"Pole-axis system"theory continues to empower China's regional major strategy
In the past 40 years since the theory of"pole-axis system"was put forward,its connotation has been continuously enriched,which has profoundly influenced the theoretical and empirical research in multiple disciplines.The theory has also greatly contributed to China's spatial development of national territory,planning and construction of urban system,and layout of major productive forces.In the new era,China's major regional strategies have profound scientific connotations,yet they still need to overcome blockages such as loose connections within and between urban agglomerations in the course of practice.In this sense,the framework of multi-dimensional proximity from the perspective of evolutionary economic geography can be instructive,since it further focuses on the dimensional linkages of cognitive proximity,technological proximity,relational proximity,and social proximity.Thus,in the context of"dual circulation"strategy,China's territorial space development should be further guided by the theory of"pole-axis system"as well as the framework of multi-dimensional proximity,accelerating the cultivation of new quality productivity,constructing a resilient network of inter-regional industrial collaboration,and comprehensively empowering regional high-quality development.
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