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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) — A seminar on China’s (Sichuan Province’s) economic development and cooperation with Central Asian countries was held online late last month, the Sichuan Zaixian (Sichuan Online) news portal reported.
More than 60 representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan took part in the event, dedicated to the analysis of the experience of developing county-level economy and new-type urbanization in Sichuan Province (Southwest China).
At the seminar, Qi Yiming, spokesperson for the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and Li Jiangbo, deputy mayor of Deyang City in the province, shared their views on urbanization, innovation in economic development and cooperation between China and Central Asia with their foreign counterparts, according to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government.
According to Qi Yiming, in recent years, Sichuan Provincial Government has deeply implemented the new-type urbanization strategy, made great efforts to develop public services in a balanced manner, accelerated the construction of comfortable, sustainable and smart cities, and significantly improved the urbanization rate in the province, with the urbanization rate rising from 43.4 percent to 60 percent.
The seminar was organized in accordance with the agreement reached at the 5th meeting of the foreign ministers of China and Central Asian countries, which took place from November 30 to December 1 last year in Chengdu, the capital of this province. -0-