所谓经济龙头,顾名思义,就是在经济发展过程中要走在前面,能够主导区域经济发展方向,要有类似火车头的带动作用。上海是长三角的龙头,深圳是珠三角的龙头。能不能成为区域经济的龙头,不是人为的眷顾,不是行政命令的结果,而是市场的选择。上海最早作为长三角龙头,周边大城市也并不认可,但是上海的辐射带动作用是明明白白摆在那里,不去主动接轨就会失去发展机遇,城市经济就会被边缘化和空心化,这是市场发展的选择,是区域经济一体化的必然。是长三角乃至中国的经济发展需要选择了上海作为龙头,是珠三角乃至中国的经济发展需要选择深圳作为龙头,那么,继长三角、珠三角之后,2004年山东省成为仅次于广东的第二位的经济大省,谁来担当山东经济发展的龙头,由此带动山东经济获得更大的发展?追溯青岛龙头地位,最早提出是在20世纪九十年代初期,山东省委、省政府提出青岛要成为“对外开放”的龙头。在当时的经济环境下,还没有上升到区域经济一体化、辐射、带动周边区市的高度。十余年后的2005年5月30日至31日,省委省政府在青岛召开的突出发挥青岛龙头带动作用工作会议,再次突出青岛的龙头地位,强调青岛不仅仅是山东省对外开放的龙头,更是整个山东经济发展的龙头,正如山东省委书记张高丽指出的那样,促进青岛与各地经济发展的融合互动,推进区域经济一体化,提高全省整体竞争力,既是山东省经济社会发展的必然趋势,也是突出发挥青岛龙头带动作用的要义所在。当好龙头,对于青岛来说,无疑是机遇,更是挑战。 The so-called economic leader, as its name implies, is to go ahead in the process of economic development and to be able to lead the direction of regional economic development and have a similar lead role as a locomotive. Shanghai is the leader of the Yangtze River Delta and Shenzhen is the leader of the Pearl River Delta. Can not become the leading economic zone, not human blessing, not the result of administrative orders, but the choice of the market. Shanghai was the first to be the leader of the Yangtze River Delta and the surrounding metropolitan areas did not approve it. However, the radiation-driven role of Shanghai is clearly laid out there. Without initiative convergence, opportunities for development will be lost and urban economy will be marginalized and hollow. It is the choice of market development and the necessity of regional economic integration. It is the economic development of the Yangtze River Delta and even China that needs to choose Shanghai as the leader. It is the Pearl River Delta and even China’s economic development needs to choose Shenzhen as the leader, then, following the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Shandong Province in 2004 became second only to Guangdong Two big economic provinces, who play the leading role in Shandong’s economic development, which led to greater economic development in Shandong? Tracing the leading position in Qingdao, was first proposed in the early nineties of the 20th century, Shandong provincial government put forward Qingdao should become the leader of “opening up”. In the current economic environment, it has not yet risen to the level of regional economic integration and radiation and the surrounding areas and cities. More than a decade later, from May 30 to May 31, 2005, the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government held a working conference in Qingdao to give prominence to leading role in Qingdao. Once again, it highlighted Qingdao’s leading position and stressed that Qingdao is not only the leader in opening to the outside world in Shandong Province Is the leading economic development in Shandong. As pointed out by Zhang Gaoli, secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, promoting the integration and interaction of economy in Qingdao and other parts of the country, promoting regional economic integration and improving the province’s overall competitiveness are both the economic and social development of Shandong Province The inevitable trend, but also to highlight the leading role of Qingdao leading role lies. Being a good leader, for Qingdao, is undoubtedly an opportunity, but also a challenge.