Chongqing- The work report of Chongqing Municipal Government was officially released on January 17, 2022, and featured numerous highlights such as practical measures aimed at maintaining growth, promoting development, accelerating construction of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle, the continued expansion of high-level opening-up, and improvements to the livelihoods of people.

The year 2022 is key to the 14th Five Year Plan, as the Chongqing Municipal Government continues to promote work vital to ensure stable economic operations and safeguard the social environment for national peace and public security.

The main objectives of economic and social development are envisioned for 2022 as follows;

While ensuring stable economic operations, the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle will continue in tandem with coordinated development of the ‘one zone and two clusters,’ while an optimized layout for regional economic development will proceed onwards.

Specifically, the preparation of major plans will be promoted through cooperation with national ministries and commissions over the questions of land space, environmental protection, a Bashu cultural tourism corridor for the economic circle, coordination with Sichuan to complete plans for water security, and construction of a new destination for international consumption.

The expansion of high-level opening-up will continue for enhanced integration into the domestic and international dual cycles. As a key hub in this dual cycle, Chongqing should integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative and Yangtze River economic belt in order to accelerate construction into an open inland highland.

• Southbound: The number of rail-sea intermodal trains between Chongqing and Qinzhou port should be increased, international railway services from Chongqing to Vietnam and Laos should be stabilized along with greater advantage taken of cross border highways, while the construction of hubs and distribution nodes both domestically and abroad should be accelerated.
• Westbound: The expansion and qualitative improvement of China-Europe Railway Express trains should be promoted, while the line network should be expanded to build a stable operations system with fixed points, lines, times, and prices to improve the supply of high-quality goods on the return journey.
• Eastbound: The smart Yangtze River logistics project should achieve greater depth in operations, direct express trains from Chongqing to Shanghai and Ningbo should be increased, intermodal transport on trunk and branch routes should be developed, while the use of river-sea direct container ships should be promoted.
• Northbound: The organization and gathering of goods sources along the Chongqing Manchuria train line should be strengthened, structures available for transporting goods optimized, and the opening of more public train routes for cargo promoted.
• Aviation: All cargo routes from Chongqing to Asia, Europe, and the United States will become more frequent as Sichuan Airlines Logistics and China Southern Cargo Airlines set up base companies. Approval will be sought for the Wanzhou Airport cargo port, while construction of an airport economic demonstration zone will be accelerated.

In addition, the Government Work Report promotes urban upgrades and improved functions to improve the livelihoods of people in 2022 effectively. In the action plan for urban renewal, public spaces will be further optimized, the ‘Two Rivers and Four Banks’ landscape will see continued development, and projects such as the Ciqikou riverside area and Huaxi River Wetland Park will be completed.

 

Long-term management and regulation mechanisms to stabilize land and housing prices will be fully implemented in terms of real estate regulation. The long-term rental housing market will be developed, and the construction of affordable housing will be promoted to solve housing difficulties encountered by new citizens, young people, and other groups.