Office of the Leading Group for Revitalizing Northeast China and Other Old Industrial Bases of the State Council, People's Republic of China, released an English version of "Plan of Revitalizing Northeast China" on Wednedsay on  www.chinaneast.gov.cn.

Following is the full text of the plan.

Plan of Revitalizing Northeast China 

By National Development and Reform Commission, Office of the Leading Group for Revitalizing Northeast China and Other Old Industrial Bases of the State Council，People's Republic of China

Preamble

To apply the scientific outlook of development, accelerate the pace of revitalizing Northeast China, and promote coordinated regional economic development, the Plan of Revitalizing Northeast China is hereby formulated in line with "The Guidelines of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Implementing the Strategy of Revitalizing Northeast China and Other Old Industrial Bases" and " The Outline of the 11th Five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2006-2010)".

With emphasis on illustrating national strategies, clarifying government priorities, guiding market behaviors, and identifying general approaches, major objectives and tasks in revitalizing Northeast China, this plan is aimed at coordinating key issues in regional development and enhancing policies and measures to accelerate the process of revitalization.

Geographically, areas covered in this plan include the following provinces and cities: Liaoning Province, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province as well as Hulunbeier City, Xinggan League, Tongliao City, Chifeng City and Xilinguole League, with the latter five areas seated in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region., These areas are home to 120 million people and stretch for 1.45 million square kilometers .

Development during the 11th Five Year Period (2006-2010) is a major focus in this plan while outlook of key issues may be envisaged as far as the year of 2020.