Abstract:

The system of “mountain-sea cooperation” began in Fujian Province, was further developed in Zhejiang Province, and was then expanded throughout the whole country. It is also part of China's long-term historical practice of rebalancing regional economic and social development. There are three stages in the development of “mountain-sea cooperation”: local policy exploration, regional overall implementation, and national institutionalization. These have the characteristics of focalization, systematicness, and integrity, respectively. Although China's “mountain-sea cooperation” system is different from the western intergovernmental cooperation, it includes a mechanism arrangement of goal-embedding, content-symbiosis, and multi role collaboration that is the foundation for intergovernmental integration with Chinese characteristics. The system of “mountain-sea cooperation” eliminates the “Matthew effect” of regional development under the market mechanism and delivers resilience and vitality. In the future, the system of “mountain-sea cooperation” needs further innovation based on the actual situation in the nation’s regions, pay more attention to the changes in the connotation of “mountain-sea” and the new needs of the digital age, and deepen theoretical research.

Key words: mountain-sea cooperation, regional coordinated development, common prosperity, intergovernmental relations