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We issued and implemented plans on ecological protection, water safety, and
cultural preservation and enrichment in the Yellow River basin. The pioneering

zone for ecological conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River
basin was developed at a faster pace. Steady progress was made in advancing the
five initiatives for ecological conservation and remediation in the Yellow River
basin.
2) The strategy of coordinated regional development was thoroughly implemented.

We saw development of the western region became more coordinated. We
made steady progress in protecting and developing the regions west of the 400 mm
annual precipitation line. A series of implementation plans for supporting the
revitalization and development of the northeastern region were launched and

implemented, further consolidating the region’s role as the cornerstone of China’s
food security. We accelerated construction on major projects supporting
high-quality development in the central region. Clusters of strategic emerging
industries such as electronics and information and new energy developed at a fast
pace. The eastern region continued to play its role in leading the way in innovation

and driving the country’s development.
We provided greater support to revitalization and development efforts in
special regions. New progress was made in revitalizing old revolutionary base
areas and in transforming resource-dependent areas and old industrial cities, and

infrastructure construction and urban development was sped up in border areas.
The economies of areas with large ethnic minority populations grew steadily.
We made continued efforts in promoting coordinated land and maritime
development and comprehensive environmental governance in key sea areas so as
to accelerate the building of China into a strong maritime country.

3) The functional zoning strategy was improved.
We incorporated the functional zoning strategy and system into the overall
system for territorial space planning, giving general shape to a framework of
integrated plans for the country’s territorial space. A national territorial space plan

for 2021 through 2035 was released and implemented. The work on demarcating
spaces for agriculture, ecological conservation, and urban development and on
designating permanent basic cropland, establishing the red lines for protecting
ecosystems, and drawing boundaries for urban development was completed
nationwide. Different types of territorial space plans at different levels were

formulated in an orderly way.
4) New urbanization was advanced.
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