Guiyang, Guian accelerate construction of provincial capital

Guiyang and Guian New Area have seized the opportunity to promote the high-quality development of the two regions in an orderly manner and made new progress in the first half of this year.

In the first half of this year, the GDP of Guiyang and Guian was 224.1 billion yuan ($33.18 billion), exceeding the half-year target of 14.1 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 4.6 percent, ranking fourth in Southwest China's Guizhou province. Their fixed asset investment was 143.7 billion yuan, fulfilling their half-year target with a growth rate of 11 percent, ranking third in the province.

In the past few months, Guiyang and Guian improved the quality and efficiency of services, deepened cooperation between central and local governments, and supported high-quality development with high-quality projects.

For optimizing and improving the service mechanism for central enterprises, Guiyang and Guian clarified the investment promotion responsibilities of five overseas offices, including the Beijing Office, the Guangguan Office, and the Shanghai Office.

Major projects of central enterprises, such as Xinxing Cathay International Group's headquarters in Southwest China and Sinopharm Group's Western Medical Industrial Park, have been launched. Major projects of central enterprises currently under discussion, such as the headquarters and the manufacturing base of AVIC Heavy Machinery Co have completed preparations and are about to start construction. These will inject strong momentum into the high-quality development of the two regions.

Moving forward, Guiyang and Guian will focus on strengthening the provincial capital and making efforts to promote progress in various areas.