Yunyan sets ambitious goals for 14th Five-Year Plan period

Yunyan district in Guiyang, Guizhou province [Photo/WeChat account of Yunyan]

Yunyan district in Guiyang, the capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has made great achievements in the past year and during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20) and is aiming higher during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), according to local media reports.

During the past five years, the district introduced 24 domestic and foreign top 500 companies and a total of 621 industrial projects. It established 10 scientific research institutions at or above the provincial level and cultivated 186 high-tech enterprises.

Cumulative investment in people's livelihoods exceeded 20 billion yuan ($3.07 billion), and the coverage rate of urban basic endowment insurance and medical insurance reached over 98 percent.

The district also renovated 275 old communities, benefiting approximately 130,000 residents, and lifted 126,000 people out of poverty.

For the next five years, Yunyan district has set ambitious goals: the regional GDP will grow at an average annual rate of more than 9 percent, and the total GDP will reach 130 billion yuan by the end of 2025. By then, it will be the first district in Guiyang with a GDP of more than 100 billion yuan.

In addition, the fixed-asset investment will increase at an average annual rate of about 10 percent, the average annual growth of the added value of industries above designated size will be around 10 percent, and the total retail sales of consumer goods will increase at an average annual rate of about 10 percent.

To achieve these goals, Yunyan district will promote increases in urban quality and industrial quality and improve its business environment, ecological environment, and management capabilities.