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Based on the theory of geo-economy, under the new situation of global economy, information network and China’s entry into WTO, also with the holding of APEC (in 2001) and the International Exposition in the near future, the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Delta is striding toward the spectacular international multi-polar situation and becomes one of core regions with high-speed development. Facing the ocean and world all along, leading the progressive tides of the age and scintillating the splendor of the nation, she does advance with time. Through a long period of irrigation projects construction and intensive operation of lands in previous agricultural society, the artificial wetland ecosystem with a positive cycle had ever been formed in this region. At present, environmental pollution and urban expansion resulted from post-industrialization are being rectified. The delta will be the paradigm of industrial and agricultural modernization along the sustainable development road. With the rapid development of urbanization, she has been one of the regions with the highest density population and high urbanization level. Taking the Changjiang River estuary and the Hangzhou Bay as two parts, she is continuously strengthening and adjusting her interior structure, expanding mothball space and constructing the oriental modern "logistics center" to link the whole world. The butterfly-style urban system of the Changjiang River Delta is flying, probably engendering earthshaking "butterfly effect".
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Biography: CHEN Shu-peng (1920–), male, a native of Jiangxi Province, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, specialized in cartography, remote sensing and GIS. E-mail: chensp@public.bta.net.cn
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Chen, Sp., Zhou, Ch. & Chen, Qx. Global charm of the Changjiang River Delta. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 13, 289–299 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-003-0033-4
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