Urbanization

During the process of urbanization, the province attached great importance to people's livelihood, environmental protection and green development.

In 2014, 518,300 new jobs were created for urban residents at the same time the government helped 3.96 million laborers from rural areas find jobs in cities.

The average medical care subsidy for urban and rural residents was raised from 280 yuan to 320 yuan per person. The provincial government also invested 800 million yuan in lifting 210 villages out of poverty.

The cities such as Changchun, Jilin and Yanji were included on the list of 64 pilot areas nationwide for new urbanization, according to a plan recently issued by the National Development and Reform Commission.

The province paid great attention to environmental protection while developing its economy. Robust development of green agriculture and other green industries will promote sustainable economic development, Bayinchaolu said.

The province has also worked out a host of measures to curb pollution in the air and major rivers. Jilin city was named a low-carbon pilot city, and the Jilin chemical circular economy park was named a national pilot park for low-carbon industries last May.

The province has also sped up construction on the Changjitu economic zone for further opening-up. It has enhanced cooperation with DPRK, Russia and Mongolia in resource development, while introducing industries and advanced technologies from Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The zone has opened 13 overseas marketing centers in countries including the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Russia, and is improving its services and environment to attract more investors.