The Yangtze River Delta integration is a major development strategy formulated by the Party Central Committee as well as an important part of General Secretary Xi Jinping's strategic thinking of regional coordinated development. The development of socialist economy with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, the basic feature of which is to shift from high speed growth to high-quality development. Accordingly, it is not only a requirement of the central government, but also an important theoretical guidance for the Yangtze River Delta integration to promote higher quality integration of the Yangtze River Delta. At present, the competition and cooperation among the provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta has entered a new stage, displaying different characteristics from the past. As the Yangtze River Delta integration enters a new stage and is further promoted, Professor Liu Zhibiao, Dean of Yangtze IDEI, held discussions with relevant experts and scholars on the topic “How to Promote Higher Quality Integration of the Yangtze River Delta”. They analyzed the high quality integration and proposed policy suggestions on promoting higher quality integration of the Yangtze River Delta.
