What is the plan for the Central Plains Economic Zone? How to implement it?

The Central Plains Economic Zone (formerly known as: Central Plains Regional Economic and Technical Coordination Council) was established in September 1985. It was initiated by Bai Lutang, mayor of Handan at the time, and Liu Zhongxuan, mayor of Xinxiang City, with the consent of the fraternal regions and cities. Established on the basis of equality and voluntariness, after 20 years of ups and downs, the current economic zone includes 13 cities in the border areas of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces, including Changzhi City and Jincheng City in Shanxi Province; Handan City and Xingtai City in Hebei Province ; An inter-provincial regional economic cooperation organization composed of Liaocheng City, Heze City, and Linqing City in Shandong Province; and Xinxiang City, Anyang City, Jiaozuo City, Puyang City, Hebi City, and Jiyuan City in Henan Province. At present, this region has a total land area of ??97,444 square kilometers, a total population of 56.016 million, and 119 counties (cities, districts).

The Central Plains Economic Zone actually just borrows the name of the Central Plains and is not the Central Plains in the strict sense of the historian. At present, the Central Plains Economic Zone includes the six Central Plains cities of Anyang, Jiaozuo, Xinxiang, Hebi, Puyang, and Jiyuan. Changzhi, Jincheng, Xingtai, Handan, Linqing, Heze, Liaocheng and other surrounding cities in the Central Plains. The formation of the Central Plains Economic Zone is an important support for the development of coastal areas and an important base for the rise of central China. It is another huge economic region jointly established by 13 cities in the Central Plains in 1985, following the three major economic zones of the "Yangtze River Delta", "Pearl River Delta" and "Beijing-Tianjin Wing". From the establishment of this region to 2005, its GDP was It has reached 619.087 billion yuan, more than 4 times that of 1985, with an average annual growth of 16.1%. At present, the region has formed metallurgy, coal, machinery, chemical industry, power electronics and electrical appliances, automobile and motorcycle parts manufacturing, textiles, building materials, medicine, tobacco and other industrial systems. Strong economic development has accelerated the rise of the Central Plains Economic Zone, which will also become a new economic uplift after the Bohai Rim Economic Circle and become the backbone of driving and promoting national development.

The Central Plains Economic Zone is located at the junction of the four provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. Its unique resource conditions and transportation advantages have established its strategic position connecting the east to the west and connecting the south and the north, giving it a more attractive It has the characteristics of large size and strong radiation power. One is the unique location advantage. Located at the junction of economically developed areas and resource-rich areas, it has great growth potential and strong growth power. It is a transfer station and intersection point for economic convection between the east, west, south and north. As one of the country's most important bases of energy and raw materials, it plays an important fundamental role in my country's modernization construction; its products and labor resources, as well as its huge purchasing power market, play an important supporting role in the development of the eastern coast; it Located at the intersection of my country's east-to-west technological gradient and west-to-east resource gradient, it plays an important coordinating role in the development of the east and west of my country; at the same time, it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and is an old revolutionary base, playing an irreplaceable role in the stability of the country. role. The second is the profound cultural heritage. It is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. The Central Plains culture is extensive and profound, and its cultural heritage is very profound. It is the hometown of "The Book of Songs" and "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", my country's first collection of poems, and the birthplace of "The Book of Changes". There are national historical and cultural cities Handan, Anyang, Liaocheng, and Junxian County in Hebi, as well as the magnificent Taihang scenery of mountains and rivers, the ingenious artificial Tianhe Red Flag Canal, the extensive and profound ancient civilization, and the splendid cultural relics. The third is rich mineral resources. This area is rich in resources and has formed a major mineral distribution pattern with coal fields in the west, oil fields in the east, and iron ores in the west and north, laying the foundation for regional economic development. The Yellow River, Zhang River, Wei River, and Fen River cross this region, and the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project runs through the entire territory. The water resources conditions in North China are relatively good. Suitable climatic conditions and the fertile and open North China Plain provide guarantee and convenience for the development of industry and agriculture and people's lives. Fourth, it has a strong industrial foundation. Relying on abundant resource conditions, the Central Plains Economic Zone has formed a relatively balanced industrial system with comprehensive development.

