Located around the mid-point of China’s coastline, the Yangtze River Delta is one of the country’s most economically vibrant regions, having achieved what can be considered quintessential highly-integrated development.
For over a millennium, the word “paradise” has been used to describe the landscape and prosperity of this region. However, the region’s development in the new era has surpassed even the most poetic and vivid imaginations of ancient residents.
The delta, encompassing the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, as well as the Shanghai Municipality, accounted for nearly a quarter of China’s gross domestic product in 2023, despite occupying just 4 percent of the country’s total land area.
Underpinning the region’s steady and positive trend is strong impetus rooted in coordinated scientific and technological innovation. From resource sharing and scientific research cooperation to industrial linkage, the construction of a science and technology innovation community in the delta is currently accelerating.
The Yangtze River Delta region remains rooted in its profound industrial history, while its strong innovation capability is today lending fresh steam to the development of new quality productive forces in this industrial powerhouse.
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