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.  

浦東開發開放

在鄧小平的關懷和推動下，1990年4月18日，國務院正式宣布開發開放浦東，隨后，上海市委、市政府按照中央的戰略部署，制定了“開發浦東、振興上海、服務全國、面向世界”的開發方針，浦東開始成為享譽國際的中國“改革樣本”。1991年年初，鄧小平囑咐時任上海市委書記、市長朱镕基等，“抓緊浦東開發，不要動搖，一直到建成”。2005年，國務院正式批準浦東成為國家綜合配套改革試點，標志著浦東改革開放進入了新階段。2009年4月，國務院批復同意將原南匯區行政區域劃入浦東新區。

新浦東面積1210平方公里，占全市1/5左右，常住人口412萬，經濟總量占全市1/4以上。2010年上海世博會期間，5.28平方公里的場館區有3/4位于浦東。

黨的十八大以來，浦東開發開放取得了新成就，實現了跨越式發展，是中國改革開放和社會主義現代化建設的展示窗口和生動縮影。浦東開發開放作為國家戰略，整體功能不斷得到顯著提升，不僅是上海建設國際金融中心、國際航運中心的著力點，還匯集了先進制造業、臨港工業、高新技術產業、生產性服務業等現代產業。當前，在建設上海自貿區和科創中心的戰略驅動下，圍繞著創新與轉型，浦東正展開新一輪的改革發展。