The strategic concept of building the Central Plains Economic Zone is an in-depth practice of implementing the important instructions of the central leaders on the scientific development of Henan. It is an active exploration by successive provincial committees and provincial governments united and led by cadres and masses across the province since the reform and opening up. The important achievement is the continuation, extension, expansion and deepening of the Central Plains Rise Strategy. The Central Plains Economic Zone is the carrier and platform for the rise of the Central Plains and the revitalization of Henan. It is a carrier and platform for exploring a coordinated and scientific development path of "three modernizations" that does not sacrifice agriculture and food, ecology and the environment. It is a carrier and platform for clear positioning, integration of advantages, and The carrier and platform for cohesion are the carriers and platforms for Henan to expand opening to the outside world, strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. The Central Plains Economic Zone is an objective existence, and the construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone is a historical necessity. It is conducive to the further improvement of the country's regional economic layout, the implementation of the country's major strategies for coordinated and step-by-step development, and the formation of a new economic model in the central region. The growth sector is conducive to Henan's clear development positioning in the overall development of the country and its own advantages. It is conducive to Henan's insistence on a path of coordinated and scientific development of the "three modernizations" that does not sacrifice agriculture and food, ecology and the environment. It is conducive to Follow the laws of economic development, especially the laws of regional economic development, to better implement the scientific outlook on development and accelerate the transformation of economic development methods. The Central Plains Economic Zone plays a decisive role in the overall situation of the country.

The first is location advantage, the second is basic advantage, the third is cultural advantage, the fourth is population advantage, and the fifth is food advantage

Before 1985, many areas at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces belonged to different areas. Provinces, coupled with differences in financial status and emphasis, many roads have different widths and qualities, and some simply don’t match up and have become “dead roads”; due to the inequitable sharing of resources and information, Anyang The bicycle factory was established almost at the same time as Handan. The business conditions at that time were relatively ideal. However, with the cruel competition among the brothers, the prosperous situation was unsustainable, leading to the final bankruptcy. This kind of economic development method and economic structural convergence based on administrative divisions as the basic boundaries have various disadvantages, resulting in the comprehensive economic strength of various cities in this region never being significantly improved.

Over the past 24 years, thanks to the cohesion of the Central Plains Economic Zone, the popularity of the Central Plains has been unified. Dispersed resources and specialties such as coal, iron, oil, cotton, flour, and fruits have converged into new driving forces for regional development.

(1) Various commercial and trade activities continue, and regional cooperation becomes increasingly close.

With the focus on developing resources in the Central Plains region and the purpose of promoting regional economic prosperity, we have carried out multi-form, multi-content, multi-level and multi-channel horizontal alliances and collaborations. The first is to hold various types of commodity trade fairs to promote the circulation of commodities in the region. It has successively held the Anyang Spring Festival Material Adjustment Fair, Changzhi Textile Products Fair, Liaocheng Agricultural and Sideline Products Fair, Xingtai Cooperation Project Negotiation Fair, Handan Food Expo, Northern Sugar and Wine Expo, International Building Materials Expo, etc., with a turnover of more than 30 billion yuan. The second is to cooperate in promoting and exporting various materials, adjusting surplus and shortage, and exchanging what is needed, with an amount of 26 billion yuan. The third is to actively exchange more than 4,000 economic and technical cooperation projects. The fourth is to secure loans and borrowing funds for construction projects. Strive for 18 million yuan of national low-interest horizontal joint loans and 3.7 billion yuan of lending and financing funds.

(2) Improve transportation functions and build regional links.

The Central Plains Economic Zone aimed at traffic problems that affected and hindered the development of regional economic integration. It first built a number of dead-end highways between prefectures and cities, which initially improved the traffic conditions in the zone. Jointly invested in the construction of the Guan (Tao) Lia (Cheng) local narrow gauge railway, becoming the first cross-provincial local railway in my country. In the name of the Central Plains Economic Zone, we sought support from relevant state ministries and commissions, and built the Dongming Yellow River Bridge on the Henan-Shandong border in 1994, which solved the inconvenience of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait who had no bridge for generations. Expressway construction is advancing with each passing day, and now high-speed interconnection between cities has basically been achieved. The Beijing-Guangzhou Line, Beijing-Kowloon Line, and Handan-Jiujiang Railway pass through the area; the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Qinglan Expressway, Er (Lianhot) Guangzhou (Zhou) Expressway, etc. crisscross and extend in all directions; Handan Airport and Changzhi Airport are both open to navigation. At present, the relevant member cities are jointly promoting major transportation facility projects such as the construction of the Handan (Dan) Huang (Hua) Railway, the capacity expansion and reconstruction of the Handan-Changchun Railway, and the Handan-Jiji Railway. The pattern of large-scale transportation in the region has initially taken shape.

