CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The reporter learned from the Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission that Sichuan and Chongqing have always taken major projects as a leverage to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, solidly promoting the construction of 248 major projects jointly conducted by Sichuan and Chongqing. As of the end of March, a total of 778.02 billion yuan has been invested and 225 projects under construction have been completed. In the first quarter, 81.53 billion yuan in total has been invested, accounting for 24% of the planned annual investment. Among the 39 new projects planned to start this year, 16 of them have started, making a good beginning.

Investment in modern infrastructure projects has played a significant role in supporting investment, with 47.92 billion yuan in total invested in the first quarter, accounting for 21.7% of the planned annual investment. The construction of the rail train line from the downtown areas of Chongqing to Yongchuan and Xiangyang Reservoir has started, the control tower (air traffic control building) and the office complex, the terminal’s expansion projects of Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport have been put into use, the Phase III terminal of and its supporting projects of Nanchong Gaoping Airport have been completed for 50%, and the main piers’ pile foundation of the Jialing River Bridge of Chengdu-Dazhou-Wanzhou High-speed Railway has been poured.

The construction of modern industrial projects has been accelerated, with 22.14 billion yuan in total invested in the first quarter, accounting for 27.5% of the planned annual investment. The 1-10 lines of the Changshou high-performance lithium-ion battery microporous diaphragm project have all been put into operation, and the main bodies of the projects of the State Grid Information & Telecommunication Cloud Network Industry Base Phase I, CEC Optics Valley Technology City Phase I, and the Biology Comprehensive Evaluation Building of the Kelun Biopharmaceutical Industry Base have been completed.

Projects related to scientific and technological innovation and cultural tourism have been accelerated, with 6.79 billion yuan in total invested in the first quarter, accounting for 28.9% of the planned annual investment. 34% of the investment in 10 science and technology infrastructure projects has been made, and the innovation workshop project in the collaborative innovation zone has been completed. The construction of projects such as the Sichuan-Chongqing Gaozhu New District Science and Technology Innovation Base, the National Sichuan-Tibet Railway Technology Innovation Center, and the Long March National Cultural Park (Sichuan-Chongqing section) has been accelerated.

Projects related to ecological and environmental protection, opening-up, and public service have been orderly promoted, with 4.69 billion yuan in total invested in the first quarter, accounting for 30.1% of the planned annual investment. A gross weight of 746 tons of goods carried by 231 freights in total have been delivered through the Chengdu-Chongqing cross-border highway transportation platform. The main body of the first batch of projects of the National Southwest Regional Emergency Rescue Center has been completed, and the main construction of the Chongqing Jinfenghuang High-end Talent Community project has been basically completed.

The relevant person in charge of Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission stated that in the next step, Sichuan and Chongqing will continue to work together with relevant parties to seize the policy window period, make good use of various support policies such as the central budget, special bonds, and policy-based development financial tools, and seize the favorable time for project construction in the second quarter, so as to start the construction of mature projects as soon as possible, promote the construction of ongoing projects, and achieve production and efficiency for completed as soon as possible, in order to lay a solid foundation for promoting investment and maintaining steady growth throughout the year. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)