Adjusting territorial and economic zoning of China to build a high-quality regional spatial pattern
The adjustment of economic zoning is of significant importance in constructing a regional spatial pattern conducive to high-quality development.This paper reviews the economic zoning schemes in China since 1949,and finds that the economic zoning is characterized by the socio-economic conditions and should meet the needs of economic and social development.This study analyzes the division logic and impact of the 4 major economic zones,which is eastern,central,western,and northeast zones since the reform and opening up,observing that these divisions have,to some extent,fostered regional coordinated development.The factors driving regional economic growth have shifted from the first geographical factors such as natural endowments to secondary geographical factors like spatial agglomeration formed by scale economy,specialized division of labor,and knowledge elements.In recent years,the development faces challenges such as the weak economic growth in the"Three Norths"(which means the northeast,north and northwest zones),expanding regional dis-parities,and a shift in regional economic growth from an"east faster-west slower"to a"south faster-north slower"pattern.With central cities and urban clusters becoming the main spatial form for carrying develop-mental elements,China's economic development model has shifted from export-oriented to coordinated devel-opment of inward-oriented and export-oriented.The economic spatial pattern also needs to be adjusted accord-ingly.This paper proposes a new scheme of dividing China into 5 major economic zones:southeast,southwest,northeast,north,and northwest zones of China,so as to strengthen the intra-zone connections and better har-nesses the radiating and leading role of regional central cities,aligning with the construction of a high-quality regional spatial pattern.Finally,the paper offers policy recommendations to address the issue of regional eco-nomic growth disparities.These include intensifying the construction of education,science and technology in-frastructure in the northeast,notrthwest and southeast zones,strengthening the construction of national central cities and metropolitan areas in those zones,and formulating diffferentiated regional development policies based on the unique characteristics of each zone.
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