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Shandong to be a member of '9 trillion club' by 2020

2016/3/7 16:28:45   source:sdchina.com

  Recently, Shandong provincial government issued the outline of its 13th Five-Year Plan of national economy and social development.

  According to the outline, Shandong will carry out the “innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared” development concept in the next five years. Its gross regional domestic product will grow by an annual average of 7.5 percent and Shandong is ambitious to become a member of the “9 trillion club” by 2020. The permanent urbanization rate of the population is expected to exceed 65 percent and the average life expectancy around 79. The population of Shandong will grow to be 102.5 million.

  During the 13th Five-Year Plan, Shandong will put more attention to innovation and regard it as the primary driving force of the development. More money will be invested in the scientific research and development, aiming to enhance the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress to 60.5 percent from 55.1 percent. A series of key basic research achievements are expected in fields such as artificial intelligence, life science, space ocean and quantum technology in next five years.

  Shandong will also promote the construction of infrastructure in both the city and rural areas. Shandong tries to connect every city in with high-speed railway and every county by expressway by 2020. A total of 2030-kilometer highway has been planned including the expressway from Yutai to Heze and from Jinan to Tai’an. The inner city transportation system will be reinforced, with focus on the construction of rail transportation.

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