Why didn't Binhai New Area become the second Pudong New Area?

As we know, Tianjin Binhai New Area is the second national new area in China, which was established in 1994, only four years later than Shanghai Pudong New Area. But now the GDP of Binhai New Area is hundreds of billions less than that of Pudong New Area. Why didn't Binhai New Area become the second Pudong New Area?

One view is the throughput of Tianjin Port.

In 20 19, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Port was the seventh in China, much less than that of Tangshan Port nearby, because the shoals near Tianjin Port could not dock large cargo ships at all, and the geographical conditions were not as good as Tangshan Port. There used to be a Luo Xiang Bay in Tanggu, first Baolong Square and then wanda plaza. In recent years, only empty buildings have been added.

Another view is that it was deeply influenced by the 15 Big Bang.

20 15 After the big explosion in Binhai New Area, many hazardous chemicals enterprises moved, and the industrial chain of Binhai New Area was suddenly broken. Since then, Binhai New Area has been devastated. Tianjin has always regarded Binhai New Area as the focus of development, and now it has begun to build the main city. To build a green belt between Tianjin urban area and Binhai New Area, Binhai New Area is facing difficulties in transformation.

Xinyu believes that the decline of Binhai New Area is more the general trend of North-South development.

First of all, Tianjin's geographical position is undoubtedly very superior. Tianjin Port is a port that can really radiate to the Three Norths, and to some extent, the seaport of Central Asian countries is also here. At the same time, Tianjin is almost all plain, all the railways entering the northeast pass through here, and there are talents who become the economic center of the north. Therefore, it can be said that the rise and fall of honor and disgrace in Tianjin is integrated with the north. In the first 30 years of planned economy, the north was in a leading position because of its good industrial base, and Tianjin was no exception-although it was surpassed by Beijing, its economic indicators were still far behind. Tianjin was also very confident at that time, and it can be said that it dared to compare with Beijing. For example, if Beijing wants to build a subway, Tianjin will immediately follow suit and use its own funds to build the second subway line in the country. This strong local cultural heritage still exists until the beginning of 2 1 century, which can be seen from the popularity of the Beijing-Tianjin derby.

In the past 30 years, the South has taken advantage of privatization because it tried first, while the North has become a conservative representative. In the wave of laid-off workers in the 1990s, these old industrial bases in northeast Tianjin suffered the greatest impact. If we can't achieve the goal of returning to the northern economic center without continuous support from the follow-up policy implementation, it is even more empty talk to revitalize the Northeast. With the continuous strengthening of the leading position of the southern economy, Tianjin has been completely defeated in the competition between the northern and southern cities.

The gap between North and South is not only economic, but also ideological, conceptual and executive. Imagine, in China! Suzhou, a prefecture-level city, has no policy bonus and talent advantage of educational resources. What is the basis for its development beyond most provincial capitals and even some provinces? If we can answer this question, perhaps we can understand why Binhai New Area failed to develop into the second Pudong New Area.