Why did the Party secretary and the governor visit these two cities on the same day for research?

According to a message from "Zhejiang Release", on February 25, Wang Hao, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, went to Shangyu District and Shengzhou City in Shaoxing to investigate the construction of major projects. The sites Wang Hao visited for investigation included Zhejiang Xingchuan Xingguang New Materials Co., Ltd., the Caoliu·Shisanlong Historical and Cultural Block, the Shengzhou Snack Industry Park for Common Prosperity, and the Shengzhou Yue Opera Art Heritage and Experience Base. He emphasized that it is necessary to firmly focus on the core task of building a demonstration area for common prosperity through high - quality development, concentrate on implementation, go all out to tackle key problems, and strive to achieve a stable and good start in the first quarter.

On the same day, Liu Jie, Deputy Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Zhejiang, went to the "Two - Major Projects Never Stop" projects and enterprises in Jiaxing for a special investigation on work such as expanding effective investment and deepening scientific and technological innovation. The sites Liu Jie visited for investigation included Zhejiang Jike Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., Zhenshi Holdings, and Huayou Holdings. He emphasized that it is necessary to deeply promote all - around innovation led by scientific and technological innovation, strive to create a new atmosphere in the first year of the 15th Five - Year Plan, and provide strong support for the high - quality economic and social development.

As the first investigation after the Spring Festival holiday, why did the Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the Governor choose these two cities?

From the perspective of the development of the whole province of Zhejiang, the total economic volume reached 9.45 trillion yuan in 2025 and is moving towards 10 trillion yuan. With Wenzhou officially entering the GDP "Trillion - Club", Zhejiang has formed a pattern with three trillion - level cities, namely Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Wenzhou, standing side by side.

To support Zhejiang's economic aggregate to reach a new level, more "mid - level forces" are needed. Shaoxing and Jiaxing are the most powerful candidates to join Zhejiang's "Trillion - City Club". In 2025, their GDP reached 893.2 billion yuan and 785.106 billion yuan respectively, ranking fourth and fifth in the province.

Moreover, in 2025, Shaoxing ranked second in Zhejiang with a GDP growth rate of 6.5%. Its emerging industries are gathering momentum, and the added values of the equipment manufacturing industry, strategic emerging industries, high - tech industries, and the core manufacturing industries of the digital economy increased by 13.7%, 11.7%, 11.4%, and 10.2% respectively. The government work report of Shaoxing this year has clearly stated that the GDP is to exceed one trillion yuan in 2027.

Similarly, in the suggestions for the 15th Five - Year Plan, Jiaxing has also set the goal of achieving a "trillion - yuan leap in the city and a thousand - billion - yuan coverage in the counties" in GDP by 2030 and is making every effort to become an important central city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.

From the perspective of the investigation sites, promoting scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation are common concerns, sending a clear signal that Zhejiang is leading with scientific and technological innovation and making every effort to promote high - quality development.

During the investigation, Wang Hao said that it is necessary to continuously focus on key points such as the orderly flow and sharing of talents and the collaborative innovation of industry - university - research led by enterprises, and strive to achieve more landmark achievements.

Liu Jie also said that it is necessary to further strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in innovation, continuously improve the mechanism for increasing investment in scientific and technological innovation, promote the engineering and industrialization of more innovation achievements, and strive to create a first - class innovation ecosystem.

In addition, urban renewal, cultural and tourism integration, and industries for enriching the people are also important topics of this investigation.

Previously, the "First Meeting of the New Spring" in Zhejiang emphasized that it is necessary to firmly shoulder the responsibility of a major economic province. It specifically mentioned that it is necessary to make every effort to promote the all - around success of building an innovative Zhejiang. At the same time, it is necessary to actively explore ways to lead the transformation and upgrading of consumption, and stimulate the cultural innovation and creation vitality through "culture + technology", "culture + tourism", and "culture + people's livelihood".

This high - level investigation can be regarded as a mobilization order for the first year of the 15th Five - Year Plan in Zhejiang, and also raises more expectations for the two cities of Shaoxing and Jiaxing from the outside world.

This article is from the WeChat official account "Urban Evolution Theory", author: Liu Yanmei. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.