(3) Accelerate the construction of industry collaboration networks and create a cooperation platform.

More than 30 industry collaboration networks have been established, including development and reform, radio and television, tourism, culture, statistics, personnel, education and other departments, to solve problems that cannot be handled within one city, one place and one system. Bad things have now become the most distinctive and dynamic sector of exchanges and cooperation in the Central Plains Economic Zone. Cultural aspects: Carry out various forms of cultural exchanges and cooperation to explore the most valuable cultural resources among regional folk. The "Central Plains Folk Art Festival" held during the May Day holiday every year has become a representative cultural event in the region. Tourism: Integrate tourism resources in the region and create "Central Plains Tour" quality tourism routes. In terms of water conservancy: In 2003, Puyang City in Henan Province and Liaocheng City in Shandong Province worked closely together to secure national support and successfully implemented the dredging of the main stream of the Jindi River and the Penglou diversion project from the Yellow River to Shandong, which better solved the regional problems. Irrigation and drainage issues. Environmental protection: In 2005, Handan City and Anyang City jointly investigated and dealt with some polluting enterprises upstream of the Yuecheng Reservoir, solving the problem of cross-provincial pollution of drinking water sources, and ensuring the safety of drinking water for the people of Handan and Anyang. Through these wide-ranging and in-depth cooperation, the complementary advantages and interactive development of each member city have been effectively promoted.

(4) High-level experts paid close attention to the cooperation and worked together to plan cooperation prospects.

Over the years, the Central Plains Economic Zone has gone out of the Central Plains, consulted experts and scholars, consulted with friendly economic zones, actively reported to relevant national ministries and commissions and obtained work support, and explored new ways and new measures for regional economic work. The leaders of the relevant working committees of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the National People's Congress and state agencies and relevant ministries and commissions have long paid attention to and supported the work of the Central Plains Economic Zone, which has effectively promoted the development of the regional economy.

Although the Central Plains Economic Zone is an economic cooperation organization spontaneously established by 13 cities in the border area of ??four provinces, through past work, each member city has benefited greatly, and the development prospects of future cooperation are broad. We must be guided by the Scientific Outlook on Development, guided by the overall national regional development strategy, and with the theme of cooperation, development, and win-win, and strive to rise as soon as possible by giving full play to the role of connecting the East and the West and the advantages of industrial development, and create an important internal The mainland's economic growth pole and the realization of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable regional economic and social development.

(1) Establish an organizational and coordination mechanism to strengthen cooperation.

In order to further promote the economic cooperation in the Central Plains Economic Zone and make it more effective, it is necessary to institutionalize the existing cooperation mechanism and have temporal continuity, so that regional economic cooperation can be more effective. Develop quickly.

The first is to improve the organizational coordination mechanism at the government level. On the basis of annual annual meetings and semi-annual government secretary-general meetings, bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchanges among member government departments should also be strengthened. Regular meetings on development and reform, commerce, statistics, culture, transportation, tourism, etc. should be strengthened. Communicate and connect to achieve information sharing, mutual learning, and common improvement. The second is to establish and improve coordination mechanisms at the private level. Vigorously promote non-governmental exchanges and cooperation by establishing a regular exchange system for civil society groups, industry associations, and professional organizations. The third is to establish a coordination mechanism at the research level. Experts and scholars from scientific research institutes, colleges and universities, and research departments in 13 cities will conduct research and discussions on strategic issues related to strengthening communication and regional economic integration among member cities in the form of forums, seminars, and symposiums.

(2) Increase advantages and actively strive for national policy support.

