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Written by Gao Yuyang

The 10th meeting of the capital cities of the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Urban Agglomeration was held from July 28 to 29. Party and government leaders from 16 cities, including Wuhan, Changsha, Hefei, and Nanchang, and 12 observer cities, gathered in Changsha.

At the meeting, 16 cities jointly signed the "Key Cooperation Items of the Central Yangtze River Urban Agglomeration in 2024", which clarified 63 cooperation items in six areas: transportation connectivity, scientific and technological cooperation, industrial development, market integration, ecological and environmental protection, and people's livelihood services.

Top leaders of the party and government of four provincial capital cities attended the meeting

Guo Yuanqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee, Wu Guiying, member of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Changsha Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Hongwen, member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Hefei Municipal Party Committee, Sheng Yuechun, Deputy Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, Zhou Haibing, Vice Governor of Hunan Province and Mayor of Changsha, and Wan Guangming, Vice Governor of Jiangxi Province and Mayor of Nanchang, attended the consultation meeting.

The 10th Conference of the Capital Cities of the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Urban Agglomeration

In February 2013, the first consultation meeting of the provincial capital cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration was held, and Wuhan, Changsha, Hefei and Nanchang jointly signed the "Wuhan Consensus".Since then, the consultation meeting has been held annually unless under special circumstances, with Wuhan, Changsha, Hefei and Nanchang taking turns hosting it.

Over the past 10 years, the consultation council has signed the Wuhan Consensus, Changsha Declaration, Hefei Outline, Nanchang Action and so on.

Zhengzhijun noticed thatThis consultation meeting was held offline again after more than three years.Previously, the 8th Conference was held in Nanchang in December 2020, and the 9th Conference was held online in February 2023.

This year's consultation meeting mentioned that since the first consultation in 2013, the strategic position of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has continued to improve, with steady progress and year-on-year progress, and has yielded fruitful results.

Data shows that in 2013, the total economic output of the four cities was 2,421.34 billion yuan; in 2023, the total economic output of the four cities increased to 5,423.028 billion yuan, more than doubling.

Zhengzhijun noticed thatThe National 14th Five-Year Plan clearly proposes to promote the coordinated development of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and create an important growth pole in the country. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to build a coordinated development pattern of large, medium and small cities based on urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas.

Wuhan, Changsha, Hefei and Nanchang are the leaders of the strong circle-led cluster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. This "cluster" has continued to grow and develop in the past few years.Starting from 2017, each of the four provincial capitals will invite a prefecture-level city in the province to attend the conference as an observer city.

The 10th Consultation Meeting of Provincial Capital Cities in the Middle Yangtze River Urban Agglomeration was held this time, with the participation of 12 observer cities including Huangshi, Yueyang, Anqing, Jiujiang, Huanggang, Zhuzhou, Tongling, Fuzhou, Xianning, Xiangtan, Lu'an and Yichun.

Straighten the "dragon waist" and "backbone"

The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to regional coordinated development.

The urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and a key area for promoting the rise of the central region.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the proposal of the strategy for the rise of the central region.In March, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era in Changsha and pointed out that we should vigorously promote the development of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration and the Central Plains urban agglomeration, strengthen coordination and linkage between urban agglomerations, and better radiate and drive the development of surrounding areas.

The "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reforms and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization" reviewed and adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to improve the system and mechanism for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, improve the regional integrated development mechanism, and build a new mechanism for cross-administrative region cooperative development.

Group photo of participants

Guo Yuanqiang said at the meeting that we should seize the opportunity of optimizing the layout of major productive forces in the country.Shaping new advantages for regional development; Actively serve the construction of the national strategic hinterland and continue to build a more competitive inland open highland.

Wu Guiying said that we must work together to promote regional coordination and integration, jointly build a large open market, jointly construct a large open channel, and jointly expand a large open space."Strengthen the 'dragon waist' of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the 'backbone' of the rise of the central region.

Zhang Hongwen said that Hefei will continue to work with everyone.Take on the mission of the rise of central China.

Wan Guangming said that Nanchang will work with other sister cities to promote the coordinated development of industries.Achieve complementary advantages and high-level collaboration.

Co-construction and sharing in the field of people's livelihood

At the consultation meeting, Han Zhenhai, Deputy Director of the Regional Coordinated Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, attended the meeting to provide guidance.

Han Zhenhai said that he hopes the four provincial capital cities will focus on national strategies, grasp changes in the situation, and work hard to increase coordinated opening-up efforts.“Continue to enhance the overall strength and competitiveness of the central region.”

Signing ceremony for key cooperation projects in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Urban Agglomeration in 2024

The "Key Cooperation Issues of the Central Yangtze River Urban Agglomeration in 2024" and the "Framework Agreement on Police Cooperation among the Capital Cities of the Four Provinces in the Central Yangtze River" were signed at the meeting.

Among the 63 cooperation items, there are 10 items in the field of transportation connectivity, 3 items in the field of scientific and technological cooperation, 11 items in the field of industrial development, 6 items in the field of market integration, 5 items in the field of ecological and environmental protection, and 28 items in the field of people's livelihood services.

It is reported that co-construction and sharing in the field of people's livelihood is a major highlight.The "Cooperation Matters" cover many aspects, including medical insurance, quality education, elderly care services, government services, public health, legal aid, talent training, police cooperation, and "cross-provincial handling" of government services.

Source: Xinhua News Agency, Hunan Daily, Changsha Daily, Changsha Evening News, etc.

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