According to data released by the Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025 reached 785.106 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.2% calculated at constant prices.

Simultaneously, economic figures from various counties (cities, districts) of Jiaxing were successively disclosed—Xiuzhou District (administrative caliber) achieved a GDP of 100.478 billion yuan, a rise of 4.8% year-on-year; Jiashan County's GDP saw a comparable growth of 5.8%, with its total volume surpassing the hundred-billion-yuan threshold for the first time. Consequently, six out of the seven counties (cities, districts) in Jiaxing have now entered the "Hundred-Billion Club."

This milestone signifies more than just numerical advancement; it profoundly attests to the enhanced economic scale and resilience of the region.

The grand blueprint of Jiaxing's "16th Five-Year Plan" is set with the ambition of achieving a "city-wide trillion-yuan leap and full county-level hundred-billion-yuan coverage," striving vigorously toward the goal of becoming a crucial central city within the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.

Focusing on its hundred-billion-yuan map, Jiaxing is building strong momentum.

From Haining's pioneering breakthrough in 2019 to the recent joint advancement of Xiuzhou and Jiashan, Jiaxing's "hundred-billion-yuan cohort" is rapidly expanding, sketching a clear upward trajectory of high-quality development at the county level and providing a vivid case study on how local economies implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and cultivate new quality productive forces.

The expansion's driving forces: a dual emphasis on industrial upgrading and innovation.

Reaching the hundred-billion-yuan mark is an indicator of economic scale and a touchstone for development quality.

Reviewing the paths taken by Jiaxing's counties (cities, districts) to reach this level, from the birth of the first "hundred-billion county" to the current inclusion of six, the core driving force remains consistent: promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, developing new quality productive forces based on local conditions, and solidifying the foundation of a modern industrial system.

This approach highly aligns with the directive from the Central Economic Work Conference to "persist in innovation-driven development and intensify efforts to cultivate and strengthen new growth drivers." In Jiaxing, this is not an abstract concept but is concretely manifested in the dynamic practices of each county (city, district).

Xiuzhou's advancement stems from its steadfast commitment to the "Strong Industrial District" strategy. Through the coordinated development of manufacturing enhancement, service sector empowerment, and agricultural transformation, Xiuzhou has established a new, integrated, and interconnected pattern. Key metrics, such as the increase in the proportion of R&D investment in industries above designated size, the growth rate of manufacturing investment, and the rate of new market entities, all rank first in the city, clearly illustrating the logic of driving intensive growth through effective investment and innovation input.

Jiashan's breakthrough benefits from its pioneering role as the nation's sole county-level demonstration site for high-quality development. Leveraging high-level platforms like the Zhejiang University Smart Oasis, it has strengthened the role of enterprises as the main actors in innovation, opening channels for the linkage between "science-industry-talent." Its Science and Technology Innovation Index has climbed to third place province-wide and maintains the top spot among counties (cities), earning it the "Tiangong Ding" award for Zhejiang Manufacturing for three consecutive years, and making it one of the first counties (cities, districts) to be honored with the "Golden Ding" award. This exemplifies how the "key variable" of innovation can generate the "maximum increment" for high-quality development.

Furthermore, Jiaxing's "hundred-billion-yuan map" displays distinct cluster characteristics. From Haining's leather, Pinghu's opto-mechatronics, and Tongxiang-Xiuzhou's knitwear, to Jiashan's electronic information, these specialized industrial clusters, evolved and upgraded from traditional "block economies," serve as the "ballast stones" of the regional economy.

In recent years, Jiaxing has focused on iteratively upgrading its "135N" industrial clusters, promoting the renewal of traditional industries, the expansion of emerging industries, and the cultivation of future industries. This is a concrete measure to consolidate the leading position of traditional advantageous industries while creating new competitive advantages.

With the new year begins a new phase; the members of Jiaxing's "Hundred-Billion County Club" are racing ahead, like a multitude of ships setting sail.

The final sprint toward full coverage: leveraging strengths, potential, and overcoming hurdles.

Currently, Jiaxing is just one step away from its goal of "full county-level hundred-billion-yuan coverage." The final sprint focuses on Haiyan County, which has explicitly stated its aim to achieve the "hundred-billion-yuan leap" during the "16th Five-Year Plan" period.

