Yangtze River Delta Forum·Weekly Report｜Focusing on the low-altitude economic blue ocean, each city in the Yangtze River Delta has its own strengths
2024-08-06
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On the afternoon of July 30, Shanghai released the "Action Plan for the High-Quality Development of Low-Altitude Economic Industry (2024-2027)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan"). The "Action Plan" mentioned that Shanghai will work with cities in the Yangtze River Delta to build the first batch of low-altitude inter-provincial aviation cities in the country, initially build a "sea-shore-city" low-altitude smart logistics business system, apply for a pilot project for urban air traffic management, and build a national low-altitude economic industry comprehensive demonstration and leading area, with the scale of core industries reaching more than 50 billion yuan.
The low-altitude economy is based on low-altitude drones and manned aircraft, with the purpose of transporting people, goods, and special operations, and covers a comprehensive industrial chain of related industries such as flight, manufacturing, maintenance, and services. The Three-Year Action Plan for Integrated Development of the Yangtze River Delta Region (2024-2026) clearly states that it supports the development of the low-altitude economy, develops general aviation, accelerates the layout of low-altitude industrial infrastructure construction, and promotes the research and development and manufacturing of related low-altitude products.
From the perspective of the industrial layout of the Yangtze River Delta low-altitude economy, Shanghai has obvious advantages in market environment, industrial foundation, talent resources, etc. The Action Plan clearly states that Shanghai will focus on implementing six major actions, including the cultivation of leading enterprises, the supply of key supporting facilities, the construction of soft and hard facilities, the creation of space carriers, the improvement of management services, and the promotion of commercial scenarios, in order to comprehensively improve the level of industrial systematization.
Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi in Jiangsu have successively issued relevant policies to focus on the layout of low-altitude economy. Among them, Nanjing is one of the first batch of civil unmanned aviation test areas in Jiangsu; Suzhou has opened 21 low-altitude routes, and the number of flights ranks first in the province; Ehang Intelligent eVTOL Low-altitude Economic Industrial Base and Operation Headquarters Project has settled in Wuxi.
Ehang Intelligent eVTOL Low-Altitude Economic Industrial Base and Operation Headquarters Project has settled in Liangxi District, Wuxi.
Zhejiang Province has clearly proposed to accelerate the development of Hangzhou and Ningbo into national-level airport economic demonstration zones. Hangzhou is one of the first national civil unmanned aviation test zones and one of the earliest cities to explore the commercial operation of drones in urban scenarios; Ningbo has mature application cases in drone delivery, safety inspections, and intelligent medical supplies transportation.
Anhui Province's low-altitude economic industry is mainly located in Hefei and Wuhu. Among them, Hefei strives to build a "Sky City" with international influence, forming a low-altitude economic industry chain covering complete links such as complete machines, parts, aftermarket, inspection and testing; Wuhu relies on the construction of projects such as Xuanzhou Civil Airport and Sanyuan General Airport to drive the development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain.
At the same time, the development direction and application focus of cities in the Yangtze River Delta are also different. As an aviation hub in East China and the core city of the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area, Shanghai will comprehensively build a highland for innovation, commercial application and operation services in the low-altitude economic industry. Specific measures include promoting the commercial application of iconic products of aviation equipment, establishing low-altitude infrastructure and airworthiness testing standards, strengthening low-altitude collaborative management and operation supervision, accelerating innovation breakthroughs in emerging frontier fields, etc., to promote the comprehensive strength of the low-altitude economy in application scenarios such as inter-city transportation, urban public services, urban management, and low-altitude tourism.
Jiangsu focuses on building general airports and improving the supporting infrastructure for low-altitude economy. General airports with production operations and consumer services as the main functions can meet various needs such as aerial inspections, medical rescue, public and commercial flights, and aerial tours. At present, Jiangsu has 31 general airports, ranking third in the country. According to the "Jiangsu Province Medium- and Long-Term General Airport Layout Plan (2018-2035)", by 2035, Jiangsu will build 35 general airports, and the number of general airports in the long term will reach 70, basically covering all counties in the province.
The development of Zhejiang's low-altitude economy mainly focuses on the drone industry. As a national civil unmanned aviation test area, Hangzhou has good basic conditions for the application and exploration of drone scenarios. In terms of the development of the drone industry, Hangzhou relies on the foundation of the digital economy, integrates scientific research forces, and brings together leading drone companies to achieve full coverage of the upstream, midstream and downstream of the industrial chain, including production and manufacturing, technology research and development, commercial applications, and operation services. In the future, Hangzhou plans to develop into one of the most densely populated urban areas for drone take-offs and landings in the country, opening more than 200 drone routes.
