At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the total foreign trade import and export value of Suzhou and Kunshan exceeded 700 billion yuan for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. Under external pressure, foreign trade imports and exports still hit new highs, demonstrating vitality and resilience.
Kunshan is the epitome of Jiangsu’s efforts to take the lead and pursue high quality. At the beginning of the year, there were 450 major projects in the province, driving investment of more than 640 billion yuan; 3 new "lighthouse factories" were added, bringing the total to 12, ranking first in the country; 14 new companies were listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, bringing the total to 110. The most in the country; all 13 districts and cities have been shortlisted for the top 100 national advanced manufacturing cities...
The beginning of the year means starting work, and starting work requires hard work. Jiangsu has firmly shouldered the important responsibility of "a major economic province must really take up the responsibility", and has made every effort to make up for its shortcomings, enhance its strengths, and strengthen its base. It has the courage and responsibility to set an example, set a demonstration, and take the lead, and strive to make greater contributions to the overall situation of the country. .
This is the long dragon lantern taken in the Laomendong Historical and Cultural District of Nanjing on January 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
heat Jiangsu
There are no flowers, red carpets, background boards, only a banner... On January 2, the first working day of the New Year, hundreds of Jiangsu provincial and municipal cadres and entrepreneur representatives gathered in Suzhou. A simple and enthusiastic kick-off event was held on the construction site for the first major provincial project to start construction this year.
The most important thing is simplicity, and the project is king. Jiangsu will arrange for the implementation of 450 major projects this year, with an annual planned investment of 640.8 billion yuan. "According to the plan, 75% of these projects will be started in the first half of the year, and all will be started in September this year." Shen Jianrong, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that the number of major projects and annual planned investment in the province this year increased by 33.1% and 13% respectively year-on-year. By using high-quality projects to explain the "hard truth" of high-quality development, Jiangsu has firmly supported its economic fundamentals throughout the year.
The plate is big, but not all dishes can be put in it. "We must establish a correct view of political performance, be based on reality, seek truth from facts, and resolutely put an end to involutional competition for attracting projects." Nobunaga Xing, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, emphasized that when looking at project construction, we should look at quantity more than quality and efficiency, and size more. In terms of technological content and green content, we look at fiscal and taxation contributions but also at the leading effect, and at current output we look at future competitiveness.
At the beginning of the new year, Changzhou, the "new energy capital" with a butterfly-like geographical layout, has completed a new round of butterfly changes and entered the "GDP Trillion City" with high quality. As a result, Jiangsu has become the first province in the country to have five cities with GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.
A batch of wind power blades are waiting for transportation at the dock of Sheyang Port Area, Yancheng Port, Jiangsu Province (photo taken on September 8, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
Sprint right from the start, and don’t lose track of the implementation. In the past few days, many places in Jiangsu have held the "First Meeting of the New Year" to get off to a good start based on local conditions.
Nanjing, with more than 600,000 private enterprises, strives to cultivate an innovative private economy; Suzhou, with an industrial output value of over 4 trillion yuan, focuses on "Suzhou Intelligent Manufacturing" to strengthen its foundation and improve quality; its per capita GDP ranks first among large and medium-sized cities in the country Wuxi has launched a full life cycle service management system for specialized and special new enterprises; Zhenjiang, which has increased the average tax revenue per mu of development parks by 13%, has further promoted the "one district, multiple parks" management reform and comprehensively improved the quality and efficiency of the parks...
"Clear direction and measures In fact, the development of enterprises has goals and confidence." Song Zhenghai, chairman of Goodbaby Group who participated in the "First Meeting of the New Year" in Suzhou, said that the current economic situation is complex and the development of enterprises is like riding against the wind, but the government's vigorous and resolute actions to start the new year This gives companies reassurance. Actively integrating into the domestic and international dual cycles and pursuing the ultimate in product quality and safety, Goodbaby will put more pressure on itself and keep making progress.
