深入推进长三角一体化发展

Core Insights - The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region has seen continuous improvement in overall strength and competitiveness since the implementation of the integration development strategy, with a GDP of 33.1691 trillion yuan in 2024, reflecting a growth of 5.5% year-on-year [1][2][3]. Economic Performance - In 2024, the YRD's GDP reached 33.1691 trillion yuan, accounting for 24.6% of the national total, with a contribution rate of approximately 30% to national economic growth [2][3]. - The YRD's total import and export value was 16.01 trillion yuan in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, contributing 52.3% to national export growth in the first eight months of the year [3][13]. Innovation and Industry Development - The YRD has strengthened its technological innovation and industrial collaboration, becoming a key driver of high-quality national economic development, with significant advancements in quantum computing, domestic aircraft, and industries like integrated circuits and biomedicine [3][4]. - The region has established a collaborative innovation system, focusing on key technology research and development in fields such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence [4][11]. Infrastructure and Platform Development - The YRD has implemented a series of institutional innovations through major functional platforms, enhancing systemic mechanisms and achieving significant breakthroughs in key areas [5][12]. - The Shanghai Free Trade Zone has seen an average GDP growth of 17.6% from 2019 to 2024, with industrial output value growing at an average of 28.4% [5]. Environmental Cooperation - The YRD has made progress in ecological environment cooperation, focusing on joint governance of air and water quality, with PM2.5 levels averaging 33.0 micrograms per cubic meter in 2024, a 31.4% decrease from 2017 [18][20]. - The region has established a collaborative ecological protection mechanism, promoting biodiversity and enhancing ecological system integrity [19][20]. Open Cooperation and Trade - The YRD has become a model for collaborative openness, achieving a total import and export value of 16.01 trillion yuan in 2024, which accounts for 36.5% of the national total [13][14]. - The region has actively participated in international trade, with exports to Belt and Road countries reaching 7.7 trillion yuan, representing 34.9% of the national total [15].