Notice of RetractionSpatial statistics analysis on inter-regional industrial interactions in China

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With regional economy development, regions interact each other and aren\´t independent any more. This paper aimed to reveal how the regions (provinces) effect to each other in terms of industry from spatial angle, put forwards and defined four modes of inter-regional industrial interactions based on basic regional agglomeration and radiation theory, and explored quantitative measurements combining the spatial statistics methods of Morgan\´s I and G statistics, as well as geography information system (GIS) techniques. Then take China\´s 8 economic regions and 31 provinces in 1992-1999 and 2000-2007 as a case for empirical study, diagnosed the rules of evolution of interactions among industries in different regions following "Independent Irrelevance → Antagonistic Cluster → Core-periphery → Coupling Cluster", testified there was spiral evolution form in China\´s coastal areas. Exploring the spatial industries interaction depth and breadth are expanding in China. Simultaneously, this expanding followed the rule: from near to far in geography, from homogeneity to heterogeneity in culture. This study is important not only to complement the new spatial regional economic theories, but also providing useful finding combined with space, economy and statistics for regional practice in China.