National Development and Reform Commission expert Gao Guoli: Shrinkable cities may face the possibility of withdrawal or integration in the future.

Recently, Gao Guoli, director of the City and Small Town Reform and Development Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that from future trends, cities will continue to experience differentiation. A small number of cities, due to problems such as a single industrial structure, are experiencing the outflow of factors. This is manifested in population outflow, idle land resources, etc. These cities can also be called "shrinking cities". Looking at the trend of urban development, cities with population outflow, capital outflow, and idle land will also face the possibility of restructuring or integration in the future. This is an international law and experience, and we must respect the law, follow the trend, and adapt to the situation. "But at present, we have not reached the stage of large-scale city mergers," he said.