As one of the top cities in China, Shanghai is one of the few cities in the world, which embodies the labor wisdom of the Chinese people and is also a major symbol of world prosperity.
Shanghai's glory today naturally benefits from the great policy of reform and opening up, and in essence, Shanghai's road to reform and opening up is relatively tortuous, which can be glimpsed through an example.
Since 1988, ** has spent the New Year in Shanghai for 7 consecutive years, and at this time in 1990, the hotel where ** stayed welcomed Zhu Rongji, then secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, and other guests.
After greeting him in person, Zhu Rongji reported to him on his ideas for the development of Pudong and the preparatory work. **After hearing this, he also agreed, and couldn't help but sigh that "the development of Pudong is late, but it is still too late, and the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and the city should report to **." ”
In a conversation that followed, Zhu Rongji opened a map of Shanghai and pointed to Pudong and said: "We believe that the people of Shanghai have this strength, and we have been holding it back for decades. ”
Without the slightest hesitation, he continued: "Pudong is a battlefield of free mobility, just like drawing a picture, no matter how you draw it, you can, completely rely on the new, it is much easier than the old one." And it's much better. ”
Such a dialogue between the two has essentially finalized the rapid development of Shanghai in the future. And facing up to Shanghai's development potential, Shanghai has pushed hard behind Shanghai, which is slowly moving forward in the reform and opening up.
On February 17, 1990, ** said this sentence when meeting with a group of ** leaders, "I have retired, but there is something I still want to propose, that is, the development of Shanghai Pudong, I hope you will pay more attention to it." ”
On March 3 of the same year, ** invited ** leaders to their homes again, during which the core content of the conversation was still around Shanghai Pudong, and this time the conversation was more detailed and long: **bluntly said that "Shanghai is a trump card and a shortcut." ”
Through it, it is not difficult to get a glimpse of the importance that *** attaches to the development of Shanghai.
It is precisely because he spared no effort to lobby for Shanghai and did his best to push Shanghai, so that the resolution of Shanghai's development was quickly put on the agenda.
Immediately afterwards, ** sent an inspection team to Shanghai to conduct practical research work, and fed back the corresponding results to **.
On April 12, the final decision of ** was announced.
On April 18, Pudong's open development was officially launched.
At the same time, Pudong was established as the "Pudong New Area" as the Special Economic Zone had already decided not to be established.
On May 3, 1990, the Shanghai Municipal People's Pudong Development Office was officially listed with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal People's Development Office, thus Shanghai embarked on a road of take-off.
On the occasion of the Spring Festival in 1991, Zhu Rongji arrived in Shanghai again for the New Year, and during Zhu Rongji's report on work, he couldn't help but sigh: "Shanghai's development is late, and we must work hard!" ”
At the same time, ** also made the next step of instructions for the development of Shanghai: "Hurry up the development of Pudong, do not waver, until it is completed!" This affirmation has undoubtedly strengthened the confidence of Shanghai leaders in further deepening Shanghai's reform and opening up and building Pudong New Area.
During the southern tour in 1992, ** Fu arrived in Shanghai again, looked at the planning map of the development and construction of Pudong New Area, and said earnestly: "The late development of Pudong is my mistake. At that time, the construction of the four special economic zones was mainly based on geographical and foreign investment considerations, and did not take into account the human factor. ”
Then there was another sentence, "The opportunity of the 90s can no longer be missed, this is the last opportunity for Shanghai." Nowadays, the development of Pudong can only advance, not retreat, and there is no way back. The development of Pudong is late, this is a bad thing, but it is also a good thing, you can learn from Guangdong's experience, you can do it better, you can do it more modernly, start a little higher, and come from behind, I believe this. ”