Implement and promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle, and explore the road to the rise of Chengdu-Chongqing under the new development environment. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the "Outline of the Construction Plan for the Chengdu-Chongqing Double-City Economic Circle."

The "Outline" pointed out that the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing region. The Chengdu-Chongqing Shuangcheng Economic Circle is located at the intersection of the "Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It is the starting point of a new land-sea channel in the west. It has the unique advantage of connecting the southwest and northwest, and connecting East Asia with Southeast Asia and South Asia. The planning scope includes the central city of Chongqing and 27 districts (counties) including Wanzhou and Fuling, as well as parts of Kaizhou and Yunyang, and 15 cities including Chengdu and Zigong in Sichuan Province.

This planning outline is a programmatic document that guides the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing double-city economic circle at present and in the future, and is the basis for formulating relevant plans and policies. The planning period is until 2025, and the outlook is until 2035. The overall requirement is to strengthen top-level design and overall coordination, firmly establish the concept of integrated development, sing the "Tale of Two Cities", jointly build an economic circle, and work together to create a high-level model of regional cooperation, and play a supporting role in promoting the development of the western region in the new era. Play a leading role in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and play a demonstrative role in promoting the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

The "Outline" emphasizes that it is necessary to respect objective laws, give full play to comparative advantages, and build the Chengdu-Chongqing area into an important economic center, a center for technological innovation, a new highland for reform and opening up, and a high-quality livable place with national influence.

By 2025, the economic strength, development vitality, and international influence of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle will be greatly enhanced, the level of integrated development will be significantly improved, the regional characteristics will be further highlighted, and the role of supporting high-quality development in the country will be significantly enhanced.

By 2035, a two-city economic circle with strong strength and distinctive characteristics will be established, Chongqing and Chengdu will enter the ranks of modern international cities, the urban system of large, medium and small cities will be improved, infrastructure interconnection will be basically realized, and technological innovation with national influence The center is basically completed, the advantages of world-class advanced manufacturing clusters have been fully formed, the modern industrial system has become mature, and the open economic system integrated with the world has basically been completed. An active growth pole and strong power source with international influence.

From the perspective of regional competition, Chengdu and Chongqing are the fourth pole of China's economy. This is why it is reasonable to maximize this 1+1>2 advantage outside the top three urban agglomerations. Therefore, the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration has a very high status and strategic significance in national policies. The top-level design of the future construction is also at the same level as the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao. Editor/Xu Shengpeng