STATE REGULATION OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN AND WESTERN MACROREGIONS)
V.E. Seliverstov
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: spatial development of China, macroregions of the PRC, cross-border interactions, spatial connectivity, strategic planning, Strategy for the Revival of the Old Industrial Base of the North-East of the PRC, Development Strategy for the Western Zone of the PRC
Abstract
In the politics and economics of Russia and China, the factor of space is being re-evaluated: instead of being a “burden " requiring enormous costs to overcome in vast territories, it is becoming a key strategic resource for these countries. This is not happening automatically, but as a result of targeted state policy (spatial, structural, investment, infrastructure). The aim of this article is to identify the characteristics of state regulation of spatial development in the PRC, as well as to assess the possibilities of using Chinese experience in Russia. This experience involves a real transition from economic and commercial goals to a focus on increasing social value, based on people and their environment. China’s modernisation is based on achieving scientific and technological leadership and the harmonious development of its provinces and autonomous regions, as well as reducing disparities in the development of cities and villages. This confirms the author’s earlier hypothesis that China, through its strategic goals and practical actions, is implementing the development model that Russia and its most important macro-region, Siberia, should adopt. This article is the first part of a two-part series devoted to this issue. It explores the specifics of strategic planning in China and examines issues of state regulation in the country’s problematic macroregions - the Northeast and West. The second article, to be published in the next issue of the journal, will examine one of China’s model regions for spatial development (the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) and formulate the “secrets to the success ” of China’s spatial development, against the backdrop of Russia’s untapped potential.
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