Government and enterprises are moving in the same direction and accelerating the gathering of new momentum.At the beginning of the new year, the German Schaeffler Company stepped up its efforts to promote the construction of the third phase of the new energy project in its manufacturing base. In the 28 years since it settled in Taicang, the company has increased its capital 13 times, with a cumulative investment of over 2 billion euros; not long ago, Nanjing High-Speed Gear Manufacturing Co., Ltd. won the "Jiangsu Province" "Green Factory" title, one of every three new wind power main gearboxes in the world comes from here; the main project of the first phase of the Life Star Bay project in Qidong Life Health Technology Park is about to be capped, and more than 40 biopharmaceutical and medical equipment companies in Shanghai and Jiangsu Companies are eagerly looking forward to settling in to promote the in-depth integration of science and technology in the Yangtze River Delta...
Workers are busy in the workshop of Schaeffler in Taicang, Suzhou (file photo). Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Machines roared at the factory construction site, and the shopping mall area was crowded with people. A Chinese-style concert was played in the flower market, a "Dream of Red Mansions" costume show was held in an old factory, and tens of thousands of people in the city center were counting down to welcome the New Year... During the New Year's Day holiday, Nanjing became a popular New Year's Eve destination nationwide, with the city receiving 4.861 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 3.09% %. During the entire short holiday, Jiangsu received more than 14.2 million tourists, and total tourism revenue exceeded 17.1 billion yuan.
The festive atmosphere in the city is full, and the flavor of the new year in the fields is getting stronger. Entering Xuzhou, a major grain-producing city, a large amount of agricultural materials are being diverted from the Tongshan Railway Freight Hub to rural agricultural materials warehouses. “A new batch of vegetables will be on the market as soon as the Spring Festival is planted.” A large vegetable grower said that the village cooperative provides an “one-stop” service of planting, sightseeing, and homestays to attract city people to the countryside to celebrate the New Year.
As the Spring Festival approaches, in the 50,000-acre algae-controlled water purification fisheries experimental zone in the center of Ganhu Lake, "environmentally friendly fish" that do not feed and eat algae are thriving, and the total nitrogen in the water has dropped significantly, exploring new ways of ecological fisheries on large water surfaces. Residents along the lake held a fishery culture festival, which not only attracted a large number of tourists, but also signed agricultural orders. A good agricultural harvest depends not only on the harmony of the four seasons, but also on the integration of the "three livelihoods".
The ship is traveling in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River (photo taken on November 2, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Jiangsu is not only a major economic and industrial province, but also a major agricultural and food province. Jiangsu coordinates the high line of development and the bottom line of safety to account for 3.2% of the country’s arable land and produce 5.5% of the country’s grain. The province with the largest population density has achieved "self-sufficiency in grain rations and a slight surplus". The total grain output has remained above 70 billion kilograms for 10 consecutive years, and the comprehensive mechanization level of crop farming and harvesting exceeds 87%.
Power Jiangsu
The "birth journey" of a piece of special steel, demonstrating the world benchmark of intelligent manufacturing. Walking into the smart workshop of CITIC Pacific Special Steel's Jiangyin factory, the data on the control screen is updated in real time, and the entire production process is under control. Workers can complete steelmaking with just a click of the mouse, reducing energy consumption per ton of steel by more than 10%.
This newly selected "lighthouse factory" is the first in the global special steel industry, subverting people's traditional impression of steelmaking as "silly, big, black and rough" and marking a new level of China's intelligent manufacturing. Currently, among the 153 "lighthouse factories" in the world, there are 12 in Jiangsu, ranking first in the country.
The "foundation" of a lighthouse is as solid as a rock, so that the "spire" can reach the sky. Accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance is the only way to promote high-quality development. As the first pilot province in the country to build an innovative province, Jiangsu has built an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence and continues to strengthen the layout of strategic scientific and technological forces.
