Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 3 | Regional integration

长江经济带:第3集 | 区域一体化

Round Table China

2026-01-16

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This is the story of a river that shapes a nation. In the final episode of our series, we trace a decade of evolution along the Yangtze, where regions producing half of China's GDP have rewritten their growth model. They have shifted from a focus on scale to a new paradigm of smart, coordinated integration, a transformation that now offers the world a distinct blueprint for building a sustainable future. On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Fei Fei
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • You're listening to Round Table.

  • I'm Niu Honglin, joined by Steve and Fei Fei.

  • Coming up soon, the third episode of our mini-series,

  • looking back at the 10-year-long development path of Yangtze River.

  • Do you know that nearly half of China's GDP now comes from regions along the Yangtze River?

  • This is no longer just a story of size, it's a story of structure.

  • Over the past decade,

  • growth along the river has shifted from fragmented expansion to coordinated,

  • innovation-led integration.

  • When the world debates how to balance efficiency, resilience, and sustainability,

  • let's see if the Yangtze River economic belt can offer a distinct answer.

  • But now.

  • From integrated circuits in the Yangtze River Delta to quantum laboratories in Hefei and humanoid robotics in Chengdu,

  • animation along the Yangtze River area is never isolated.

  • It is very much networked.

  • Cities are sharing platforms, pulling research, infrastructure,

  • and shortening the distance between discovery and deployment.

  • Is that the secret behind the original development of the Yangtze River Delta area?

  • find out today.