Dignitaries laud revitalization strategy in Northeast China

Foreign political party leaders and diplomatic envoys have commended the country's strategy of revitalizing Northeast China amid efforts to comprehensively promote Chinese modernization, and they expressed hope that such an ambitious plan will bring about more opportunities for cooperation.

They made the remarks on Monday while participating in a thematic briefing series, called "The Stories of the Communist Party of China — Achievements of Northeast China in Practicing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", in Changchun, capital of Jilin province.

Monday's briefing, themed "Striving for New Breakthroughs in the Full Revitalization of Northeast China," was jointly hosted by the International Department of the Communist Party of China, and the Party committees of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. More than 200 leaders of political parties from over 50 countries, foreign envoys in China and foreign business representatives attended the event.

Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to China, said that the strategy of revitalizing Northeast China is committed to ensuring that no region is left behind on the path toward modernization while addressing imbalances in development and promoting comprehensive and shared growth.

He was impressed by the remarkable changes made in China's strategy of coordinated regional development in the northeast region, including huge investments in developing emerging industries such as biotechnology, renewable energy and infrastructure construction, the ambassador said.

"The development achievements we are witnessing in China today fully reflect the unremitting efforts of the Communist Party of China in promoting the all-around development of the people and ensuring that all people can share in the fruits of development," he said.

China's northeastern region, comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and part of Inner Mongolia, has been an integral part of the country's industrial backbone for decades.

However, in recent years, the region has faced economic challenges, including declining heavy industries and a shrinking population. The revitalization of China's northeastern region has been a long-standing priority for the Chinese government.

During an inspection tour in Heilongjiang in September last year, President Xi Jinping convened a key meeting on striving for the full revitalization of Northeast China in the new era. He urged the region to deepen reform and opening-up to blaze a path of high-quality and sustainable development with more courageous and concrete actions.

Rinchinnyam Amarjargal, former prime minister of Mongolia and vice-chairman of the Mongolian Democratic Party, said that the Northeast region serves as an important gateway for China's opening-up to Northeast Asia, and the continued development and further opening-up of the region will bring new opportunities for economic and trade cooperation.

Amarjargal said he is happy to see the deepening comprehensive strategic partnership between Mongolia and China.

"The economic cooperation between our two countries is expected to make significant contributions to the development of China's Northeast region," he said.