On the bank of the river, the Nanjing Purple Mountain Laboratory has released more than 10 of the world's first major original innovations, setting many "global firsts" in the field of network communications and security; on the west bank of Taihu Lake, the Taihu Laboratory of Deep Sea Technology and Science has carried out research to help domestic production The potential of marine equipment is wider and deeper; on the coast of the Yellow Sea, the national major scientific and technological infrastructure "High Efficiency Low Carbon Gas Turbine Test Facility" in Lianyungang has successfully completed multiple tests, filling the gap in high-power gas turbine test devices...
Scientific researchers at the Purple Mountain Laboratory The 6g comprehensive laboratory is busy (photo taken on July 6, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
By building a major scientific and technological innovation platform and tackling key core technologies, Jiangsu continues to climb to the peak of scientific and technological innovation. At present, Jiangsu's total social R&D investment accounts for about 3.2% of the regional GDP, reaching the mid-level level of innovative countries and regions.The "China Regional Innovation Capacity Evaluation Report 2023" shows that Jiangsu's regional innovation capacity ranks third in the country.
At the beginning of the new year, Changzhou Dechuang High-tech Materials Technology Co., Ltd. received an order worth tens of millions of yuan, and the expansion of the production line was put on the agenda. "The anisotropic conductive film used in LCD screens has been monopolized by Japanese companies since its invention in 1976. Now we have finally achieved mass production." Li De, general manager of the company, said that after years of continuous research, the company's main products have reached The world's advanced level has made up for the "shortcomings" that restrict the development of China's panel industry.
Anchoring the enterprise-centered and market-oriented scientific and technological innovation system, Jiangsu strives to strengthen full-chain innovation such as basic research, technological breakthroughs, and achievement transformation, and promote the integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain in in-depth cooperation between industry, academia, and research.
Technology is one step ahead, and the industry is one step ahead. The Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, established 11 years ago, focuses on the research and development and transformation of industrial technology. It has established more than 350 joint innovation centers with leading companies in subdivided fields, has transformed more than 7,000 scientific and technological achievements, and has incubated more than 1,200 scientific and technological enterprises. There are more than 20,000 enterprises.
At the beginning of the year, another round of cold air hit. Nari Group's substation technical engineers braved the cold wind to inspect various points and manually verify the recognition rate of the intelligent inspection system algorithm. This self-developed system makes the external status of the substation observable, the internal status measurable, and the operation safe and controllable. Shan Shewu, chairman and party secretary of the group, said that guided by the country's major needs, Nari strives to achieve internationally leading core technologies and equipment that are independent and controllable to ensure the safe and stable operation of large power grids.
In the workshop of Li Auto’s Changzhou base, a robotic arm performs welding operations (photographed on January 10, 2024). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Seizing the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, Jiangsu is making great efforts in the "no man's land" of technology to compete for new industrial tracks. "New Energy City" Changzhou anchors third-generation compound semiconductors and accelerates the construction of Dragon City Core Valley; "Internet of Things City" Wuxi gathers a group of industrial chain companies to seize the humanoid robot track; Xuzhou, an old industrial base, accelerates industrial transformation. Create a green and low-carbon energy industry cluster...
New technologies empower new industries, and new productive forces are developing rapidly. In the past year of 2023, the output value of Jiangsu Province's strategic emerging industries and high-tech industries accounted for 41.3% and 49.9% respectively of designated industries; nearly one-sixth of the country's leading technologies are distributed in Jiangsu, and one-fifth of high-tech industries Technology product exports are made in Jiangsu.
Keep your feet on the ground and look up at the stars. Xu Kunlin, Governor of Jiangsu Province, said that Jiangsu resolutely shouldered the mission of being the first phalanx in the national scientific and technological innovation landscape, fully integrated scientific and technological strength and superior resources, and strived to cultivate more innovation fires, technological flowers, and industrial fruits. Accelerate the creation of an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence and play an important supporting role in my country's participation in global industrial science and technology competition.
