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Fig 9. Guangxi¡¯s economy saw steady expansion in 2024

Source: Statistics Bureau of Guangxi

36% to RMB3.2 billion . In the next five years, achieve within a reasonable range, and the growth
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Guangxi will deeply implement the ¡°AI+¡± strategy, rate will be in line with the national economic
empowering the transformation of manufacturing, development. Economic efficiency and total
cultural tourism, education, medical care, cross- factor productivity will increase steadily, and the
border finance, etc. endogenous driving force of development will
continue to increase.

Recent policies and reforms ? Accelerating the development of AI
and scientific and technological innovation: A
Proposal of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026- breakthrough will make building AI cooperation
2030) for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous highland for ASEAN, and competitive AI
Region Economic and Social Development 101 integration, innovation and open ecology will
initially form. Intelligent economy will become a
The main objectives proposed in the 15th new engine for economic development, scientific
Five-Year Plan of Guangxi focus on high-quality and technological innovation and industrial
development, including striving economic growth innovation will be deeply integrated.
in a reasonable range, steadily increasing total
factor productivity, significantly increasing ? New breakthroughs in comprehensive
household consumption rate, continuously reforms: The government will further modernize
enhancing the active role of domestic demand the governance system and capacity, accelerate
in driving economic growth, deepening the the formation of institutions and mechanisms for
construction of a unified national market and high-quality development, improve institutions and
continuously showing the advantages of a super- mechanisms for high-level opening up, and accelerate
large-scale market. the improvement of institutions and mechanisms for
market-oriented allocation of factors.
Major targets and tasks:
? Continuous opening up: The government
? High-quality development to achieve aims to build Guangxi into a convenient place for
remarkable results: Economic growth aims to domestic and international dual circulation market
operation, an important strategic hinterland of the
100 Government site of Guangxi, http://www.gxzf.gov.
cn/gxyw/t26279297.shtml GBA, a major international channel facing ASEAN,
101 Government site of Guangxi, http://www.gxzf.gov. a new strategic fulcrum for the opening up and
cn/gxyw/t26279297.shtml development of Southwest, Central and South

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