Gross domestic product (2020):
Shanghai 387 billion, Beijing 36 102 billion, Shenzhen 276.7 billion, Guangzhou 2501900 million;
Foshan1081600 million, Dongguan 965 billion.
Public budget revenue (20 19):
Shanghai 7 165 billion, Beijing 581700 million, Shenzhen 377.3 billion, Guangzhou169.7 billion;
Foshan 73 1 100 million, Dongguan 67.3 billion.
Number of 3A hospitals:
Beijing 78, Shanghai 66, Guangzhou 62, Shenzhen19;
6 in Foshan and 2 in Dongguan.
Number of listed companies:
Beijing 383, Shanghai 343, Shenzhen 339, Guangzhou118;
Foshan 39, Dongguan 4 1.
Number of universities:
Beijing 92, Guangzhou 82, Shanghai 64, Shenzhen13;
6 in Foshan and 7 in Dongguan.
After reading these simple and intuitive data, you will find that the gap between Foshan Dongguan and the first line is not a star and a half, but very, very large. The first line means that most areas are in a leading position in the country, while Dongguan Foshan has only a strong grassroots economy and a high index of people's wealth, and almost no other regions have advantages except the economy. As far as science, education, culture and health are concerned, Foshan in Dongguan can't even be a third-tier provincial capital, let alone a first-tier one. The first line can't be rich, but the rich and powerful cities such as Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Wuhan are still waiting for the new line honestly.
To put it bluntly, Foshan in Dongguan is a nouveau riche, and first-tier cities are famous entrepreneurs. There is no comparability between them.
As for the distance from the front line in the future, it is getting farther and farther. After all, the positioning is different. If Dongguan and Foshan are adjacent, there may still be hope of merger, but the two cities are separated by Guangzhou and are doomed to be unable to merge into one. Due to the large gap in the base of economic scale, the data gap will become larger and larger in the future. After all, 3 trillion growth of 5% is equivalent to 1 trillion growth 15%. It is difficult to narrow the gap, let alone catch up.
It is almost impossible, because it is difficult for Guangdong Province to support two first-tier cities. As we all know, there are four first-tier cities in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, of which Guangdong accounts for two.
What roles do Guangzhou and Shenzhen play in Guangdong Province? Take the well-known GDP, accounting for half of the province. Coupled with the unbalanced economic development of Guangdong itself, the total economic output of the Pearl River Delta accounts for about 80% of the province. If two first-tier cities are cultivated, will the eastern, western and northern regions of Guangdong develop?
First-tier cities are the top cities in China. Even strong cities such as Chongqing, Suzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Nanjing can't meet the requirements of first-tier cities. These cities are all loved by everyone, and they need policies, funds and technology, and they still meet the requirements of first-tier cities. To put it bluntly, Guangdong has no ability to cultivate Foshan and Dongguan into first-tier cities.
According to the ranking of urban commercial charm in 2020 released by CBN, both Dongguan and Foshan were rated as new first-tier cities. It can be said that this is the limit of Guangdong, two first-tier cities, two new first-tier cities, and only one in the country. What do you think of this?
Of course not. For two reasons, the scale of GDP is incomparable and the comprehensive strength is incomparable.
At present, among the first-tier cities, Guangzhou has the smallest economic scale, which is 2501900 million in 2020, while Foshan and Dongguan are1081600 million and 965 billion respectively. These two cities add up to only 2,046.6 billion, which is still a Huizhou away from Guangzhou. Compared with Shanghai, there is still a gap in Chengdu. Three Dongguan is equivalent to the economic volume of one Shenzhen. Since there is such a huge gap with the front line, how can it be at the same level?
The comprehensive strength is even more disparity, because both Foshan and Dongguan are developed from the workshop-style factory economy, and they are not positioned as big cities. Therefore, compared with first-tier cities, infrastructure is not comparable to that of an ordinary provincial capital city. For example, in Taiyuan, the weakest provincial capital city in central China, the number of universities in Dongguan and Foshan is less than half that of Taiyuan, and the number of top three hospitals is less than half that of Taiyuan. How can it compare with Beishangguang?
Education and medical care are still at the level of third-tier cities, and the economic scale multiplied by 2 can't catch up with the first line. This gap can be described as very huge. Moreover, this gap is still widening, because the annual GDP growth of first-tier cities is hundreds of billions, while that of Foshan and Dongguan is only tens of billions. Therefore, it is possible for a city with a rich population like Guanfo to play its role. Do you still remember the first line of a comprehensive strong city like Hangzhou and Nanjing?
Why is Guangzhou's public budget revenue so small?