Vitality Jiangsu
During the dry season in winter, the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River is still majestic, with giant ships of 10,000 tons coming and going. This is the "Diamond Section" of the Yangtze River's golden waterway, carrying 70% of the freight volume along the entire line and 1.5% of the country's water freight volume, helping Jiangsu build a two-way open hub with world cohesion.
An inch of water is worth an inch of gold. On January 15, the Liberian-registered bulk carrier "Alfa Discovery" carrying 56,000 tons of grain safely berthed at Nanjing Port with a draft of 11.6 meters, a record high. From the previous record of 11.36 meters to the current 11.6 meters, sea vessels can carry more than 3,000 tons in a single port entry, saving approximately 40 million yuan in costs for cargo owners every year.
One part perseverance is one part strong. In the past few years, the world shipping market has been sluggish. Nantong Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering has worked hard to improve its internal skills and move towards greening and high-end. It has won two "crown pearls" of the shipbuilding industry: large cruise ships and lng transport ships, and more than 40 international and domestic first-class ships. Products are exported from rivers to seas. At the beginning of the year, Nantong Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering experienced a spurt in development, with Wison Heavy Industries alone holding orders exceeding 35 billion yuan.
Connecting rivers to seas leads to the world.As a transshipment hub port for rivers and seas, Taicang Port container terminal loads and unloads day and night. Last year, the foreign trade cargo throughput exceeded the 100 million tons mark. Near-ocean routes cover major ports in East and Southeast Asia. Public transportation operations between foreign trade branches and Shanghai Port help facilitate More than 4,000 foreign trade companies enter and exit efficiently and connect the world.
Waterways flow in and out, and railways move quickly. On New Year's Day, Lianyungang's first China-Europe freight train in the New Year carried auto parts, household appliances, etc., departing from the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation Base and heading to Central Asian countries; on the same day, a freight train loaded with goods honked at the Nantong Haian Logistics Base. Depart for Hanoi, Vietnam. There is always a return. Soon, the "steel camel fleet" will transport machinery, timber, etc. from Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia back to China, starting a new round of international circulation.
Embrace the world with the construction of the "One Belt and One Road" intersection, integrate into the Yangtze River Delta integration with regional coordination and linkage, and promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt with the construction of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration...Jiangsu has fully integrated into major national strategies to better serve the country in building a new development pattern. In 2023, the proportion of imports and exports between Jiangsu and the countries co-building the “Belt and Road” will rise to 42.9% of the province’s foreign trade. The export scale of “Three New Products” and the value of rcep visa exports both rank first in the country.
Smooth double circulation and extend the industrial chain. In Wuxi, 9 listed companies were born on the 4-kilometer-long Luou Road, focusing on the coordinated development of intelligent manufacturing; in Changzhou, more than 3,400 new energy vehicle industry chain companies gathered, producing 32 main links of power batteries, and 31 related companies Locally; in Kunshan, Suzhou, an average of one display screen is sent to the lower reaches of the industrial chain every minute. More than 40 optoelectronic companies work closely together, with an annual output value exceeding 100 billion yuan.
Workers work in the workshop of Li Auto’s Changzhou base (photo taken on January 10). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Linking the upstream and downstream into "meshing gears", Jiangsu focuses on 50 key industrial chains, 30 advantageous industrial chains and 10 outstanding industrial chains, using the efforts of the whole province to create a number of unbreakable, An "industrial aircraft carrier" that cannot be moved or crushed, the total number of national-level advanced manufacturing clusters has increased to 10, ranking first in the country.
After the determination of rights and responsibilities in a foreign-related dispute, the foreign parties on the other side of the world gave two thumbs up across the screen. "The court's international credibility will be established and will attract more foreign companies to invest and start businesses." Cai Yanfang, president of the Suzhou International Commercial Court, said that in the three years since its establishment, the court has proactively invoked international rules to build a diversified dispute resolution mechanism with Chinese characteristics. , a total of more than 3,000 cases have been accepted, involving 53 countries and regions.