Anhui is accelerating the coordinated construction of low-altitude intelligent infrastructure to create a new model of low-altitude tourism. Wuhu has clearly defined the Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park as a carrier to build a domestic general aviation aircraft manufacturing industry base and aviation parts manufacturing base. In addition, Anhui also supports the development of intercity flights based on eVTOL, giving full play to its advantages in landscape resources and red resources, planning low-altitude tourism projects, opening tourist routes connecting scenic spots, resorts, theme parks, etc., and forming a low-altitude tourism network system.
As a representative of new productivity, low-altitude economy is becoming an important force in promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. The Yangtze River Delta region has advantages in the aviation industry. In the future, it should actively layout the low-altitude economic track, improve supporting infrastructure, break administrative boundaries, take measures according to local conditions, promote relevant technical exchanges and cooperation, and carry out low-altitude inter-provincial aviation.
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta integrated modern logistics industry chain party building alliance was established
On July 30, the founding conference of the Yangtze River Delta Integrated Modern Logistics Industry Chain Party Building Alliance was held at Suzhou Port and Shipping Group. The Yangtze River Delta Integrated Modern Logistics Industry Chain Party Building Alliance takes "Extension, Enhancement, and Creation" as its theme, highly integrates and integrates transportation, warehousing, distribution, delivery, information and other service functions, aiming to extend the industrial chain, enhance the value chain, and create a supply chain, and puts forward the "Five-in-One Five-Chain" alliance development initiative. (Source: Yangtze Evening News)
The Yangtze River Delta artificial intelligence computing power development symposium was held in Yancheng
On July 29, the Yangtze River Delta Artificial Intelligence Computing Power Development Symposium was held in Yancheng, focusing on the development of artificial intelligence and computing power industries, and jointly discussing the new model of "green electricity + cold energy + energy storage" computing power center construction, brainstorming to promote Yancheng's deep integration into the Yangtze River Delta computing power planning and construction, and strive to build the eastern coastal green computing power port, the Yangtze River Delta artificial intelligence innovation application test zone and artificial intelligence product manufacturing cluster. (Source: Xinhua Daily)
The Yangtze River Delta "One City and Six Counties" Youth Entrepreneurship Work Exchange Activity was held
From July 30 to 31, the Youth Entrepreneurship Work and Youth Entrepreneurs Xuancheng Tour in the Yangtze River Delta, co-sponsored by the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Xuancheng Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Xuancheng Municipal People's Government, was held in Guangde City. More than 150 people, including responsible comrades from relevant departments of the provincial Youth League Committee of the Yangtze River Delta, representatives of entrepreneurial youth from the "one place and six counties", representatives of members of the Anhui Provincial Youth Entrepreneurs Association, and heads of Anhui University Students Returning Home Entrepreneurship Bases (Parks), attended the event. (Source: Anhui Daily)
economy
Jiangsu's provincial enterprises' revenue in the first half of the year was 208.22 billion yuan
In the first half of the year, enterprises supervised by the SASAC of Jiangsu Province and its districts and cities achieved operating income of 632.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%, showing a stable growth trend. Specifically, enterprises supervised by the provincial SASAC achieved operating income of 208.22 billion yuan and total profit of 21.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6% and 5.8% respectively. (Source: Xinhua Daily)
Nanjing Customs RCEP export visa value of goods in the first half of the year was 15.89 billion yuan
From January to June this year, Nanjing Customs issued a total of 56,200 RCEP certificates of origin, with export visas valued at 15.89 billion yuan, ranking first among all customs in China, up 11.40% and 0.29% year-on-year respectively. Jiangsu enterprises enjoyed preferential imports of RCEP goods valued at 10.442 billion yuan and tariff concessions of 245 million yuan, up 21.17% and 33.91% year-on-year respectively. (Source: Xinhua Daily)
Gansu-Zhejiang ±800 kV UHV DC project starts construction
The Gansu-Zhejiang ±800 kV UHV DC project was officially started on July 29. The project is a key power transmission project in the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" and a strategic support project to ensure the reliable supply of electricity in Zhejiang. The Gansu-Zhejiang ±800 kV UHV DC project starts from Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and ends in Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. It passes through Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, and Zhejiang. The total length of the line is 2,370 kilometers, with a dynamic investment of about 35.3 billion yuan. It is planned to be completed and put into operation in 2026. (Source: Zhejiang Daily)
Hangzhou releases the first top-level design for the construction of "China Digital Valley"