Since this year, the country has successively issued the "Outline of Reform and Development Plan for the Pearl River Delta Region", "Development Plan for the Yellow River Delta Efficient Ecological Economic Zone", and "Several Opinions on Supporting Fujian Province to Accelerate the Construction of the West Bank Economic Zone" and other major regional economic strategic plans, which fully shows that the dynamic regional economy is becoming a powerful force to boost the Chinese economy. As the earliest regional economic organization established in central China and even the whole country, the Central Plains Economic Zone must start early, organize efforts to study specific measures to respond to the historical opportunity of the country’s deployment of a new round of regional planning, and create conditions to win support from national policies. At present, we must focus on research on breaking administrative divisions and regional blockades and establishing unified, open, and orderly competitive commodity and factor markets in the region; research on the coordination of industrial policies, opening up and investment promotion policies; research on industrial division of labor, collaboration and enterprise groups Problems arising from cross-provincial mergers and reorganizations; the construction of urban agglomerations in the Central Plains Economic Zone and the promotion of urbanization; the coordination of major economic construction projects and the * construction and sharing of infrastructure construction; the coordination of thirteen cities,* **Standing for national support policy issues. At the same time, we actively carry out promotion activities to the outside world to introduce the advantages of the Central Plains Economic Zone, strive for the country to arrange the Central Plains Economic Zone as an important sector in the economic layout, and strive to deploy the pillar industries at the national level to the Central Plains Economic Zone.

(3) Formulate regional preferential policies to promote the Central Plains brand.

Since the thirteen cities are affiliated to four provinces, affected by administrative division factors, the depth of mutual cooperation needs to be further enhanced. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate some regional preferential policies that are conducive to regional economic cooperation. The first is regional industrial policy. Use industrial policies to guide regional industrial coordination, rationally allocate resources, avoid duplication of construction, and optimize the industrial structure in the region. The second is to formulate investment and financing policies that adapt to economic laws to ensure the source of funds for regional key infrastructure projects such as transportation, energy, and communications. Third, foreign investment policies should refer to international practices and formulate policies and measures that are conducive to the investment of international economic organizations and multinational companies in the region to promote the rapid development of the Central Plains Economic Zone.

(4) Strengthen collaboration and give full play to overall advantages.

The ultimate goal of regional economic cooperation is to establish a unified, open, and smooth large market system, form a true flow of logistics, people, and capital, and achieve a reasonable allocation of resources within the region. The Central Plains Economic Zone is still far from achieving this goal, and needs to further deepen regional economic cooperation and expand the scope of cooperation in future work. First, we need to strengthen regional overall planning and coordination. Break through the boundaries of administrative divisions, make full use of the differences in industries, and achieve complementary advantages. The second is to promote and participate in economic cooperation on the borders of the four provinces. Taking advantage of its geographical advantage at the junction of four provinces, we will vigorously promote border trade and establish several commodity trading markets, bazaars and regional modern logistics centers in a planned and step-by-step manner. The third is to strengthen the leading role of the government. Focus on providing a good investment environment and infrastructure, reducing obstacles to economic and trade development and enterprise alliances between regions, industries, and ownership systems, and promoting the free flow and optimal allocation of resources and production factors between regions. The fourth is to strengthen collaboration among enterprises, promote enterprises to carry out various forms of economic and technological cooperation in the region in accordance with the principle of optimizing the combination of production factors, encourage enterprises to join forces, form regional enterprise groups, cultivate regional leading enterprises, and create a central plains industry brand.

The Central Plains Economic Zone has a unique location, excellent natural endowments, profound cultural heritage, extensive cooperation and exchanges, close social connections, and a good atmosphere for regional collaborative development. It has comprehensive advantages and huge potential to further accelerate integrated development. We will jointly face up to the practical factors that affect the development of regional cooperation, further follow the principle of coordinating regional economic development, thoroughly implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, actively seek guidance and support from the state, relevant ministries and commissions, and provincial governments, and actively learn from brother economies. We will use the advanced experience of the zone, efficient organization and coordination, and close diversified cooperation to fully promote the sound and rapid economic and social development of the Central Plains Economic Zone.

The construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone is of very important significance. From the perspective of the national regional pattern, the construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone will make the layout of the national regional development more reasonable and comprehensive. The Central Plains Economic Zone fully supports the construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone, and the next step will be to jointly promote the Central Plains Economic Zone to the national strategic level through further work.