Haiyan has solid foundations for this冲刺. In 2025, its per capita GDP surpassed 22,000 US dollars. In the 2025 selection of exemplary cases for "Major Industrial Cities and Counties Shouldering Key Responsibilities," Haiyan County was recognized as a major industrial county (city, district) in the "Courageously Shouldering Key Responsibilities" category.

Entities that "courageously shoulder key responsibilities" typically maintain high growth rates in the value-added of industries above designated size. Haiyan has built a "full life-cycle" service chain to drive the simultaneous growth in both the scale and quality of its industrial economy. Focusing on nurturing and strengthening enterprises, it established the "Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Isotope Preparation and Application Technology" and the Zhejiang Isotope Innovation Consortium. It has now cultivated 2 national-level single champion enterprises, 29 national-level "Little Giant" specialized and sophisticated SMEs, 15 provincial-level "Hidden Champion" enterprises, and 11 listed companies. The number of "Hidden Champions" ranks third in the province and first in the city for ten consecutive years.

However, the path to the finish line is not without challenges. Externally, it is surrounded by strong neighbors in the Yangtze River Delta, leading to intense regional competition. Internally, issues such as scientific and technological innovation and the transformation of traditional industries still require攻坚 efforts.

Jiaxing's strategy for breaking through must focus on the direction outlined by the Central Economic Work Conference: continuously expanding domestic demand, optimizing supply, improving incremental gains, revitalizing existing assets, and developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions.

On the first working day of 2026, Jiaxing convened a city-wide summary meeting on the construction of the "highway-railway-waterway-air" intermodal transport hub, coupled with a work promotion meeting on "grasping projects, promoting investment, and enhancing staying power," firmly establishing a clear orientation of "judging development and heroes by projects," and going all out to secure projects, promote investment by all means, and enhance staying power through multiple measures.

Grasping projects equates to grasping development. On the track of high-quality development, securing major projects and promoting effective investment play a crucial role in driving economic growth.

The main urban area's "thermal value" is maxed out, with high-quality supporting facilities accelerating their rise in the east—the Jiaxing Science City TOD Ecological Intelligence Park project is proceeding in an orderly manner; a new landmark is rapidly taking shape in the north—the construction of the Jiahe Zhigu Industrial Park project is in full swing; a magnificent transformation of historical heritage is underway in the city center—the first phase of the South Lake Luli Future Innovation and Entrepreneurship Port comprehensive development project, specifically the second phase of the Metallurgical Plant, is progressing smoothly. Counties across the region are vigorously promoting the early commencement, early operation, and early effectiveness of various projects.

Development insights: the "Jiaxing logic" for advancing toward full regional hundred-billion-yuan status.

The continuous expansion of Jiaxing's "Hundred-Billion Club" provides an observational window into regional coordinated development, offering profound and multifaceted insights.

Highlighting industrial characteristics and cluster development is indispensable. Building on their own resource endowments and industrial foundations, promoting the upgrading of specialized industrial clusters toward higher-end, intelligent, and green development helps avoid homogeneous competition, achieves efficient resource allocation, and forms a powerful synergy for coordinated development.

Adhering to the core status of innovation is key. Treating R&D investment intensity, innovation platform construction, and enterprise cultivation as long-term strategies provides a continuous source of vitality for developing new quality productive forces based on local conditions. Only through sustained innovation can one seize the initiative in fierce market competition.

Strengthening project and infrastructure support provides a solid guarantee. Utilizing strategic major projects and a well-developed infrastructure network can break down barriers to factor mobility, enhance the level of regional integration, optimize the business environment, create favorable conditions for regional coordinated development, and propel Jiaxing forward on the path of high-quality development.

Stimulating the vitality of the county economy is an important driving force. Encouraging differentiated exploration by counties (cities, districts) under a unified strategy, and fostering a positive atmosphere of healthy competition and racing development, allows each region to leverage its own advantages, building a robust support for the city's overall economy.

The start signifies the decisive battle; the first step marks the final sprint.

As the curtain rises on the "16th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiaxing is advancing with full force toward achieving full county-level hundred-billion-yuan coverage, treating it as the final kilometer of a sprint.

The blueprint is drawn; the time for endeavor is now. The counties (cities, districts) of Jiaxing possess strengths, drive, and a favorable development trajectory.