From the flow-based opening of commodities and factors to the institutional opening of rules and standards, Jiangsu has continuously improved its ability to gather, allocate, and radiate global resource factors, and promote the formation of a new open pattern of mutual assistance between the East and the West and internal and external linkage.
The Suzhou Business Center in Singapore is becoming a new channel for Singaporean companies to enter China and for Chinese companies to invest in Singapore. From Singapore's help in attracting investment in the early days, to today's investment in Singapore, and even in turn attracting investment for Singapore... In the past 30 years, Suzhou Industrial Park has achieved "eight consecutive championships" in the comprehensive evaluation of national economic and technological development zones, and its opening to the outside world has taken on a new connotation. . "SIP" is the English abbreviation of Suzhou Industrial Park, and the meaning of "i" has expanded from "industry" to "innovation" and "international". These two new connotations are precisely Jiangsu’s potential and advantages in creating a new highland for opening up.
Taking the initiative to set high standards for international economic and trade rules and national pilot policies, Jiangsu has formulated and implemented 38 institutional opening-up policy measures, deeply embedded in the global industrial chain and supply chain network, and constantly shaping new advantages of an open economy.
Charming Jiangsu
On a winter morning, the vast Yellow Sea wetland is awakened by the high-pitched calls of groups of red-crowned cranes. This is a "gas station" for millions of migratory birds on the "East Asia-Australasia" flyway. About 400 to 600 wild red-crowned cranes spend the winter here every year. Not long ago, when California Governor Gavin Newsom visited, a red-crowned crane that accompanied the "visit" unexpectedly became popular, endorsing the beautiful Jiangsu with its elegant gesture.
At the Red-crowned Crane Rescue and Breeding Center of the Yancheng Wetland Rare Bird National Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province, staff feed the cranes during flight training (photo taken on November 23, 2023). Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Animals have spirits and reflect the ecological beauty. In recent years, Jiangsu's economy has maintained steady and healthy growth, and the quality of its ecological environment has continued to improve. The water quality of the Jiangsu section of the main stream of the Yangtze River generally maintains Category II. Taihu Lake has enjoyed safe summers for 16 consecutive years, and the water quality and algae conditions have reached the best level in 16 years.
You can see the stars, smell the fragrance of flowers, and hear the chirping of insects. Green is the background color of high-quality development and the quality of high-quality life. During the New Year holiday, people enjoy the beauty of nature and the interest of mountains and rivers: walking along Taihu Lake, the wetland park has long replaced the dirty fish market wharf, and ecologically sensitive species such as peach blossom jellyfish have returned in large numbers; on the banks of the Yangtze River in Nanjing, the "visibility" of finless porpoises is becoming more and more High, wild boars crossing the river are on the hot search; Lianyungang Guanhe Estuary, the nearly extinct four-gill bass, and the false killer whale that has disappeared for many years have reappeared...
Between the river and the sea, man and nature blend together; under the city wall, the aborigines and the new people Business symbiosis. At night, the lanterns are lit and the Xiaoxihu area of Qinhuai District, Nanjing City is crowded with tourists. Many years ago, this place was still an area of old houses in disrepair. Nowadays, after minor updates based on local conditions, the living environment has been significantly improved. Aboriginal people and young people meet on simple and exquisite street corners, and historical inheritance and improvement of people's livelihood complement each other.
The changes in Xiaoxi Lake are a reflection of the new modern life. To better meet the people's yearning for a better life, Jiangsu insists on investing more than 75% of general public budget expenditures in people's livelihood areas, effectively enhances the balance and accessibility of urban and rural public services, and continues to increase the supply of high-quality public resources.
