Why Suzhou's economy is so strong

"The Yangtze River Delta location advantage, the excellent business environment, the friendly relationship between government and business, the export-oriented economy, and the manufacturing industry are the reasons for Suzhou's economic strength. Suzhou is not a strong government-led development model, nor is it a laissez-faire market-led development model, but rather an organic combination of "government-led and market-oriented" model. At the same time, the government has been strategically forward-thinking in industrial investment and transformation and upgrading, and has built a number of national development zones as engines, vigorously attracting high-level talent to gather, which helps Suzhou to stand out from hundreds of other prefecture-level cities in the region. This has helped Suzhou stand out and become a leader among hundreds of prefecture-level cities. Geographically, Suzhou is the closest city to Shanghai and receives the strongest radiation from Shanghai. It is the first city in China to propose and implement the principle of "planning before construction, no development without planning; planning is law, implementation to the end" in the construction of industrial parks. Suzhou has a history of nearly 2,500 years, the geographical location is unique, located in the southeast of the Yangtze River Delta, the west embraces the Taihu Lake, the north is based on the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, the river and port are densely spread, well-connected; natural conditions are superior, the climate is mild, the land is fertile, the agriculture is developed, the produce is abundant, enjoying the "paradise on the top, the bottom of the Suzhou-Hangzhou", "The world's breadbasket" and so on.