In 2016, Qingdao's GDP officially exceeded the trillion mark. A closer look at this report card will find that the trillions are full of gold: Qingdao's economic aggregate has reached a new level, while economic quality and efficiency have also been improved.
On February 12, People's Daily focused on the "Qingdao phenomenon" and published an article titled "Qingdao Makes a Strong Family and Good Quality" on the front page, praised Qingdao's real economy, and elaborated on Qingdao's economic upgrading and shifting roads .
On the eve of the Spring Festival, Qingdao City, Shandong Province announced that its GDP reached 1001.129 billion yuan in 2016, advancing into the "GDP Trillion Club" and becoming the twelfth city in the country with a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.
In the past five years, Qingdao’s GDP has continuously surpassed the 100 billion level and finally broke the trillion level. The fineness of Qingdao's economy can be seen from the changes in Qingdao Port's export products. Nowadays, high-end machinery and equipment represented by EMUs have replaced low-value-added products such as cement and textiles, becoming the new export star of Qingdao Port, reflecting the remarkable effect of shifting and upgrading Qingdao's real economy.
The real economy is the "household" of a party's economic development. When the advantages of manpower and land costs weaken and the economy enters a new normal, how to make the "family foundation" stronger? Qingdao focuses on scale and transformation on the one hand, innovation and technological transformation on the other, and promotes the real economy to accelerate the development of emerging, blue, high-end and smart directions.
Eliminate backward production capacity to create a new industrial chain
Guided by supply-side structural reforms, Qingdao has been focusing on promoting the transformation and upgrading of large enterprises, large projects and even the entire industrial chain in recent years, investing 263.9 billion yuan to help 436 large industrial projects eliminate outdated production capacity, introduce new technologies and new processes, and build rail transit , Machinery equipment, electronic information, etc. 10 new industrial 100 billion-level industrial chains. According to data from the Qingdao Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, in 2016, 10 new industrial 100-billion-level industrial chains completed an output value of 138.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.35%, accounting for 75.7% of the city’s total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size, representing steady economic growth and adjustment. The structure and efficiency increase provide important support.
Industrial clusters promote economic upgrading and shifting
Establishing industrial agglomeration areas and exerting the agglomeration effect is another magic weapon for Qingdao to promote the shift and upgrade of the real economy. In Jihongtan, Chengyang District, Qingdao, the once barren salt-alkali land has now gathered more than 100 complete vehicle equipment and spare parts supporting enterprises such as CRRC Sifang and Bombardier, forming an upstream and downstream industrial chain of rail transportation equipment, which can produce various types of EMUs It has become a well-known "EMU town", where half of the EMUs on China's high-speed railway network were born. At present, Qingdao has cultivated 6 national demonstration bases for new-type industrialization, and the city has built 50 industrial clusters at all levels.
"Physical stability leads to economic stability, and manufacturing is the most important real economy." The main responsible comrade of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee said, "For the development of the real economy, we will'fix the green hills and not relax'. If we deepen the advanced manufacturing industry, our'family' will grow. The thicker."
"Three Creations" provide endogenous development momentum
Qingdao is speeding up the building of a "City of Innovation, Capital of Entrepreneurship, and Island of Makers" to provide endogenous power for the development of the real economy. Qingdao International Academician Port, which has been in operation for more than half a year, has attracted more than 10 Chinese and foreign academicians, including "Father of Chinese Hybrid Rice" Yuan Longping, optoelectronics and laser technology expert Zhou Shouhuan, and Chinese 3D printing expert Lu Bingheng. They will conduct project development and transformation in Qingdao .
"Introduce an academician, bring a team, and implement a project." said Du Wenjie, director of the Qingdao International Academician Port Management Committee Office. Through academician innovation and entrepreneurship activities, a number of major scientific and technological achievements have been transformed and a 100 billion-level industrial chain has been cultivated. Promote the development of Qingdao's real economy to a higher level.
"Internet +" gives traditional enterprises a new look
In combination with the "Internet +" strategy, Qingdao has carried out technological transformation of traditional industries, giving traditional industries a new look. Open the mobile app "Magic Factory" of Qingdao Red Collar Group, and the journey of personalization of suits begins. You can choose from fabrics, styles, and buttons as small as a button. You can also design your own, and have a costume consultant to answer questions. This customized clothing production line integrates data-driven, 3D printing, and real-time transactions, making Red Collar Group a leader in the field of clothing customization.
A new starting point, Qingdao, supported by a strong real economy, has more stamina for development. Not long ago, Qingdao selected 917 industrial enterprises above designated size to survey, and the business climate index and entrepreneur confidence index were both above 150%.
