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Over the past decade, China has secured visible outcomes in urban development, with the urban environment being more beautiful, functions further improved, and residents are enjoying more convenience in their lives. Could you introduce the measures the MOHURD has taken to promote urban development and improve the urban landscape? Thank you.

Jiang Wanrong:

Thank you for your question. City dwellers have experienced the development and changes of cities in recent years. I'd like to invite Mr. Li Xiaolong to answer this question.

Li Xiaolong:

Thank you for your question. Urban work plays a major role in the overall work of the Party and the country. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward a series of new concepts, ideas, and strategies for urban work, answering the fundamental question of for and by whom are the cities being built and developed, as well as the major question of what kind of cities should be built and how to build them, thus providing principle guidance for promoting high-quality urban development.

After 37 years, in December 2015, we held the fourth Central Urban Work Conference, clarifying the overall thinking, goals, and tasks for urban development. This conference marked a milestone in urban work and turned a historic page in China's urban development.

Over the past decade, we have remained committed to a people-centered development philosophy, focusing on addressing the most pressing difficulties and problems that greatly concern the people. We have endeavored to create a quality living space for the people and make our cities healthier, safer, and more livable.

Over the past decade, China's urban living environment has been greatly improved. We have continued to restore the ecological environment and functions in cities, comprehensively renovated old urban residential communities, made further progress in sorting household refuse and greening urban gardens, and basically eliminated black, fetid water bodies in built-up areas of cities above the prefecture level, making the urban environment more livable. A total of 163,000 old residential communities have been renovated nationwide, benefiting more than 28 million households, and 297 cities above the prefecture level have adopted refuse sorting, covering 150 million households.

The past decade has witnessed the steady improvement of the comprehensive carrying capacity of cities in the country. We vigorously improved the system of urban infrastructure, accelerated new types of urban infrastructure, coordinated the construction of urban underground space and municipal infrastructure, and made efforts to renovate old public facilities. Just now, Mr. Jiang introduced some data, so I won't say more about this aspect. 

The past decade has witnessed an increasingly consolidated foundation for the safety and security in Chinese cities. We established a risk inventory system for urban governance, and carried out surveys and safety inspections of buildings, constructions, and municipal facilities. We also promoted the building of sponge cities and piloted the sponge city program in 75 cities. A total of 1,116 areas prone to waterlogging in 60 key cities have been pinpointed and addressed, and urban waterlogging has been controlled systematically.

The past decade has witnessed a better system and mechanism for the workings of Chinese cities. We established and improved the urban examination and evaluation system, which provided strong support for accurately identifying and solving the root causes of "urban diseases." This included promoting the construction of the CIM platform and urban operation management service platform and steadily implementing the urban renewal action.

In the past decade, China has made remarkable progress in urban construction and development, which gained the recognition of the international community. We promoted the establishment of the World City Day and the Global Sustainable Development Cities Award (Shanghai Award) at the U.N., strengthened exchanges and sharing among cities around the world, and boosted the implementation of the Global Development Initiative and the U.N .2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which jointly advanced the sustainable development of global cities. Thank you.

Yicai:

The construction industry is a pillar industry of the Chinese economy. What has the ministry done to upgrade the structure of the industry? How has the "Built by China" brand changed the face of China? Thank you.

Jiang Wanrong:

As I said in the introduction, China is now a major state in the construction industry and will continue to build its strength in the industry. Plenty of international landmark projects are also being advanced steadily. I would like to invite Mr. Li Rusheng to answer your questions.