Sichuan achieves great development over last decade

Sichuan province has made great strides in its all-round development over the last decade, according to leading officials at a news conference on the province's achievements over the past 10 years held in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on Thursday.

Sichuan has steadily moved from an economically large province to an economically strong province, with its gross domestic product more than doubled from 2.39 trillion yuan ($352 billion) in 2012 to 5.38 trillion yuan in 2021, said Wang Xiaohui, secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Last year, the number of Sichuan's high-tech enterprises exceeded 10,000, which was 7.4 times the number in 2012. The main business income of high-tech industries reached 2.3 trillion yuan, 2.8 times the number in 2012. The contribution of science and technology to economic growth has increased significantly, Wang said.