Shaanxi’s GDP Likely to Reach RMB 3 Trillion and All Rural Poor Population Expected to Throw Off Poverty by 2020

This morning (Jan. 24), The Fourth Session of the 12th People's Congress of Shaanxi Province opened at Shaanxi Grand Hall. Provincial governor Lou Qinjian, on behalf of Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, stated in the report of the government’s work that the 13th Five Year Plan is the runoff stage of building a comprehensive well-off society. In accordance with the Provincial Committee’s proposal on making the 13th Five Year Plan, Shaanxi Provincial People's Government drew up a “13th Five Year Plan” outline, in which put forward the development goals, main tasks, and important measures in the following five years. The main development goal of the “13th Five Year Plan” is to realize economic growth exceeding national average level on basis of improving quality and efficiency. By 2020, it is prospected to realize that GDP reaches RMB three trillion, GDP per capital exceeds USD ten thousand, income of urban and rural residents surpasses national average level, all rural poor population get rid of poverty under current standard, realizes equalization of public services, people’s living standard and quality is further improved, becomes qualified for building a comprehensive well-off society, and reaches higher level in developing “Rich Shaanxi, Harmonious Shaanxi, and Beautiful Shaanxi” .

Lou Qinjian said, we will meet severe challenges in realizing this goal: large economic uncertainties and unsteadiness, especially the continuous falling of international energy price causes increasing economic downturn pressure; due to environment and resource restriction and market fluctuations, deep-seated problems in industrial structure become more manifested, and growth power insufficient is emergent; we have made great breakthrough in improving people’s income, poverty alleviation, ecological construction, and ecological construction, but there is still large gap to people’s expectation; the ability of acquainting, grasping, and leading new normal need to be further improved; there are new and great challenges in speed shifting, structural adjustment, and power conservation; in the aspect of government construction, we need to increasingly intensify honestly in performing official duties, and imminently solve the irresponsibility and nonfeasance problems meanwhile.

However, we shall see that the great opportunities for Shaanxi’s development lie in: prominent technology and talent advantages and ever-increasing transactions in standards, patents, and technologies have laid solid foundation for innovation-driven development; the country gives our province the priority to fulfill the mission to build the inland reform and opening-up new heights, and many projects are raised to national strategies, so we can gain more support from our country; accelerating modern industrial system construction will gain opportunities in the increasingly competitive market; continuous high-speed accumulating and infrastructure perfection will provide powerful support for better and faster development; continuous improvement of people's livelihood and environment has greatly protected and developed productivity; “the Belt and Road” construction has expanded development space for our province; and the great power of comprehensively deepening reform and 37 million Shaanxi people’s ambition.