NDRC: Deepening the strategies of large-scale development in the western regions and the rise of the central regions.

On January 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the implementation of the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and promote the good start of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan". Wang Changlin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the development potential of the central and western regions is very significant, and they are important forces in supporting the stable and positive development of the Chinese economy now and in the future. In terms of ensuring security, the central and western regions play a crucial role in consolidating national strategic security and maintaining national food security, ecological security, energy and resource security, as well as the security of industrial and supply chains. In terms of promoting openness, especially the western regions, are transitioning from being on the periphery of opening up to the forefront. In terms of promoting coordination, the central and western regions are accelerating the improvement of the shortage of basic public service infrastructure, steadily raising people's living standards. Next, the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to work together with relevant departments and provinces in the central and western regions to further deepen the strategies of large-scale development in the west and the rise of the central regions, and further transform potential advantages.