On May 21, a cloud press conference of the Chongqing delegation to the NPC was held, with five NPC deputies discussing their views and opinions on Promoting the Construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. According to Zhou Yong, Deputy to the NPC and Secretary of the CPC Jiulongpo District Committee, Jiulongpo will develop and promote "The Five" to support the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.

In the decisive year of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, at the converging point of China's "Two Centenary Goals", the sixth meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission proposed to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, marking that the construction of the economic circle has become a national strategy, which has created historic opportunities to Bashu region.

As the central area of urban Chongqing, Jiulongpo will adhere to the strategy of planning Chongqing's development in the big picture and serving the overall situation with regional development, and forge its own advantages in the coordinated development of Chongqing and Chengdu. "Jiulongpo will make the best of the precious opportunities, shoulder its responsibilities and make new contributions to the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, and strive for broad prospects for high-quality development," said Zhou Yong.

Jiulongpo serves as the main channel for the bidirectional development of Chongqing and Chengdu, the main front for Chongqing's westward development, and the main battlefield for the construction of Chongqing Science City. Jiulongpo will make good use of the strategic opportunity, and take the lead in building the economic circle with a high degree of political consciousness, and a strong sense of mission, Zhou noted.

"We will turn the opportunity into strength, change advantage into victory; in line with the strategic goal of 'Two Centers and Two Places' in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, we will make unremitting efforts to develop hi-tech industries, promote high-level urban management, and create high-quality life for our people. At the same time, we will strive to build Jiulongpo into a highland of modern industry, technological innovation and reform and opening-up as well as a city suitable for living, business, and tourism in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, so as to present the world a totally new Jiulongpo," Zhou said.

Facing great opportunity lying in the building of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, Jiulongpo will release and stimulate the positive effect of a package of high-quality development. Taking advantage of the industrial agglomeration effect in the economic circle, Jiulongpo will, in line with the industrial layout improvement and coordinated development in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, foster its own industrial brand--"Jiulongpo Industry". Making good use of the development thrust, Jiulongpo will adhere to the concepts of park city, smart city, and cultural city, build a "New Modern Town" in the advancement of building Chongqing Science City. Making the best of the quality enhancement effect, Jiulongpo will build the Yangjiaping Business Area into an intelligent and digital "Smart Business Area". Relying on the integration of culture and tourism, Jiulongpo will integrate into the construction of the Bashu cultural tourism corridor, and build the Jiulongpo "Art Peninsula" in the upgrading of the “Two Rivers and Four Riversides”. Utilizing the ecological improvement effect, Jiulongpo will scientifically exploit the ecological, cultural, and mine resources of Zhongliang Mountain to create an "Ecological Scenic Spot" for the protection of the "Four Mountains" in Chongqing's city proper.

The priority of the building of the economic circle lies in the implementation of relevant measures. Jiulongpo will be problem-oriented, target-oriented, and result-oriented to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, and practically turn the strategic requirements for building the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle into concrete actions to promote high-quality development. "We will fully show our high spirits and make new contributions, and strive to forge new advantages and make our mark in the process," Zhou said.