What are the most developed cities in China in the future?

Top Ten Cities with the Most Development Potential: Among the top ten cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, and Tianjin have been positioned as national central cities. Shenzhen, Nanjing, and Hangzhou may be expected to enter the national center in the future. ranks of cities; and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are targeted as global cities. The total land area of ??the top ten cities is 173,000 square kilometers, accounting for 1.8% of the country; the total economic volume in 2018 was 20.6 trillion yuan, accounting for 22.9% of the country; the permanent population is 140 million, accounting for 10.3% of the country; A+H-share listed companies The market value is 76.6 trillion yuan, accounting for 72.3% of the country’s total.

NO1. Shenzhen: From a small fishing village looking up to Hong Kong to an innovative and creative metropolis leading the country. 1) Reform and opening up have driven Shenzhen to take off. From a small fishing village with a per capita GDP of only 1/11 of Hong Kong in 1979 to a GDP surpassing Hong Kong in 2018, it has become a vibrant first-tier city. Since 2015, the average annual population increase has exceeded 500,000, ranking first in the country. head. 2) Shenzhen has moved from a "manufacturing factory" to a "hardware Silicon Valley" and an "innovation city". Strategic emerging industries such as new generation information technology, biomedicine, and cultural and creative industries have become pillars, accounting for 38% of GDP. 3) Shenzhen is facing problems such as insufficient land resources, relocation of industries, urban renewal, and shortage of high-quality public and service resources. 4) Shenzhen will join hands with cities in the Pearl River Delta to participate in global division of labor and cooperation and build a global capital of innovation and creativity.

NO2. Beijing: A center of politics, culture, international exchange and innovation, the future capital may be separated from Beijing. 1) Although Beijing’s urban functional positioning does not have the function of an economic center, it has become a de facto major economic center and financial center with the advantage of being a political center. The future capital may be separated from Beijing. Beijing is Beijing and the capital is the capital. 2) Beijing has gradually developed from an industrial city to a service economy city, with the proportion of tertiary industries reaching 81%, and finance, headquarters economy and technological innovation becoming its three business cards. 3) Beijing’s urban planning is obviously lagging behind. Strict control over population size increases the cost of living and affects urban vitality. Moreover, the economic development of Beijing’s surrounding areas is obviously lagging behind, which is not conducive to the formation of scale effects from interaction with Beijing. 4) Beijing will be built into a world-class harmonious and livable city, and serve as the core engine to lead the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

NO3. Shanghai: Globalized Shanghai will rival New York in the future. 1) Shanghai is the heart of China’s economy. As China’s economy continues to take off, it is expected to rival New York in the future and become a major global economic and financial center. 2) Shanghai is based on automobiles, electronics and finance as its pillars, accounting for 58% of GDP; there are 367 A+H-share listed companies, accounting for about 1/10 of the country. 3) Shanghai has lagging urban planning similar to Beijing. Strictly controlling population size affects urban vitality, and it also faces the problem of insufficient development of new economies such as the Internet. 4) Shanghai will continue to adhere to opening up, build an outstanding global city, and promote the formation of a world-class city cluster in the Yangtze River Delta with global competitiveness.

NO4. Guangzhou: Is it still the third city in China? 1) Reform and opening up has unleashed new vitality in Guangzhou. GDP has risen from eighth in the country in 1978 to third in 2015, and was later surpassed by Shenzhen. Since 2015, the average annual population increase has exceeded 400,000, second only to Shenzhen. 2) Guangzhou is based on automobiles, electronics and chemicals as its pillars. The three account for 56% of the total industrial output value and is currently accelerating towards the high end of the industry. 3) Compared with other first-tier cities, Guangzhou has problems such as weak innovation ability, backward financial industry development and high dependence on land finance. Its status as the third city faces challenges. 4) Guangzhou will join hands with cities in the Pearl River Delta to participate in global division of labor and cooperation and build a dynamic global city.

