Development and opening up of Pudong

Thanks to Deng Xiaoping’s support, the State Council announced a decision on April 18, 1990 on the development and opening up of the Pudong District of Shanghai. In a follow-up move, the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government unveiled guidelines for implementing the Pudong development project to revitalize Shanghai, benefit the country, and embrace the world. The Pudong project soon emerged as a “reform template,” well-known both at home and abroad. In early 1991, Deng Xiaoping urged Zhu Rongji, the then Mayor of Shanghai and Secretary of the CPC Municipal Committee, to “be fully committed to Pudong’s development and to the project’s completion.” In 2005, the State Council designated Pudong as a pilot area in a national comprehensive reform strategy, marking the start of a new phase of reform in the district. In April 2009, the State Council approved a proposal to merge the administrative division formerly known as Nanhui District into the Pudong New Area.

With an area of 1,210 square kilometers, equivalent to one fifth of Shanghai, the Pudong New Area is home to 4.12 million residents and accounts for over one quarter of the city’s total economic output. During Shanghai Expo in 2010, three quarters of the total exhibition area of 5.28 square kilometers was located in Pudong.

Pudong’s development has reached new levels since the 18th CPC National Congress. It offers a dynamic snapshot of China’s reform and opening up and socialist modernization. As part of a national strategy, the Pudong development project has led to significant and constant improvement in the area’s ability to satisfy diverse needs. In addition to driving Shanghai’s transformation into a hub of international finance and shipping, it has attracted businesses in a wide variety of sectors including advanced manufacturing, coastal industries, hi-tech industries, and producer services. With a focus on innovation and transformation, a new round of reform and development is currently under way, propelled by efforts to build the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and a technology innovation center.  

浦東開發(fā)開放

在鄧小平的關(guān)懷和推動(dòng)下，1990年4月18日，國(guó)務(wù)院正式宣布開發(fā)開放浦東，隨后，上海市委、市政府按照中央的戰(zhàn)略部署，制定了“開發(fā)浦東、振興上海、服務(wù)全國(guó)、面向世界”的開發(fā)方針，浦東開始成為享譽(yù)國(guó)際的中國(guó)“改革樣本”。1991年年初，鄧小平囑咐時(shí)任上海市委書記、市長(zhǎng)朱镕基等，“抓緊浦東開發(fā)，不要?jiǎng)訐u，一直到建成”。2005年，國(guó)務(wù)院正式批準(zhǔn)浦東成為國(guó)家綜合配套改革試點(diǎn)，標(biāo)志著浦東改革開放進(jìn)入了新階段。2009年4月，國(guó)務(wù)院批復(fù)同意將原南匯區(qū)行政區(qū)域劃入浦東新區(qū)。

新浦東面積1210平方公里，占全市1/5左右，常住人口412萬，經(jīng)濟(jì)總量占全市1/4以上。2010年上海世博會(huì)期間，5.28平方公里的場(chǎng)館區(qū)有3/4位于浦東。

黨的十八大以來，浦東開發(fā)開放取得了新成就，實(shí)現(xiàn)了跨越式發(fā)展，是中國(guó)改革開放和社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)的展示窗口和生動(dòng)縮影。浦東開發(fā)開放作為國(guó)家戰(zhàn)略，整體功能不斷得到顯著提升，不僅是上海建設(shè)國(guó)際金融中心、國(guó)際航運(yùn)中心的著力點(diǎn)，還匯集了先進(jìn)制造業(yè)、臨港工業(yè)、高新技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)、生產(chǎn)性服務(wù)業(yè)等現(xiàn)代產(chǎn)業(yè)。當(dāng)前，在建設(shè)上海自貿(mào)區(qū)和科創(chuàng)中心的戰(zhàn)略驅(qū)動(dòng)下，圍繞著創(chuàng)新與轉(zhuǎn)型，浦東正展開新一輪的改革發(fā)展。