CHANGSHA, March 21 – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for solid efforts to further energize the central region at a higher starting point.
Xi made the remarks while chairing a symposium on further energizing the central region in the new era.
In his speech, Xi highlighted the central region’s pivotal role as the country’s important grain production base, energy and raw material base, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industry base, and comprehensive transportation hub.
Xi called for synergy in promoting high-quality development and writing new chapters of energizing the central region in the process of advancing Chinese modernization.
Since the previous symposium on energizing the central region was held five years ago, the region’s development has reached a higher level, Xi said.
Xi also noted that further energizing the central region still faces many difficulties and challenges that require practical research to solve them.
More efforts should be made to push forward industrial innovation led by scientific and technological innovation, and actively cultivate new quality productive forces, he said.
Xi called for forward-looking plans for future industries and a faster pace in modernizing the industrial system underpinned by advanced manufacturing.
The campaign to energize the central region should be better linked with the nation’s other major development strategies to help the region better integrate into and support the country’s new development pattern, he said.
