County level economy is the basic unit of national economic development. At the recent local two sessions, "county level economy" became a hot topic. Around counties with different resource endowments and distinctive industrial development, various regions are actively laying out their strategies. Focusing on cultivating new growth points in characteristic industries, Heilongjiang proposes to focus on breakthrough years in county-level economic development and create advantageous and characteristic leading industries tailored to local conditions; Hubei proposed to deepen the implementation of the Strong County Project and cultivate rooted leading industries according to local conditions... Reporters found that at the local two sessions, many places proposed plans and requirements to support the development of county-level characteristics or leading industries. Chengkou County in Chongqing, located in the hinterland of Daba Mountain, has been using high-altitude ecological pork as raw material to produce Chengkou aged cured meat for thousands of years, which is the calling card of the local agricultural industry. Zhang Jijun, a representative of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress and Secretary of the Chengkou County Party Committee, stated that this year's work report of the Chongqing Municipal Government proposes to implement the action of cultivating ecological characteristic industries worth billions of yuan and promoting the income growth and prosperity of millions of farmers. Chengkou should develop mountainous characteristic industries according to local conditions, promote the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of industries such as cured meat, and aim to achieve a production capacity of 15000 tons of cured meat and a total industry chain output value of 3.5 billion yuan by 2025. The Yuanjiang River in Hunan Province is located in the core area of the Dongting Lake water system, where ships of ten thousand tons can access the river and sea, providing a natural advantage for the development of the shipbuilding industry. In 2024, the shipbuilding industry in Yuanjiang will achieve a total output value of 12.5 billion yuan, accounting for over 80% of the total in Hunan Province. Focusing on the development of county-level economy, Luo Bisheng, a representative of the People's Congress of Hunan Province and the mayor of Yuanjiang City, stated that compared with cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there is still a gap in the scale, greening, and technological development of the shipbuilding industry in Yuanjiang. Efforts should be made to seize policy opportunities, effectively strengthen and supplement the supply chain, and expand the scale of county-level economy and cultivate green development strength through the actions of "industry doubling" and "industry shaping". The work report of the Sichuan Provincial Government proposes to support counties with conditions to focus their efforts on leading industries. Recently, the Southwest Base of Fen'an New High end Aluminum Alloy Profile located in Lezhi County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, is intensively preparing for production. After full production, this place can produce about 200000 tons of new high-end aluminum profiles annually, with an output value of about 4.5 billion yuan. Kang Wenzhi, a member of the Sichuan Provincial Political Consultative Conference and deputy county chief of Lezhi County, said that as an important node city connecting the Chengdu Chongqing industrial corridor, Lezhi relies on its own geographical advantages, takes Fen'an Aluminum Industry as the "chain master", adheres to the principle of "emphasizing both the chain and the group, and strengthening the group with the chain", and creates a distinctive aluminum industry highland in central Chengdu Chongqing. Promoting cluster development and promoting regional collaboration. During interviews at local two sessions, it was learned that accelerating the development of industrial clusters and promoting regional integration are the driving points for various regions to layout county-level economies. Shaanxi proposes to implement the county-level characteristic economic reform action, promote the upgrading of county-level parks, and cultivate two new industrial parks with an output value exceeding 10 billion yuan; Guangdong has proposed to promote the promulgation of regulations for the revitalization of county-level economies, to expand and strengthen county-level characteristic economies and pillar industries, and to promote the development of industrial chains and clusters... In Yunfu City in central and western Guangdong, the layout of industrial cluster development is accelerating: Luoding City relies on Micro Rong Electronics, the first "unicorn" enterprise in eastern, western and northern Guangdong, to attract electronic information enterprises to gather; Xinxing County actively introduces "chain level" enterprise projects such as Fenglu Aluminum Industry, forming an industrial agglomeration effect... Lu Rongchun, a representative of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and Secretary of the Yunfu Municipal Party Committee, stated that it will adhere to the "cluster" development of county-level industries and the "matrix style" promotion of project attraction, cultivate and develop the "three billion yuan industrial clusters" of metal intelligent manufacturing, green building materials, and modern agriculture, open up a new track of "East Rongwan District, West RCEP", and actively undertake the orderly transfer of industries in the Pearl River Delta. The electrical cluster in Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province is a traditional advantageous industry and has been selected for the national advanced manufacturing cluster list. Dai Xuqiang, a representative of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress and the mayor of Yueqing City, said that this year Yueqing will accelerate the transformation of the electrical industry towards "new energy, new generation, Internet of Things, and global connectivity", striving to break through 50 national specialized, refined, new "little giants" enterprises, 420 provincial specialized, refined, new small and medium-sized enterprises, and 3450 technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises this year, and accelerate the construction of a world-class advanced electrical manufacturing cluster. The reporter learned from the two sessions in multiple regions that the vast county-level areas are accelerating the layout of science and technology innovation maps and iterating innovation systems to cultivate new driving forces and develop new quality productive forces. Kunshan, Jiangsu, which has ranked first among the top 100 counties and cities in terms of comprehensive strength in China for 20 consecutive years, is a typical representative of county-level economy. By 2024, the gross domestic product of Kunshan region has exceeded 500 billion yuan for three consecutive years. This year's Jiangsu Provincial Government Work Report proposes to vigorously develop the county-level economy, enhance the urbanization level of potential counties, and support the characteristic development of small towns. Chen Liyan, a representative of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and Secretary of the Kunshan Municipal Party Committee, stated that Kunshan will focus on promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces according to local conditions; Deeply cultivate 15 key industrial chains, seize new opportunities in industries, and proactively layout future industries such as embodied intelligence, future displays, and biomanufacturing, forming a first mover advantage and strengthening advanced production capacity. Striving for innovation means pursuing development, and seeking innovation means seeking the future. Sichuan Guanghan is promoting the construction of the "Western Sensor Valley", laying out the future from the aspects of sensor technology research and development, scientific and technological achievement transformation, and sensor component production. The plan is to exceed 10 billion yuan in sensor related output value by 2027; Jiangxi Xinfeng has 19 listed companies in the electronic information industry alone. The next step is to make efforts in cutting-edge fields such as 5G communication, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence... Climbing towards the "new" direction, the development of the county is gathering new momentum for high-quality development. (New Society)