| In the development of the new era, Nantong should capitalize d on the unique advantages of sitting on the estuary of Yangtze River to promote the combined economic development along the riverbank and seacoast, realizing the transition from the era of river to the era of river and ocean. The strategic orientation of Nantong City is as follows:
！！ Become an important base for basic industries as well as processing and manufacturing industry in the north of Shanghai Economic Circle
Relying on the tremendous resources, strong industrial flexibility and the status as one of China's key ports, take the initiative to absorb foreign capital and industrial migration.
！！ Become an important affiliated city of the Shanghai cosmopolitan circle.
By optimizing the industrial structure and the layout of urban and rural areas, construct a riverside township area around the central urban district with a population of one million, so as to further enhance the position and role of Nantong City in the Yangtze Delta, making it the ＾ North Shanghai ￣ at the Yangtze estuary.
！！ Become a comprehensive transportation hub and regional trade logistics base
Through the construction of such projects as the cross-river channel tunnel , major state key port, and feeder port for container shipping, gradually free the city from regional restrictions resulted in by being located on the outskirts of the transportation system, making it the regional trade logistics center north of the Shanghai port group. |
