The development plan of the Yangtze River Economic Belt was released to form a strategic support belt leading the country.

　　Recently, the Outline of the Development Plan of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (hereinafter referred to as the "Planning Outline") was officially issued. So far, the top-level designs of the three national strategies ("Belt and Road", coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and the Yangtze River Economic Belt) have all been released.

　　What is the development orientation of the Yangtze River Economic Belt? What is the strategic significance for China’s economic development? This newspaper interviewed many experts to interpret this programmatic document.

　　Ecological priority is the most important breakthrough.

　　The person in charge of the office of the leading group for promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt said that the basic idea of the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is ecological priority and green development, rather than encouraging a new round of large-scale development. This is the most important requirement of the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the starting point and foothold of planning.

　　Liu Yanping, an associate researcher in national academy of economic strategy, said that ecological priority is one of the most important breakthroughs in the Planning Outline. "In the past, the planning focused more on economic development, but this" Planning Outline "is a collection of ‘ Five development concepts ’ In one. "

　　Wu Xiaohua, vice president of the Macroeconomic Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that putting the restoration of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River in an overwhelming position can force the Yangtze River Economic Belt to accelerate the transformation of its economic development mode and take the lead in embarking on a green, low-carbon and circular development path.

　　Focusing on the requirements of ecological priority, the Planning Outline puts forward four strategic orientations of the Yangtze River Economic Belt: the pioneering demonstration belt of ecological civilization construction, the innovation-driven belt leading the national transformation and development, the inland river economic belt with global influence, and the coordinated development belt of interaction and cooperation between East and West.

　　It is understood that the Yangtze River Economic Belt covers 11 provinces and cities such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, covering an area of about 2.05 million square kilometers, accounting for 21% of the country, and its population and economic aggregate both exceed 40% of the country. It has an important ecological position, strong comprehensive strength and great development potential.

　　Form a strategic support belt that leads the country.

　　The person in charge of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt said that promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance.

　　In Liu Yanping’s view, the Yangtze River Economic Belt is the "Long Mai" of China’s economy, which is of great significance to the linkage of China’s economy from east to west and from north to south, and the two-way opening by sea and land. Moreover, the Yangtze River Economic Belt can radiate to Europe, West Asia and other places, and it also has important international significance.

　　Zhang Xiaode, deputy director of the Economic Department of the National School of Administration, said in an interview with this newspaper that the Yangtze River Economic Belt has always played a leading role in China’s economic development. It can be said that an important issue in the Planning Outline is how to make the Yangtze River Economic Belt continue to act as a "locomotive" under the background of China’s economic transformation and upgrading.

　　According to the person in charge of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, one of the goals of the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is to form a strategic support belt that leads the national economic and social development.

　　In addition to the economic significance, Liu Yanping believes that promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt also bears the imprint of the revival of Chinese culture. The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation and a zone rich in Chinese culture. The rise of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is representative of the rejuvenation of China.

　　Building a new pattern of land and sea planning and opening up

　　The person in charge of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt said that promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is conducive to building a new corridor for land and sea two-way opening up and cultivating new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition. Then, how to build a new pattern of opening up in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which is two-way from east to west and coordinated by land and sea?

　　The person in charge said that the first is to play a leading role in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. Accelerate the replication and promotion of the reform and innovation experience of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, and make the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone a pioneering area for service trade innovation policies. Encourage Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region to focus on developing high-end industries, high value-added links and headquarters economy, accelerate the cultivation of new competitive advantages centered on technology, brand, quality and service, and take the lead in creating an upgraded version of the open economy. Promote the Yangtze River Delta and the middle and upper reaches to jointly build a chain of shipping, processing trade and financial cooperation. Take the lead in building a rule system that will lead the development of cross-border electronic commerce and international trade.

　　The second is to build Yunnan into a radiation center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia. Accelerate the interconnection with surrounding infrastructure and facilitate cross-border transportation. With Kunming as the center, we will build an import and export distribution network for South Asia and Southeast Asia to promote the development of processing trade, bonded logistics and cross-border electronic commerce. Accelerate the development of the experimental zone for comprehensive financial reform along the border in Yunnan and promote the construction of relevant key development and opening-up experimental zones.

　　The third is to speed up the construction of inland open economic highland. Promote regional interactive cooperation and industrial agglomeration development, and build an important support for the development and opening up of western Chongqing and inland open economic highlands such as Chengdu, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanchang and Hefei. We will improve the fulcrum layout of the ports in the middle and upper reaches, support the reasonable establishment of inspection sites that directly handle the entry and exit procedures of goods at major stations along the international railway cargo transportation and important inland ports, and support inland air ports to open more international passenger and cargo routes and flights.