Recently, Hangzhou announced the "Implementation Opinions on High-standard Construction of "China Digital Valley" to Promote the Circulation of Data Elements" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"). The "Implementation Opinions" is the first top-level design for Hangzhou's high-standard construction of "China Digital Valley". It proposes to build an industrial cluster area of "China Digital Valley", with Hangzhou High-tech Zone (Binjiang) as the core, and construct a data industry spatial layout of "one core leading, full-domain linkage, and cross-domain co-construction". (Source: Zhejiang Daily)
Zhejiang launches 109 state-owned and private enterprise collaborative development projects
On July 30, Zhejiang held a meeting to promote the coordinated development of state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, and 109 state-owned enterprise and private enterprise coordinated development projects were unveiled. A number of state-owned enterprise projects involving infrastructure construction and other fields were released to social capital, and a number of private enterprise projects received attention and support from state-owned capital. A total of 12 projects were signed on the spot, involving a project amount of 12.8 billion yuan. (Source: Zhejiang Daily)
Shanghai's "Pujiang Light" campaign tailored for science and technology enterprises has been officially upgraded
On July 31, the Shanghai Municipal Government issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Giving Play to the Role of the Capital Market to Promote the High-Quality Development of the City's Science and Technology Innovation Enterprises", aiming to deepen the capital market's support for science and technology innovation enterprises. Set the "three ones" and "three zones" goals, implement 24 measures, covering multiple dimensions such as enterprise incubation, listing support, market value management, green and low-carbon, strengthen supervision and services, launch a digital service platform, build a collaborative mechanism, and improve talent incentives. (Source: Jiefang Daily)
Anhui Province's industrial profits increased by 21.1% in the first half of the year
In the first half of the year, Anhui's industrial profits increased by 21.1% year-on-year, higher than the national average for 15 consecutive months, ranking sixth in the country, first in the Yangtze River Delta, and third in central China. Among the 41 major industrial sectors, 26 sectors saw year-on-year profit growth, accounting for 63.4% of the industry's growth. Equipment manufacturing has become an important engine for profit growth, with unit costs of enterprises falling and profitability improving. (Source: China An Online)
policy
Shanghai has launched 37 policy measures in eight areas to support the innovative development of the entire biopharmaceutical industry chain
Shanghai has issued a new round of "Several Opinions on Supporting the Innovation and Development of the Whole Chain of the Biopharmaceutical Industry". The opinions focus on key links such as R&D, clinical trials, review and approval, application promotion, industrialization, investment and financing, data resources, and internationalization. Adhering to the principles of full-chain innovation, full-chain reform, and full-chain empowerment, the opinions have launched 37 policy measures covering 8 aspects. (Source: Shanghai Release)
Shanghai releases action plan to promote industrial service industry and empower industrial upgrading (2024-2027)
The Action Plan focuses on empowering the real economy, and proposes a series of action measures and safeguards to promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the industry, centering on promoting the development of service-oriented manufacturing, improving the level of industrial intelligence, promoting the optimization of industrial chain and supply chain, and building a new service ecological platform. (Source: Shanghai Release)
Anhui's six major actions have pushed the digital economy into the forefront of the country
Anhui Province plans to significantly improve the comprehensive strength, innovation and competitiveness of the digital economy by 2026, and make the digital economy development level among the top in the country. The plan clearly states that six major tough actions will be implemented, including upgrading the digital industry level, empowering the digital transformation of the industry, innovating digital technology, breaking through digital governance capabilities, releasing the vitality of the digital ecosystem, and accelerating the construction of digital infrastructure. (Source: Anhui Daily)
science and technology
Shanghai's "air taxi" makes first flight across the Yangtze River
On August 1, Shanghai Fengfei Aviation's Shengshilong eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) completed its first flight across the Yangtze River. The aircraft took off from the Nanjing UAV Base in Pukou District, Nanjing, flew over the Yangtze River and circled along the river before returning to the base smoothly. The entire flight distance was 25 kilometers, and the round-trip flight time was only 10 minutes. eVTOL is also called "air taxi" or "flying car" because of its flexible take-off and landing characteristics like a helicopter. It is expected to be widely used in the field of low-altitude travel between cities and cities in the future. (Source: Jiefang Daily)
(Authors Chen Size and Guo Yingke are postgraduate students at the Institute of Urban Development, East China Normal University)
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The "Yangtze River Delta Forum" column was jointly initiated by the Ministry of Education's Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Center for Modern Chinese Cities at East China Normal University, the Yangtze River Delta Regional Integration Research Center at the Shanghai Social Science Innovation Base, and the Pengpai Research Institute. It interprets the latest policies on the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, provides frontline research reports, and presents pragmatic policy recommendations.
Chen Size Guo Yingke
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