NO5. Chengdu: The leader of new first-tier cities? 1) Chengdu’s GDP exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan in 2018, accounting for 38% of Sichuan Province, and has ranked first in the ranking of new first-tier cities many times. 2) Chengdu is based on electronics and automobiles, which account for 50% of the industrial added value; it has the largest number and most complete types of financial institution resources in the central and western regions. 3) As two giants in southwest China, Chengdu and Chongqing have extensive competition and cooperation, and the competition in the development of the automobile and electronics industries is fierce. 4) Chengdu will fully exert its core functions as a national central city and drive the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration into a world-class urban agglomeration with sustainable development.

NO6. Nanjing: The ancient capital of six dynasties has taken on new vitality. 1) Due to geographical and historical factors, Nanjing is the link between Jiangsu and Anhui. In 2018, its per capita GDP ranked third among the top ten cities, only lower than Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Its new population was 100,000, accounting for half of Jiangsu Province. 2) Nanjing is committed to building a "chip capital" with electronics, petrochemicals, automobiles, and steel as its pillars. 3) Due to the concentration of economically strong cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, compared with developed cities such as Hangsu, Xichang, etc., Nanjing’s radiation capacity is limited, and its population agglomeration capacity has been significantly weakened recently. 4) Nanjing will take "innovative city, beautiful ancient capital" as its urban development vision in the future, and work with cities in the Yangtze River Delta to build a world-class urban agglomeration.

NO7. Wuhan: the thoroughfare of nine provinces, the strategic fulcrum for the rise of central China. 1) Wuhan is basically located in the geographical center of China's major economic zones. In 2018, its per capita GDP reached 135,000 yuan, ranking first in the central region. 2) From "Steel City" to "Car Capital" and "Optics Valley", Wuhan currently has a complete industrial system such as steel and deep processing, automobiles, information technology, and medicine. 3) Wuhan’s private economic added value only accounts for 43%, ranking last among the top ten cities, and the private economic vitality is insufficient.

4) Wuhan will stand up as the backbone of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, serve as a strategic fulcrum for the rise of central China, and build a national central city with certain competitiveness and influence on a global scale.

NO8. Chongqing: one of the southwest dual cores, Greater Chongqing and Little Chongqing. 1) In 2018, Greater Chongqing became the fifth city with a GDP exceeding 2 trillion yuan after Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Small Chongqing’s per capita GDP was 91,000 yuan, slightly lower than Chengdu. 2) Chongqing relies on automobiles and electronics as its pillars, accounting for 42% of its total industrial output value, and is gradually developing towards intelligence. 3) Chongqing faces the problem of “big but not strong” automobile industry and weak technological innovation capabilities. 4) Chongqing will strengthen its role as a comprehensive transportation hub in the southwest region and consolidate its positioning as an economic center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and a national central city.

NO9. Tianjin: A Tale of Two Cities, the second city in the north with a declining status. 1) Tianjin is the second city in the north after Beijing. The central government once tried to use the Binhai New Area to drive the development of Tianjin and even the entire Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Bohai Rim regions, but it failed to meet expectations. 2) From "Made in Tianjin" to "Created in Tianjin", Tianjin is gradually becoming the national advanced manufacturing R&D base. 3) Tianjin is dominated by heavy industry, and its development relies too much on investment. Its population is not attractive enough, and its economic growth rate has been only 3.6% for two consecutive years, indicating weak growth. 4) Tianjin will continue to give full play to its advantages in international shipping, accelerate the construction of "one base and three areas", and develop into an international aviation logistics center and a core area for northern international shipping.

NO10. Hangzhou: E-commerce center, paradise of private economy. 1) Hangzhou’s economic development momentum is good, and its recent population increase ranks third in the country, second only to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. 2) Hangzhou’s private economy accounts for 61% of GDP, and the development of digital economy represented by information software, e-commerce, IoT security, etc. leads the country. 3) Hangzhou faces problems such as partial industrial categories, excessive reliance on land and finance, and backward rail transit construction. 4) Hangzhou will improve the city’s internationalization level, build a high-energy bay area platform, and create an international e-commerce center.