Xinwang, Lin Jiansheng | Suzhou’s New Positioning: Building a World-Class Manufacturing Center City

Release time:2021-01-06Author: Xinwang, Lin Jiansheng | Suzhou’s New Positioning

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, how can Suzhou further seize the strategic opportunities for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta? How to shape new advantages and look for new breakthroughs in the strategy of serving the country? Connecting with Shanghai, serving Shanghai and gradually realizing the integrated development of Shanghai and Suzhou are the key measures. But integration into Shanghai is not simply to make Suzhou another Shanghai, but to complement each other's advantages, work in cooperation, and develop in a mismatched way. Under the background of dual circulation, Suzhou should integrate into Shanghai and build itself into a world manufacturing center.Suzhou has manufacturing advantages and traditions, and the main body of technological innovation has always been manufacturing enterprises. By introducing world-class technology and equipment, or imitating innovative and practical technology, Suzhou's traditional manufacturing industry has been upgraded to an advanced manufacturing industry.In the new pattern of global division of labor, both Shanghai and Suzhou need to be repositioned. In the future, Shanghai should be the innovation center of China's internal circulation, the proportion of manufacturing industry will continue to decrease, and the manufacturing industry will gradually move out. Accordingly, Suzhou will become the major radiation place beside this innovation center. Combining the innovation of Shanghai with the transformation of Suzhou, they can achieve integrated development through division of labor, cooperation and value sharing.