Appropriate policy efforts to advance major projects in an orderly manner

This year's national fixed asset investment has achieved a good start (new economic orientation)

　　my country's independent third-generation nuclear power "Hualong No. 1" demonstration project has been fully completed and put into operation, the Xinjiang Zhaosu Airport has been successfully opened to navigation, and the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway is steadily advancing... Since this year, various regions and departments have been actively doing various tasks to stabilize investment, and have achieved positive results. progress.

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"At present, the newly started projects have increased significantly compared with the same period last year, which will form a strong support for the stable growth of investment." Ou Hong, director of the Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said.

Accelerate the construction of traditional infrastructure, and promote moderately advanced investment in the construction of new infrastructure

　　In the first quarter, the national fixed asset investment increased by 9.3% year-on-year, achieving a good start and achieving positive results in stabilizing investment.

　　The 14th Five-Year Plan has 102 major projects, which have been advanced in a vigorous and orderly manner.

A number of major projects such as the Two Hekou Hydropower Station on the Yalong River in Sichuan have been completed and put into operation; a number of major projects such as diverting the Yangtze River to Huaihe have been accelerated; a number of major projects such as the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei section of the high-speed rail along the Yangtze River have been expedited to carry out preliminary work.

At the same time, a number of livelihood projects such as the renovation of old urban communities have been gradually rolled out and implemented promptly.

　　In major projects, the stable investment in the field of transportation infrastructure has achieved remarkable results.

In the first quarter of this year, projects related to the improvement of the transportation capacity of China-Europe freight trains started construction, a number of hub airport reconstruction and expansion projects in Guangzhou and Shenzhen and a number of new airport projects in Ruijin were accelerated, the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet railway project was steadily advanced, and transportation strategies such as along the river and coastal areas were accelerated. Speed ​​up the implementation of key sections of backbone passages.

Zheng Jian, deputy director of the Infrastructure Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, revealed that in the first quarter, it is expected that the fixed asset investment in the transportation industry such as railway, public transportation, water and aviation will complete about 636 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 9.8%.

　　The construction of traditional infrastructure is accelerating, and the construction of new infrastructure is also promoting moderately advanced investment.

Sun Wei, deputy director of the High Technology Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that in the first quarter of this year, 81,000 5G base stations were newly built in China, with a total scale of more than 1.506 million; 549,000 gigabit network ports were added, with a total of 8.41 million. capacity to reach 300 million households.

Guarantee the effective supply of grain and important agricultural products, and provide an important support direction for investment in the central budget

　　Food security is the "bigger of the country".

Li Mingchuan, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Economics of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission regards ensuring the effective supply of grain and important agricultural products as an important support direction for investment within the central budget, increasing investment and continuing to improve Agricultural infrastructure conditions, improve comprehensive production capacity, and deal with the uncertainty of the external environment with the certainty of stable domestic production and supply.

　　Cultivated land is the lifeblood of food production.

This year, the National Development and Reform Commission has issued an investment of 22.6 billion yuan in the central budget to continue to support local governments in strengthening farmland infrastructure construction.

First, continue to promote the construction of high-standard farmland to ensure that the national 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland construction task will be completed as scheduled by the end of 2022.

The second is to increase the protection of black land in Northeast China.

The third is to implement the soybean oil production capacity improvement project.

　　This year, the National Development and Reform Commission has arranged a total of 3 billion yuan of investment in the central budget, focusing on the implementation of two major scientific and technological projects, namely, the Modern Seed Industry Improvement Project and the Animal and Plant Protection Ability Improvement Project.

　　Actively explore new models of green development and promote the transformation and upgrading of animal husbandry.

Li Mingchuan introduced that this year, the central budget will continue to invest 3.5 billion yuan to strengthen agricultural non-point source pollution control in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Yellow River Basin, and support animal husbandry counties to promote the resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure.

At the same time, in response to the problem of overgrazing grasslands and the long-term shortage of beef and mutton supply, starting from this year, part of the central budget investment will be arranged to support pastoral semi-pastoral areas to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of grassland animal husbandry.

Implement major projects related to epidemic prevention and treatment, and promote the extension of high-quality medical resources to the masses

　　The investment in the medical and health sector has attracted much attention.

Sun Zhicheng, deputy director of the Social Affairs Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that, in general, the central budget investment in the "14th Five-Year Plan" period provided significantly greater support for the medical and health sector than during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. , the expansion of high-quality medical resources, the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and other major projects expected by the masses are tilted.

　　In response to the urgent need of "foreign defense import", improve the epidemic prevention and control capabilities in key areas.

At the beginning of this year, two batches of central budget investment in the medical and health sector of 3.38 billion yuan have been arranged to support the construction of 61 projects.

Among them, focus on supporting 9 land border areas to strengthen laboratory construction and equipment for testing and treatment.

　　In view of the shortcomings of "internal rebound prevention", major projects related to epidemic prevention, control and treatment have been implemented.

"This year, the construction project of the national TCM epidemic prevention and control base will be launched, and about 30 national TCM epidemic prevention and control bases will be established nationwide." Sun Zhicheng introduced that this year, the construction of the national emergency medical rescue base will be actively promoted, gradually covering all provinces in the country.

At the same time, it plans to launch major projects such as regional public health centers and national major infectious disease prevention and control bases.

　　Promote the extension of high-quality medical resources to the masses.

On the basis of the phased achievements in the construction of 26 national regional medical centers in 8 pilot provinces, we will continue to guide high-level hospitals to build national regional medical centers in places with relatively weak medical resources and more referrals for medical treatment.

For the national regional medical center construction project, the investment in the central budget will provide financial support in stages.

　　"The National Development and Reform Commission will further give full play to the role of the central government's investment in 'four liang', promote the formation of integrated system design and solutions in relevant fields and regions, and coordinate multiple support policies such as land, planning, finance and taxation, and financing, so as to realize the 'factors' Follow the project'." Sun Zhicheng said.

　　Our reporter Lu Yanan