China News Service, Wuhan, January 24 (Reporter Liang Ting) The world's first ultra-high-throughput nucleic acid detection "Huoyan" laboratory was completed and put into operation, the world's first COVID-19 inactivated vaccine, and the world's first 128-layer QLC 3D flash memory chip development success.

Imports and exports bucked the trend and increased by 8.8%... The fifth meeting of the 13th National People's Congress of Hubei Province opened in Wuhan on the 24th. After the epidemic was handed in, Hubei revived the "hero answer sheet".

Tongji Health Flyover with anti-epidemic theme in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

Image source: Visual China

  On the same day, Wang Xiaodong, governor of Hubei Province, stated in his government work report that the crisis was forcing the transformation and the "restart button" was turned into an "upgrade button."

  In 2020, Hubei will launch a new round of major technological transformation and upgrading projects to promote the development of key industries such as automobiles and food to digital, network, intelligent, and green.

The added value of the province's high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 4.1%.

The number of patent applications and authorizations both hit a record high.

The digital economy is developing rapidly.

Newly built 26,000 5G macro base stations in the province.

  The epidemic directly impacted employment.

Hubei helps key groups such as college graduates and veterans to find employment through multiple channels and methods.

In 2020, 700,000 people will be sent out to work point-to-point, 7.17 million people will return to work across regions, 6.6 million jobs will be stabilized, and 314,000 poverty alleviation public welfare jobs will be developed.

  In terms of safeguarding market entities, we have precisely implemented large-scale relief measures such as tax reduction and fee reduction and deferred debt and interest payments.

In 2020, the new tax cuts and fees will exceed 100 billion yuan, and the financial system will give 40.7 billion yuan in profits.

The scale of new social financing exceeded RMB 1 trillion for the first time.

  In 2020, Hubei's GDP will recover to more than 95% of 2019.

750,000 new jobs were created in urban areas.

There was a net increase of 294,000 market players, and a net increase of 220,000 tax market players.

The number of high-tech enterprises exceeded 10,000.

The 58,000 remaining poor people in the province have all been lifted out of poverty, saying goodbye to absolute poverty.

Data map: Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Chang

  The pace of reform and opening up in Hubei has not been hindered by headwinds and has not stopped due to the epidemic.

In 2020, Hubei will open 12 scheduled international freight routes.

Six of the world's top 500 companies have invested in Hubei, reaching 320.

172 new cooperation agreements for investment projects of central enterprises were signed, with a total investment of 463.6 billion yuan.

During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the Hubei Free Trade Zone has accumulatively added more than 60,000 new enterprises.

  Wang Xiaodong said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we will unswervingly eat "reform rice", take the "open road" and play the "innovation card".

  In 2021, Hubei will continue to consolidate the sustained economic recovery, cultivate new consumption formats; consolidate the export momentum of epidemic prevention materials and agricultural products. Deeply integrate into the “Belt and Road” to improve the quality and efficiency of foreign investment and foreign contracted projects. Deepen economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN, EU, Japan and South Korea. Enhance the sustainable operation capacity of China-Europe Express (Wuhan). Carry out collaborative research on key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, new displays, and smart terminals, and strive to achieve new breakthroughs in fiber lasers, high-end display panels, high-precision real-time remote sensing, and high-end medical equipment. (Finish)