Northeast China regains its glory and starts again

The historic decision of navigation and orientation

The first automobile, the first jet aircraft, the first 10,000-ton ship... As a vital industrial base in China, the Northeast region has given birth to countless "firsts" in the industrial history of New China, earning it the title of "the eldest son of the Republic's industry."

Since the CPC Central Committee made the major decision to implement the strategy of revitalizing old industrial bases such as those in Northeast China, the region has made significant progress in economic and social development. However, as the economy has entered a new normal, the institutional mechanisms and structural contradictions in the Northeast have become increasingly prominent, leading to a noticeable slowdown in economic growth.

Targeted measures at critical stages to tackle tough problems.

At that time, Northeast China faced a multitude of daunting challenges: slowing economic growth, sluggish industrial transformation, high factor costs, insufficient market vitality...

On the evening of [specific date], the 9th Asian Winter Games grandly opened in Harbin. In recent years, Harbin has positioned the development of the ice and snow economy as a new growth point, promoting the comprehensive development of the entire industrial chain including ice and snow sports, ice and snow culture, ice and snow equipment, and ice and snow tourism. The photo shows a performance at the opening ceremony. Captured by Yan Yan, a journalist from Xinhua News Agency.

From streamlining administration and delegating power to phasing out outdated production capacities, from reforming state-owned enterprises to innovation-driven development, various regions in Northeast China have humbled themselves to change mindsets, benchmark against the best to identify gaps, and recalibrate their course to set off anew. As a result, the economic downturn has been effectively curbed, and the door to rebirth has slowly opened.

Key milestones established the framework, paving the way for a new development landscape.

On the great journey of Chinese modernization, a region must define its role within the national strategic landscape to achieve high-quality development.

Looking back, Northeast China once achieved glory by seizing the historical opportunity of construction in the early days of New China. During the First Five-Year Plan period, about one-third of the key construction projects were located in the Northeast.

The new journey sets its sights on key priorities to foster profound transformations.

A good chess player seeks to control the board as a whole; a good strategist aims for long-term success. As the grand endeavor of Chinese modernization unfolds in Northeast China, President Xi Jinping has envisioned a broader picture and planned major steps to seize major opportunities. Achieving greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology will enable Northeast China to turn its strengths in education, science, and industry into drivers of development. Fostering a new pattern of development will further highlight the region’s strategic importance. And advancing Chinese modernization requires Northeast China to play a bigger strategic role in this regard.

On [specific date], President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, where the "Opinions on Further Promoting New Breakthroughs in the Comprehensive Revitalization of Northeast China in the New Era" were reviewed.

A historic change in pursuit of dreams

Under the cordial care of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, Northeast China is undergoing a historic transformation.

Accelerating momentum, the development trend is changing.

If we observe the economy of Northeast China over the span of years, from the "13th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan," it is evident that the region's economy has moved away from low-speed stagnation and is showing a clear upward trend.

Industry is the "ballast" of the Northeast economy. Walking into the workshop of Shenyang Blower Works Group, the production information of each production line is scrolling in real time on the large screen. "Through digital transformation, even old enterprises like ours have been rejuvenated," said the head of Shenyang Blower Works Group.

A batch of strategic emerging industries has grown from "seedlings" to "small trees." In the past year, the output value of strategic emerging industries in Jilin accounted for .% of the total industrial output above the designated size; the added value of high-tech manufacturing in Liaoning increased by .%; the Harbin aviation cluster and the Suihua-Daqing biological manufacturing cluster in Heilongjiang were promoted to national advanced manufacturing clusters; and the industrial added value in Inner Mongolia surpassed the trillion yuan mark...

In recent years, Northeast China has been persistently tackling the development of "national heavyweights." In a certain month and year, the horizontal split centrifugal compressor unit—a key piece of equipment developed and produced by Shenyang Blower Works Group for the liquid air energy storage demonstration project in Golmud, Qinghai—achieved a successful mechanical test run on the first attempt and was officially rolled off the production line. This marked a new breakthrough in China's key equipment for liquid air energy storage.