Recently, the National University of Singapore released the list of the top 100 cities in China in terms of comprehensive strength, which has aroused widespread attention and discussion.
This list highlights the significance of "comprehensive competitiveness" as an important indicator of urban development.
In this era, the comprehensive competitiveness of cities is not only related to the present, but also to the future, and is an increasingly important indicator of urban development.
The comprehensive competitiveness of a city includes comprehensive strength and competitiveness, which is reflected in hard power and soft power.
Hard power mainly refers to economic aggregate, scientific and technological level, infrastructure, etc., while soft power includes cultural heritage, innovation ability, urban governance, etc.
And the overall strength and competitiveness of a city can not only be judged by GDP ranking.
According to the list released by the National University of Singapore, there is a gap between the city's overall strength ranking and GDP ranking.
Taking Chongqing as an example, as the only municipality directly under the central government in the western region, although the overall GDP is high, the development is uneven, and it is normal for it to rank 8th in terms of comprehensive strength.
This shows that the overall competitiveness of cities needs to be considered holistically, rather than just focusing on economic figures.
In the list, Ningbo far surpasses Wuxi, although Wuxi still ranks high in terms of economic strength and urban affluence.
This shows that Ningbo has a more prominent performance in soft power, and may have made greater progress in urban governance and innovation capabilities.
As an important historical and cultural city in the country, Ganzhou is backed by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and its economic development level has been continuously improved, and it is reasonable that it ranks 67th in terms of comprehensive competitiveness.
This shows the new vitality and new opportunities in the development of historical and cultural cities, and also the need for more inclusive and diversified development.
The release of the comprehensive competitiveness list has really triggered people's deep thinking about urban development.
In the future, cities need to strike a better balance between hard and soft power, continuously improve their comprehensive competitiveness, and lay a more solid foundation for sustainable development.