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? Improving the quality of people¡¯s lives and equipped to take part in international cooperation
consolidating and expanding the achievements and competition.
of poverty alleviation: Striding forward the
comprehensive rural revitalization and making ? Accelerating reform for the market-
new progress in high-quality full employment. based allocation of production factors and the
Synchronizing the growth of households¡¯ income comprehensive improvement of the business
with economic growth and improving labor environment.
remuneration and labor productivity. Optimizing
the social security system and improving the level ? Rural vitalization and new urbanization
of equalization of basic public services. should be pushed forward in Guizhou, with a focus
on boosting modern and efficient agriculture in
? Continuously improving the quality of mountainous areas.
the ecological environment: Accelerating the
green, low-carbon transformation and optimizing ? Promoting the construction of an inland
the ecological civilization system. open economy pilot zone while strengthening
regional cooperation.
? Consolidating the security foundation
for development: Further strengthening the ? Enhancing cooperation with other areas
national security system and capacity, effectively by participating in the development of the GBA
preventing and resolving risks in key areas. and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, enhancing
Enhancing the ability to defend against natural cooperation with other provinces in environmental
disasters and accelerating the construction of legal protection, coordinating industrial development
system and public security governance. and the sharing of public services and expanding
cooperation with the Chengdu-Chongqing
Opinions of the State Council on economic circle in transportation, energy, big data,
Supporting Guizhou in Breaking a New culture and tourism.
Path to Large-scale Development of
Western China in the New Era 120 ? Building a modern industrial system led
by the digital economy, enhancing science and
In Jan 2022, the State Council issued a guideline technology innovation, upgrading traditional
to support Guizhou in breaking new ground in the industries and facilitating the development of the
country¡¯s pursuit of large-scale development of its culture and tourism industry.
western regions in the new era. The guideline gave
Guizhou the strategic positioning of ¡°Four Zones ? Protecting the local ecological system,
and One Highland¡±. It addressed the urgency to safeguarding and improving people¡¯s livelihoods
accelerate comprehensive reforms, encourage the and enhancing risk prevention capacities in fields
province to blaze new trails in rural vitalization, such as energy supply and flood control.
the development of the digital economy and the
construction of an ecological civilization. Regulation on Mineral Resources of
Guizhou Province 121
Major tasks:
In July 2025, the Guizhou Provincial Mineral
? By 2025, comprehensive reforms in the Resources Regulation was released, marking
province to advance the development of west China¡¯s first local supporting legislation following
China should have seen notable progress and the the enactment of the revised national Mineral
regional economy should be more open. Resources. The regulation represents a key step
toward modernizing Guizhou¡¯s mineral resource
? The province¡¯s economic strength will governance system and capacity.
reach a new level by 2035 and it will be better
120 Gov.cn, https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/ 121 Guizhou Energy Administration, https://nyj.guizhou.
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