砥砺奋进五年，西海岸强势崛起

张文萱

作為山东惟一的国家级新区，青岛西海岸新区不仅在青岛发展大局中举足轻重，她的起势也体现着山东乃至北方区域发展的质量。

地区生产总值位列19个国家级新区前三强，全国百强区第四名；建成全球最大海洋基因库，获批首个国家深远海绿色养殖试验区；引进世界500强投资项目107个，总数达到321个，青岛自贸片区获评“中国十大最具投资价值园区”；驻区高校达20所，在校生共18.4万人；2021年，西海岸新区GDP突破4000亿大关，继续领跑青岛十区市的同时，也成为全省首个突破4000亿的区市……过去的五年，青岛西海岸新区干出了高质量发展的“新区速度”，可谓是成绩不斐。

未来五年，是青岛西海岸新区的战略机遇叠加期、动能转换关键期、深化改革攻坚期、高水平开放加速期、城市品质跃升期，发展基础之坚实前所未有、机遇之难得前所未有、舞台之广阔前所未有。

青岛西海岸新区，将开启属于自己的又一个五年新征程。

As the only national-level new area in Shandong， Qingdao West Coast New Area not only plays an important role in the overall development of Qingdao， but also reflects the development quality of Shandong and even the northern region.

The regional GDP of West Coast New Area ranks among the top three of the 19 national-level new areas and fourth among the top 100 districts in China； it has built the worlds largest marine gene bank and was approved to build the first national deep sea green aquaculture experimental zone； it has introduced 107 investment projects from Fortune Global 500， with the total reaching 321； China （Shandong） Pilot Free Trade Zone， Qingdao Area was rated as "Chinas top ten parks to invest"； there are 20 colleges and universities in the area， with a total of 184，000 students； in 2021， its regional GDP exceeded 400 billion yuan， continuing to take the lead among the ten districts and county-level cities of Qingdao and also becoming the first district or county-level city in the province to surpass 400 billion yuan... In the past five years， Qingdao West Coast New Area has realized high-quality development at amazing speed and made remarkable achievements.

For Qingdao West Coast New Area， the next five years， a period with overlapping strategic opportunities， will be crucial for replacing the old growth drivers with new ones， deepening reform， accelerating high-level opening-up and greatly improving urban quality. With a solid foundation for development， rare opportunities and unprecedentedly broad stage lie ahead.

Qingdao West Coast New Area will embark on another five-year journey of its own.