Chinese vice premier Zeng Peiyan on Sunday called for greater
efforts to rejuvenate the old industrial bases in the country's
northeast.
Northeast China should make unremitting efforts to optimize the
economic structure and develop the manufacturing industry, said
Zeng, during his inspection tour of the provinces of Heilongjiang
and Liaoning
Zeng urged major manufacturers in the region to make
breakthroughs in developing and producing power plant equipment,
numerical-control machine tools, heavy-duty machines and
environmental protection facilities.
The vice premier also stressed further development of the
electronics, information, biological and pharmaceutical
industries.
Northeast China, with a vast territory, rich resources and a
solid industrial foundation, would have bright prospects by
improving the efficiency of its economic growth and boosting
economic and technical cooperation with neighboring countries, said
Zeng.
The region should also "do a good job in saving energy, reducing
green house gas emissions and protecting the environment in order
to boost overall, balanced and sustainable economic and social
development."
When inspecting the regions of the Greater and Lesser Hinggan
Mountains, Zeng said the forests, water sources and wetland should
be well protected, and restrictions should be imposed on sectors
that consumed a lot of energy and discharged a lot of
pollutants.
Water treatment facilities should be improved along the
Heilongjiang and Songhua rivers to ensure safe drinking water, said
Zeng.
(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2007)