In the process of building the Central Plains Economic Zone, we must first pay special attention to the homogeneity and complementarity of various places in the region, focus on giving full play to their respective advantages, and at the same time pay attention to the complementarity and integration of each other, so that we can Mutual promotion and win-win development. Secondly, in the development process, we must pay attention to breaking the constraints and restrictions of administrative divisions on regional economic development. The obvious problem existing in some economic zones now is that they have not yet been able to establish a unified market and unified planning within the region. Third, in the process of building the Central Plains Economic Zone, we must proceed from the actual conditions of the region. It is necessary to identify weak links, pinpoint the advantages and characteristics, accurately position the development direction of supporting industries, and find a development path that is realistic and has local characteristics. Fourth, we must find an innovative path. Henan is rich in agricultural product resources and is a cultural province with a profound cultural heritage. Henan also has many advantages such as labor force, transportation, and location. How to leverage these advantages and find an innovative development path requires careful study. Judging from the development situation of our country, many places have the problem of insufficient innovation in the process of economic development. In fact, some industries in our country now have a good foundation and have the strength to become bigger and stronger. We must focus on the future and consider how to develop and strengthen them. , create our own national brand.

IV. Suggestions for promoting regional economic development

(1) The state should attach importance to regional economic development and implement it in economic zones.

From the strategic perspective of national regional economic development, we should attach great importance to the work of economic zones. In particular, we need to pay more attention and support to the economic zones in non-coastal underdeveloped areas and the central and western economic zones that are in urgent need of accelerated development. Economic zones that have been spontaneously organized for many years and have proven effective should be officially named at the national level. At the same time, feasible areas that can truly form economic sectors should be selected, unified guidance should be given to the formulation of development plans, functional positioning should be clarified, and misaligned development and conjoined development should be guided. , complementary development, and study and implement corresponding supporting development policies.

(2) Establish a high-level economic zone guidance or promotion organization to better break down the barriers of administrative divisions.

The state and relevant ministries and commissions should guide the establishment of a high-level coordination and guidance organization for the economic zone with the participation of relevant leaders and celebrities as soon as possible, make full use of its social work relationships and influence, promote the breaking of administrative divisions, and give full play to the advantages of each city , carry out extensive horizontal economic alliances and create favorable conditions for the development of economic zones.

(3) It is recommended that the regional departments of the National Development and Reform Commission can provide more support in major projects involving regional cooperation and provide lead coordination in a timely manner. For example, the capacity expansion and reconstruction projects of the Handan-Changchun and Hanji railways involve Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces. They rely solely on municipal-level joint competition and are difficult to advance. The National Development and Reform Commission needs to coordinate relevant ministries and commissions as well as the three provinces and relevant cities. It is recommended that the National Development and Reform Commission provide necessary support for the construction of such major cross-regional cooperation projects.

(4) Build a development platform in a targeted manner and cultivate central cities.

International and major national-level economic and trade activities should be targeted towards economic zones, especially focusing on more arrangements in regional central cities, such as positioning them as the "central city at the junction of four provinces" Handan City is a regional central city with the strongest industrial foundation, largest economic aggregate, and most complete urban functions in the Central Plains Economic Zone. Through the key support of the state and relevant ministries and commissions, it will surely better exert its radiation on the cities in the region. and driving role. At the same time, the state and relevant ministries and commissions should pay more attention to and coordinate the planning of major regional projects, especially infrastructure projects, and encourage, support and effectively guide joint declaration and implementation of regional transportation, tourism, energy, information and other public services. The project is committed to the sharing of resources, advocating harmonious competition and win-win cooperation, and avoiding vicious competition and duplication of construction.

(5) Strengthen the promotion of regional economy and enhance economic and social awareness.

National ministries and commissions should actively guide and contact national media, especially economic media, to strengthen publicity and reporting on regional economies, publicize the development results of each economic zone, and conduct more extensive research on new situations of regional economic development, New issues, create an atmosphere of cooperation and development, and enhance awareness. Actively organize the state and relevant institutions to hold conferences, forums and other seminars and exchange activities related to regional economic development, and support each economic zone in striving to independently organize relevant activities in a timely manner, create conditions, seize opportunities, and promote cooperative development.

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