CommonprosperitygoalscatalyzeregionalcooperationinChina'sYangtzeRiverDelta_GuangmingOnlineTheYangtzeRiverDelta,oneofChina'smosteconomicallyvibrantregions,hassetitssightsontakingtheleadinpromotingcommonprosperity.Thedeltahasstrengthenedindustrialchaincollaborationasitcontinuestopromotehigh-qualityintegrateddevelopment,showingdeterminationtomakeabiggerpieforcommonprosperity.Commonprosperityrequiresnarrowingthegapbetweenregionsandbetweenurbanandruralareas.HANGZHOU,April21(Xinhua)--TheYangtzeRiverDelta,oneofChina'smosteconomicallyvibrantregions,hassetitssightsontakingtheleadinpromotingcommonprosperity,withregionalcooperationandlocalinitiativeswithinitsfourprovincial-levelregions.Thedelta,encompassingtheprovincesofJiangsu,Zhejiang,andAnhui,aswellastheShanghaiMunicipality,generatesnearlyaquarterofChina'sgrossdomesticproduct(GDP),despitehavingjust4percentofthecountry'stotallandarea.Notably,urban-ruralincomegapsinthefourregionsofthisdeltaareallsmallerthanChina'saveragelevel.ThisphototakenonMarch20,2024showstulipsattheBundareaineastChina'sShanghai.(Xinhua/ZhangJiansong)In2021,ChinarolledoutaguidelinetobuildZhejiangintoademonstrationzoneinpursuitofcommonprosperity.Twoyearslater,Chinacalledonthedeltatotaketheleadinpromotingcommonprosperityandtostriveformajorbreakthroughsintheintegrateddevelopmentofthedelta.Commonprosperity,anessentialrequirementofsocialismandakeyfeatureofChinesemodernization,aimstocreateafutureinwhichprosperityissharedbyeveryoneinthecountry."Theessenceofcommonprosperityisaffluenceandsharing,orinotherwords,makingthepiebiggeranddividingitproperly,"saidHeWenjiong,vicepresidentoftheInstituteforCommonProsperityandDevelopmentofZhejiangUniversity.BIGGERPIEThedeltahasstrengthenedindustrialchaincollaborationasitcontinuestopromotehigh-qualityintegrateddevelopment,showingdeterminationtomakeabiggerpieforcommonprosperity.Asamajornewenergyvehicle(NEV)productionbase,itproducestwooutofeveryfiveNEVsinChina.Throughindustrialchaincooperation,anNEVinthedeltacancontainchipsandsoftwarefromShanghai,apowerbatteryfromJiangsu,andacarbodyfromZhejiang,beforebeingassembledinAnhui.RobotsweldbodyshellsofcarsataworkshopofChineseelectricvehicle(EV)makerLiAutoInc.inChangzhou,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,Jan.10,2024.(Xinhua/JiChunpeng)ZhangYiqiong,whohailsfromasmallvillageinXianjuCountyofZhejiang,isoneofthebeneficiariesoftheseeffortsinthedelta.Withachildhooddreamofleavinghermountainoushometownforthebigcity,Zhang,33,neverexpectedtoreturntoworkforanNEVpowerbatteryplantinherhometown.In2023,halfoftheeightproductionlinesofthepowerbatteryprojectbecameoperational.Whenfullyoperational,itsannualoutputvaluewillexceed20billionyuan(2.8billionU.S.dollars)--doublingthecounty'sindustrialoutput."NowIearnnearly100,000yuanayear,almostthesamelevelasmyearlierjob,"Zhangsaid."Theplantwillcreateover6,000jobsandmanyyoungpeoplehavereturnedforthesewell-paidjobs."TheNEVplantisjustoneexampleofhowanindustryclusterwithinafour-hourdriveisbeingbuiltacrosstheregion.TheindustrialclusterhashelpedHefei,capitalofAnhuiProvince,tobecomeoneofthefastest-developingcitiesintheregion.ItisnowhometosixNEVmanufacturers,includingBYDandVolkswagen,withtheNEVindustrycontributingtoover60percentofitsindustrialoutput.ThisphototakenonFeb.1,2024showsaNEVproductionlineattheNiosesecondAdvancedManufacturingBaseinHefei,eastChina'sAnhuiProvince.