On July 30, Liu Zhibiao, Professor of Nanjing University and Dean of Yangtze IDEI, received an exclusive interview with the reporter of 21st Century Business Herald on the new pattern of urban development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. He believes that:Shanghai, as the only global city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, plays a huge role as an engine. Only one Shanghai is insufficient. China's economy is turning to high-quality development. We should grasp the key point of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in high-quality development. There are several reasons.1, “The Belt and Road Initiative” is the key to the development of the southwest at present and in the future. In this process, a world-class city is needed. Considering the radius of the radiation effect, only one Shanghai is obviously inadequate.2. For a long time, unbalanced development is China's national condition, and the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a typical portrayal of this national condition.The development of urban agglomerations needs core cities, that is, world-class cities. The development of city needs industry. The development of world-class cities is the best way to solve the problem of development and ecology. It is completely possible to control the development of heavy industries through industrial policies. The focus of the development of world-class cities is not infrastructure, but industrial development and technological development. Once this trend is established, new industries will automatically form in the city.Chongqing and Wuhan should take advantage of this trend to create conditions for attracting foreign investment, especially the headquarters of multinational companies, and ask the central government to pay attention when necessary. To build a world-class city requires direct support from the national level.The world-class city I proposed is an economic concept, not an administrative concept. The boundary is the function of a global city, not an administrative division.
