[Explanation] On August 31, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Wang Menghui stated at a regular press conference held by the State Council Information Office that China has experienced the fastest and largest urbanization process in history; it is now necessary to accelerate the transformation of cities To develop construction methods and promote high-quality urban development, we must pay attention to the "lizi project".
[Explanation] According to data, as of 2020, the number of Chinese cities will reach 687, and the urban built-up area will reach 61,000 square kilometers; in 2019, China's urban GDP and fixed asset investment accounted for nearly 90% of the country.
Wang Menghui said that China's urbanization rate is close to 64%, and it has entered the middle and late stages of urbanization development. Now the focus must be changed.
[Concurrent] Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
In a short period of time, our city has gone through the urbanization process that some countries have gone through for hundreds of years. Indeed, in this process, due to such a high development speed, there are still some shortcomings in the development process, especially It is the "Lizi Project" which needs us to strengthen.
From solving the "is there any" problem in the past, we must now solve the "good or not" problem.
[Explanation] The development of urbanization has brought many "urban diseases". In 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development began to promote the development of urban physical examinations and establish an urban physical examination evaluation mechanism.
Huang Yan, deputy minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that through urban self-examination, third-party physical examination, and social satisfaction surveys, the overall level of urban planning and construction management will be improved.
[Concurrent] Huang Yan, Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Practice has proved that the urban physical examination is an effective method. It can find out the problems in various aspects, listen to the voices of the citizens, formulate prescriptions, formulate prescriptions, and coordinate the various types of urban areas. Construction resources.
In the past, investment and construction projects were basically fragmented and scattered. Through this work, they were coordinated to make up for their shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, and effectively respond to the expectations of the masses.
[Explanation] On the same day, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued and implemented the "Notice on Preventing Major Demolition and Construction Issues in the Implementation of Urban Renewal Actions" in order to prevent localities from re-taking the old road of extensive urban development and construction.
Huang Yan emphasized that urban renewal must draw an important bottom line, preserve urban memory, and steadily promote urban renewal; urban development and construction must shift from large-scale incremental construction in the past to stock quality improvement and incremental structural adjustment.
[Concurrent] Huang Yan, Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
One is to control large-scale demolition.
We feel that in the old city, in addition to illegal buildings, there are also buildings that have been identified as dangerous by professional organizations. We believe that it is impossible to demolish existing buildings on a large scale, in patches, and in a concentrated manner. This is a requirement for demolition.
The second is to control large-scale expansion.
The third is to respect the wishes of residents and refrain from large-scale demolition in other places.
The last is to control the increase in housing rents.
[Explanation] To accelerate the transformation of urban development methods and increase the carrying capacity of cities, the construction of the "Lizi Project" must be accelerated.
Wang Menghui said that the problems of the utilization and construction of underground space, urban waterlogging, and construction standards that have been reported by everyone need to be resolved in the next stage, especially in the process of high-quality development, so as to better meet the people’s concerns about the beautiful. The needs of life.
Reporter Jean Baokui reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]