East China’s Jiangsu province will accelerate the promotion of regional integration as an important part of the implementation of the "1+3" key functional area strategy in a bid to further enhance the development of the province and pave the way for better integration into the development of the Yangtze River Delta, according to the 4th session of the 13th Provincial Committee of the Provincial Party Committee held recently in Nanjing.
Although there are differences in the gradient development from south to north, Jiangsu has reported coordinated development with its pace generally ranking foremost in the country, according to a statement released after the meeting.
In the context of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, it is now time to promote the development of internal integration and even the development of integration, the statement said.
The province will give support to the regions where the conditions are ripe to ensure that they take the lead. The integrated development of Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, for example, will be stepped up on the basis of the prior successes, according to the statement.
Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, which enjoy geographical, cultural and developmental similarities, will seek to form an overall competitive advantage so as to effectively improve the development of the urban clusters, the statement said.
Suqian, Huai'an and the Lixiahe Area, which connects the Jianghuai ecological corridor, will work together to build a highland for ecological and economic development by tapping into their huge ecological resources, the statement said.
It is necessary to promote cross-regional integration and development of resources from areas that are easy to form consensus. In the areas of transportation road network interconnection, science and education medical and health resources construction and sharing, high-tech industry innovation cooperation, etc., the province will strive to achieve a blueprint for sharing, build a development system, and share a set of public services through the launch of specific projects.
Under the same planning framework, Jiangsu will plan and coordinate infrastructure, resource elements, industrial layout, and ecological construction to ensure that the residents in the urban clusters can enjoy the same policy services regardless of which city they live in.
In this process, it is necessary to strengthen policy guidance at the provincial level, start from planning, increase coordination, and establish and improve a long-term mechanism for the joint efforts of the government, the market, and the society.