(Xinhua/ZhangDuan)Therapidgrowthofhigh-techindustrialclustershasdrivenrobusteconomicgrowthintheYangtzeRiverDelta.From2018to2023,theregion'sGDPhadrisento30.51trillionyuanfrom22.1trillionyuan.Theoutputvalueofitshigh-techmanufacturingcontributesabout31percentofChina'stotal,withtheintegratedcircuitsectoraccountingfor60percentandbiomedicineandartificialintelligenceeachcontributingone-third.NARROWINGGAPOneoftheprioritiesinpromotingcommonprosperityistonarrowtheincomegapsothat"everyonehasajobandeveryfamilyhasasourceofincome,"saidDuXuliang,headoftheZhejiangProvincialDevelopmentandReformCommission.LuGuofei,whohadsufferedfromalegdisabilityformorethan20years,wasofferedajobatasmartsheepfarminChangxingCountyofZhejiangProvincethreeyearsago.Lu,whoisinhis50s,currentlyearnsmorethan5,000yuanamonth.Thesheepfarmispartofthegovernment's"commonprosperityworkshop"program.Asthenameimplies,suchworkshopsarearesponsetothegovernment'scalltonarrowtheincomegapandachieve"commonprosperityforall."Theseworkshopsaremostlyopenedintownsandvillagestoprovidejobopportunitiesfortheunemployed,low-incomeearners,andfarmerswhowishtoearnextraincomeduringtheoff-season.Morethan10,000"commonprosperityworkshops"havebeenestablishedinZhejiang,employingnearly500,000peoplewhoearnanextraincomeofsome2,600yuanonaveragemonthly.WorkersprocesstealeavesataworkshopofAndingVillageinLishanTownshipinHangzhou,eastChina'sZhejiangProvince,April8,2024.(Xinhua/XuYu)Theprogramhasbeenreplicatedinotherpartsofthedelta.InShanghai,someworkshopshelpsellagriculturalproductsfromZhejiang.InYangzhouofJiangsuProvince,woodcarvingworkshopshelpvillagersearnover3,000yuanamonth.InLujiangofAnhuiProvince,17workshopshavebeenopened,employingnearly1,000women.Commonprosperityrequiresnarrowingthegapbetweenregionsandbetweenurbanandruralareas,Dusaid.Zhejianghasseenanarrowerincomegapbetweenurbanandruralresidentsoverthepasttwodecades,withtheincomeratiofallingfrom2.43:1to1.86:1--thelowestinthecountry.Theregionalgapisalsoamajorobstacletocommonprosperity,whichshouldserveastheultimateevalsuationcriterionforthehigh-qualityintegrateddevelopmentoftheYangtzeRiverDelta,saidChenJie,aprofessoratShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity.ThisaerialpanoramicdronephototakenonJuly11,2023showsnewenergyvehiclesforexportataterminalofTaicangPort,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince.(PhotobyJiHaixin/Xinhua)EightcitiesinShanghai,Jiangsu,andZhejianghaveimplementedapairingassistanceprogramsince2022tosupporteightless-developedcitiesinnorthernAnhuithroughindustrialtransfer.In2022alone,theeightcitiesinAnhuireceivedatotalinvestmentof211.75billionyuanfromShanghai,Jiangsu,andZhejiang.Alivestreaminge-commercecompanyfromNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,ishelpingtooperatethefirstcross-bordere-commerceindustrialparkinnorthernAnhui.Manycompaniestherehavebuiltlong-termpartnershipswithdealersfromcountriessuchastheUnitedStates,Canada,thePhilippines,andtheRepublicofKorea,andnowsendnearly30,000parcelsdailytocustomers,saidZhuCheng,anexecutivewiththelivestreaminge-commercecompany.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.