Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the need to build better old revolutionary areas. In November 2018, the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Establishing a New Mechanism for More Effective Regional Coordination and Development" proposed to support the cooperation and development of inter-provincial areas such as Hunan and Jiangxi. In January 2021, the "Opinions of the State Council on Supporting the Revitalization and Development of Old Revolutionary Areas in the New Era" required to guide the coordinated development of the former Central Soviet Area such as southern Jiangxi and the border regions of Hunan and Jiangxi. In September 2021, the State Council approved the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Special Type Region Revitalization and Development", which clearly stated that it would build a regional cooperation demonstration zone in the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. In order to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, with the approval of the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission recently issued the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Xiangjiang-Jiangxi Border Regional Cooperation Demonstration Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").

The Xiangjiang-Jiangxi Regional Cooperation Demonstration Zone is located at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It is the central area of the old revolutionary areas of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Xiangjiang. An important ecological barrier in the basin. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the two provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi have actively explored multi-level cooperation mechanisms to promote the interconnection of infrastructure, the co-construction and sharing of public services, the development of characteristic industries that enrich the people, the restoration of ecological environmental protection, and the development of red cultural tourism in the border regions of Hunan and Jiangxi. Positive progress has been made in cross-provincial cooperation in the field, and the construction of demonstration zones has a good foundation.

The "Plan" emphasizes that it is necessary to be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Plenary Sessions of the 19th Central Committee, based on the new development stage, complete and accurate , Fully implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and jointly promote the inheritance of red culture, cross-provincial industrial collaboration, urban-rural integrated development, joint protection and joint governance of the ecological environment, interconnection of infrastructure, and joint construction and sharing of public services. Guide the coordinated development of the border regions of Hunan and Jiangxi with the former central Soviet areas such as southern Jiangxi, and develop in conjunction with the urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security, and strive to build the border regions of Hunan and Jiangxi into the revitalization and development of the national revolutionary area The pilot area, the model area for the coordinated development of the inter-provincial junction area, and the leading area for green development and ecological civilization construction, explore new models for the coordinated development of the central region, and explore new paths for the high-quality development of the old revolutionary areas in the country.

The "Plan" proposes to strengthen internal collaboration in the demonstration zone, expand cooperation with cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Changsha, Nanchang and other cities, improve the level of communication with cities such as Wuhan, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, and achieve "core driving, north-south connectivity, and east-west interaction ", to build a spatial layout of "one core, two areas, four clusters". By 2025, the comprehensive strength of the demonstration zone will be significantly enhanced, the protection and utilization of red culture will continue to be strengthened, the ecological protection compensation mechanism will be more complete, the interconnected comprehensive transportation network will be basically completed, the modern industrial system with complementary advantages will be basically formed, and the level of integration of basic public services will be obvious. As a result, the urbanization rate of permanent residents exceeds the average level of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, and explores to accumulate and replicate a number of new experiences in the high-quality development of old revolutionary areas. By 2035, regional cooperation and development in the border areas of Hunan and Jiangxi will achieve remarkable results. The demonstration and driving role of the revitalization and development of the old revolutionary areas in the country will be further strengthened. A new situation is developing in the old revolutionary districts with a happy life.

The "Plan" adheres to a comprehensive benchmarking against the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, combining the actual conditions in the border areas of Hunan and Jiangxi, focusing on consolidating and expanding the results of poverty alleviation, inheriting and promoting the red culture, improving the cooperation mechanism in the inter-provincial border region, and clarifying the common inheritance and promotion of the red culture , Promote the coordinated innovation and development of industries, work together to promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas, jointly build a green ecological barrier in the Yangtze River Basin, accelerate infrastructure interconnection, and jointly improve the level of public services. Six key tasks are clearly defined to deepen reforms in key areas and increase policies. Guarantee measures such as financial support and strengthening of organization and implementation. The "Plan" requires that the People's Governments of Hunan and Jiangxi Provinces implement the main responsibilities, effectively strengthen the organization and leadership of the demonstration zone construction, establish and improve the inter-provincial and intra-provincial work coordination mechanism for the demonstration zone construction, and formulate the demonstration zone red cultural tourism based on this plan , Implementation plans for key areas such as infrastructure interconnection, urban-rural integration development, ecological protection and restoration, and industrial cooperation park construction, detailed implementation of the annual key tasks of the demonstration zone construction, and formulating and promulgating supporting policies to support the construction of the demonstration zone. The relevant departments of the State Council shall actively support and guide the construction and development of the demonstration zone in accordance with the division of responsibilities, and provide support in planning, policy implementation, project layout, system innovation, and opening up to the outside world, so as to create a good environment for the construction of the demonstration zone.

The "Plan" clearly defines the establishment of a model area for the revitalization and development of old revolutionary areas, and explores to accumulate and replicate a batch of new experiences in the high-quality development of old revolutionary areas. In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to implement the requirements of the State Council, actively guide Hunan and Jiangxi provinces to implement the "Plan", carry out assessment of the progress of the implementation of the "Plan", and report major issues to the State Council in a timely manner. Editor/Xu Shengpeng