At Suzhou Huaxing Yuanchuang Technology Co., Ltd. located in Suzhou Industrial Park, staff operate an advanced packaging chip testing machine in the R&D workshop (photographed on July 5, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
In 2023, Lianyungang built a "right in the port city" smart employment service platform, helping 25,000 unemployed people to find jobs and supporting 18,000 people to start their own businesses; Huai'an continued to improve the level of protection for disadvantaged groups, "one "Every household policy" accurately cares for families of women and children in need; Taizhou has renovated and updated more than 1,800 commercial outlets, and the "15-minute convenient living circle" is becoming increasingly visible; Suqian is accelerating the construction of a national regional medical center and strives to allow citizens to enjoy high-quality services "at their doorstep" Medical services... Public services have shifted from survival and security to improvement and quality, making people's lives more convenient and secure.
At the beginning of the new year, Jiangsu has anchored on higher goals of ensuring people’s livelihood. Rural elderly care service facilities will achieve full village (community) coverage, 1,200 Grade A village clinics will be built, government services closely related to people’s production and life will all be stationed in convenience service centers, and urban and rural community democratic consultation platforms will be fully covered... By 2025, Jiangsu will insist on doing its best and within its capabilities to promote the realization of a higher level of "seven things" for people's livelihood.
has the confidence of being "solid" and the literary spirit of "knowing etiquette". A small town in Jinling, where actors dressed in ancient costumes display exquisite brocade production scenes, attracting children to experience the production of intangible cultural heritage; a Wenchang Road brings together the history of the Tang Dynasty stone pagoda, the Song Dynasty ancient well, the Ming Dynasty Wenchang Pavilion, the Qing Dynasty Yunsi Yamen, etc. The relics realize "the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and see the present from the past"; in the Garden Expo, the old cement factory is transformed into a beautiful garden, and the abandoned mines recreate the grand scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, allowing tourists to "see the beautiful Jiangsu in one day"... According to UnionPay Business According to data, Jiangsu's total cultural tourism consumption in 2023 was 536.6 billion yuan, accounting for 9.74% of the country's total cultural tourism consumption, ranking first in the country.
Using cultural enrichment to enhance the happiness index, Jiangsu builds an "upgraded version" of the modern public cultural service system. The original folk dance drama "A Dream of Red Mansions" won the Lotus Award, China's highest honor for dance art, and "Apotheosis of the Gods Part 1" and "In the Octagonal Cage" won the 36th China Film Golden Rooster Award; the latest release from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shows that 114 public libraries in Jiangsu Province 96.6% of the libraries are rated as national first-class libraries, ranking first in the country.
The double helix of material and spiritual interweaving and rising is a strong driving force for Jiangsu’s high-quality development.Changshu, a small town in southern Jiangsu, is dotted with art galleries, museums and other cultural venues. The "10-minute" cultural circle covers both urban and rural areas, and civilization is enriched silently. In Taicang, the "city of happiness", a pair of old people are often seen in an old teahouse, one playing the erhu and the other playing the erhu. Play the guitar and mix Chinese and foreign sounds; Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, the 25.7-meter-long and 8-meter-high river sedimentary profile contains the code of the changes in the canal for thousands of years, attracting countless tourists to stop and ponder...
The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and the canal runs through the north and south. , the two major symbols of Chinese culture intersect in the land of Jiangsu; the rivers, day and night, are as majestic as a string song, one horizontally and one vertically, reflecting each other, demonstrating the enduring vitality of Chinese civilization.
"Today we must work hard to create a new culture that belongs to this era and write Jiangsu's answer to building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation." Nobunaga Hoshi, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, said that Jiangsu will build a strong socialist cultural province with high quality and strengthen cultural self-confidence. Adhere to openness and inclusiveness, adhere to integrity and innovation, pay more attention to using literature to develop industry, use literature to gather strength, use literature to promote economics, and explore new experiences in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
Source: "Xinhua Daily Telegraph" on January 23
Author: Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporters Liu Kang, Ling Junhui, Yang Shaogong, Ke Gaoyang
