BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released development plan for Han River Ecological Economic Belt to further speed up regional economic development.
As a second regional development plan right after previous one on Huai River Ecological Economic Belt, the development plan has laid out a three-step strategy for the Han River Ecological Economic Belt, reported by the Economic Information Daily.
The institutional mechanism and policy system for the integrated development of urban and rural areas would be established by 2020 along with poverty alleviation and a significant drop in main pollutants for the economic belt, according to the plan.
The economic belt is planned to enjoy improved modernization in agriculture by 2025, with tertiary industry accounting for some 50 percent of the regional GDP.
An ecological economic belt that is livable and suitable for business would form by 2035 with emerging industries giving more support to the economy. The economic belt would gain significant economic strength, scientific and technological strength along with cultural soft power by then. (Edited by Niu Huizhe, niuhuizhe@xinhua.org)
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