2.2 Objectives of Revitalization

    Through working arduously in the next 10 to 15 years, we are aimed at transforming Northeast China into an important growth engine featuring impressive economic strength, relatively complete institutions and systems, rational industrial structure, balanced regional growth, sound development of resource-based cities and harmonious social environment. To fully realize revitalization of this region, the area should be expanded as an internationally competitive equipment manufacturing base, a state base for new materials and energy supply, a key state base of grain commodities and agricultural and animal husbandry production, a key state base of technological development and innovation, as well as a strategic area for national ecological safety.

    During the 11th Five-Year plan period, the following objectives in economic and social development must be attained in Northeast China:

    First, sound and rapid economic growth will be maintained under the guidance of scientific outlook of development. By restructuring the economy, raising efficiency and reducing energy consumption, GDP per head in the region is expected to double that of the year 2002.

    Secondly, substantial progress in economic restructuring will be made. Proportion of tertiary industry in regional GDP and added value of non-public sector in regional GDP must be improved by a large margin. A number of internationally competitive domestic businesses with independent intellectual property rights and well-known brands will emerge with remarkable independent innovation capabilities.

    Thirdly, strong capabilities of sustainable development will be built up. Resources utilization efficiency will be considerably improved and worsening trend of ecological environment be reversed. Significant progress will be made in controlling and preventing air pollution in this region, and water pollution in areas along Liao River and Songhua River. Marine ecological environment will also be improved.

    Fourthly, social development will be vigorously advanced. We will strive to deliver better public services and promote public undertakings, such as education, healthcare and social security. The number of poverty population should be further diminished, and the capability to prevent and counter disasters be strengthened. Public security and work safety should be improved. In addition, progress will be made in building a socialist new countryside, with per capita disposable income of urban residents and per capita net income of rural residents in this region growing faster than national average, and registered urban unemployment ratio being kept at below 5 percent.

    Fifth, marked breakthroughs in reform and opening-up will be achieved. The system of socialist market economy should be improved with innovation in institutions and systems and SOE reforms be completed basically. Besides, an opening-up framework with coastal and border regions, and major cities in the Northeast as key sites will be formed. Foreign trade must be expanded further, with overseas investment being used better.

Column 1    Major Planning Indicators of Northeast China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period
Types	Indicators	2005	2010	Annual Growth Rate (%)	Classification
Economic Growth	Per capita GDP (Yuan)	15318	21889	7.4	Anticipatory
	Comprehensive Grain Production Capacity (Ten thousand tons)	8614	9450	1.9	Anticipatory
Economic Structure	Ratio of Tertiary Industry to Regional GDP (%)	38	41	[3]	Anticipatory
	Ratio of Valued-added of Non-public Sector to Regional GDP (%)	36	48	[12]	Anticipatory
	Ratio of R&D Expenditures to Regional GDP (%)	1.3	2	[0.7]	Anticipatory
	Urbanization Level (%)	52	55	[3]	Anticipatory
Resources and Environment	Reduction of Energy Consumption Per Unit of Regional GDP (%)			[20]	Obligatory
	Reduction of Water Consumption Per Unit of Industrial Value-added (%)			[30]	Obligatory
	Stock of Cultivated Land (10 thousand hectare)	2548	2553	[0.2]	Obligatory
	Reduction of Major Pollutants (%)			[10]	Obligatory
	Utilization Rate of Industrial Solid Waste (%)	51.9	>60	[8.1]	Obligatory
	Forest Coverage (%)	34	38	[4]	Obligatory
Social Development	Registered Urban Unemployment Ratio (%)	4.2	<5	[0.8]	Anticipatory
	Population Covered by  Basic Pension System in Urban Areas  (%)	2550	3270	5.1	Obligatory
	Coverage of New Rural Cooperative Medical System (%)		>80		Obligatory
	Average Schooling Years (Year)	9	10	[1.0]	Anticipatory

    Note: data in parenthesis is the sum number in five years

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