which was as big as spreading out a newspaper, and now it is 24 square meters per capita. At the same time, the new district solidly promote the construction of cultural facilities, community cultural facilities to form a basic network, the new high east, high line and the world expo home 3 community cultural centers and open to all citizens. The standard of living of the people has improved significantly. In 2007, the total per capita income of urban residents was 26,000 yuan, which was 9 times of that of the early 1990s, and that of suburban residents was 13,000 yuan, which was 10 times of that of the early 1990s.
It is planned that by 2010, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Pudong New Area will reach about 29,000 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of suburban residents will reach about 15,000 yuan; the participation rate of social insurance will reach more than 95%; and the comprehensive index of the ecological environment will reach 1.42. In the next five years, Pudong will comprehensively complete the 11th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development, and basically form a functioning, efficient and effective social network, which will help to promote the development of the city. In the next five years, Pudong will fully complete the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" for economic and social development, basically form a functional, hub-type and networked infrastructure system, basically form an industrial structure with service economy as the main focus, basically form a regional innovation system with international competitiveness, basically form a socialist market economy operation mechanism that adapts to the international rules and regulations, basically form a public ****service system that is more satisfactory to the public, so as to realize the goal of building an international economy, finance, trade and commerce. To realize the construction of international economy, finance, trade, shipping "four centers" to make new contributions.
Focus on Pudong to feel China
In the mid-1980s, only villages could be seen all the way across the Huangpu River to the sea. Reform and opening up more than ten years time, China's economic mobilization developed the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, known as "*** and the country's eldest son" of Shanghai but into the old state. 1990 Comrade Deng Xiaoping's seventh southern tour, he emphasized: "Grasp the Shanghai, even if it is a big measure. Shanghai is our trump card, and getting Shanghai up is a shortcut." On the following April 18, then Premier Li Peng personally announced in Shanghai the news of China*** Central Committee and the State Council on the development and opening of Shanghai Pudong.In June, China*** Central Committee and the State Council formally issued the "Approval on the issue of development and opening of Pudong".
Over the past 18 years, Pudong has become a symbol of Shanghai and a "symbol of China's reform and opening up" from a patchwork of farmhouses and an idyllic landscape.
"If the Shenzhen reform and opening up in the 80's is the whole of China's reform and opening up strategy in the 'ice-breaking journey', then the development of Pudong in the 90's is China's reform and opening up the 'battle of the attack'! "Chen Gaohong said after a moment of deep thought:" time, Pudong development in the 80s from Shenzhen reform and opening up to the development of central and western China in this century in the process of comprehensive development, play a "carry on the next" transition role. Spatially, from the coast to the hinterland, from the east to the west, Pudong development is an important "strategic hub" in the process of reform and opening up. Connotatively, the development of Pudong bears the historical mission of clearly establishing the operation mechanism of socialist market economy, including the construction of market system, rules and environment. In the planned economy, 60% of the country's factories and enterprises and more than 60% of the working class are located in Shanghai, and the place where China's planned economy reaches its extreme is Shanghai. Reform to transform the planned economy into a market economy, Shanghai successfully transformed, China's reform and opening up is a river of spring water to the east, bearing the irreversible trend."
Shanghai Pudong development and opening up as a leader, and further open up the cities along the Yangtze River, to build Shanghai into one of the international economic, financial and trade centers, driving the Yangtze River Delta and the entire Yangtze River Basin region a new leap in the economy. To play the important role of Shanghai Pudong New Area in the reform and opening up and independent innovation. In the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Party Congress reports, the only continuous mention of a region, is "Pudong".
"From the overall situation of China's reform and opening up to think, the development of Pudong with the significance of the strategic battle," Chen Gaohong repeatedly emphasized.