The rise of coastal urban agglomerations in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, who can lead the future? Recently, the "Fujian Provincial Land and Spatial Plan (2021-2035)" was approved, which mentioned the development of coastal urban agglomerations in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, which aroused people's attention to the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. In the new round of urbanization, central cities, metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations have gradually become the main body of new spatial development, how will this super urban agglomeration affect regional development and international competition and cooperation? The status, development mode and future trend of the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang have attracted much attention.
In the 14th Five-Year Plan, the urban agglomeration on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait has been upgraded to form a coastal urban agglomeration of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, which has further clarified the strategic development direction and regional focus. However, the planning scope is too large, the cities are scattered, and the lack of leadership and cohesion of a strong central city has led to the integration progress not being as expected.
The upgrading of the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces has connected the eastern part of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, the Xiamen-Zhangquan area, the Fuzhou metropolitan area and the southern Zhejiang region into a whole, connecting Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Shantou, Wenzhou and other cities to form an urban belt hundreds of kilometers long. This region not only has distinctive regional cultural characteristics, but also has a developed private economy in China, and its economic vitality far exceeds that of many inland urban agglomerations. Although the coastal urban agglomeration of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang has an important strategic position, it is not yet clear who will be the leader.
Compared with other world-class urban agglomerations, the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang have not been able to form a leading position, lacking a unified development direction and cohesion. Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces are all economically strong provinces, which makes it more difficult to coordinate the development of urban agglomerations. The strength and status of eastern Guangdong and southern Zhejiang will also affect the future development of coastal urban agglomerations in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. Although there is a large economic gap between eastern Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta, it is backed by the strongest economic province in China, benefiting from the regional balanced development strategy being promoted by Guangdong, and has a high degree of intimacy with the Pearl River Delta.
As a part of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, southern Zhejiang enjoys the benefits brought by the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and has strong economic strength. Therefore, whether Fujian can rise to become a leading city will become the key. As a province with three cities, Fujian has a relatively complex competition and cooperation relationship between cities. However, the power of policy may be able to change the situation. Fujian Province proposed to support Fuzhou in implementing the "Strong Provincial Capital Strategy" and planned the Fuzhou metropolitan area, which shows the guiding role of policies in urban development.
In the future, it is worth waiting to see whether Fuzhou can represent Fujian and fully integrate the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. The rise of coastal urban agglomerations in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang has attracted much attention, but its development path is still unclear. It is not yet clear who will be the leader, and there are challenges in how to coordinate the development of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. With the continuous deepening of the city's first exhibition, how will the coastal urban agglomerations of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang go in the future, and who can lead this development pattern? Feel free to leave a comment to share your thoughts.