Sichuan’s future development

Sichuan's comprehensive recovery in March after the earthquake proposed "comprehensive moderate prosperity in ten years" in the disaster area

One hundred thousand aid troops, sweating profusely and fighting continuously for dozens of days... Less than 10 years after the earthquake In three months, China has solved the housing resettlement problem for tens of millions of people affected by the disaster. With the support of the military and civilians across the country and all walks of life at home and abroad, the people of Sichuan launched an arduous struggle for earthquake relief and created a miracle in the history of mankind in fighting against a natural disaster.

Tian Wen, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Construction, recently reported in Chengdu that as of today, 4.454 million households and 1,000 households in Sichuan need to be transitionally resettled due to housing damage caused by the earthquake. Tens of thousands of people affected by the disaster have basically achieved transitional housing resettlement.

Today, Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong scenic spots, which have been closed to tourists for three months due to the earthquake, are officially lifted. This means that Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong scenic spots, which have been closed to group tourists due to the Wenchuan earthquake, will be open to tourists during the Olympic Games. It was officially opened to Chinese and foreign tourists before. Three months after the earthquake, Sichuan's recovery has appeared in all aspects.

In July, Sichuan Province’s import and export reached a record high in a single month, with import and export reaching US$216 million, a year-on-year increase of 62.2%, of which exports reached 13.2%. billion, a year-on-year increase of 72.6%.

The scene of accelerated "recovery" appears in various fields of Sichuan industry. Hanwang Headquarters of Dongfang Steam Turbine Factory, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, has recovered more than half of its basic processing parts and auxiliary machinery production by the end of June, and has also recovered more than 40% of its severely damaged main engine production. It is expected that the overall recovery will be about 80% by the end of this year.

In terms of tourism, except for the hardest-hit areas, the tourism market in other areas of Sichuan has fully recovered. Among them, the tourism market of some well-known scenic spots such as Mount Emei, Shunan Bamboo Sea, and Wuhou Temple in Chengdu has returned to normal. pre-earthquake level. Since June, Chengdu has planned and implemented a series of city image reshaping activities. In July, Chengdu received more than 3 million domestic tourists. Chengdu’s tourism has gone through the most difficult period and is now on the road to recovery. "fast lane".

In Wenchuan, Beichuan, Dujiangyan... in the six hardest-hit areas, in addition to brand-new prefabricated houses rising from the ground, the smiles on people's faces have gradually recovered. On August 4, the "Auspicious Cloud" torch was displayed in the earthquake-stricken areas of Mianyang and Guanghan. The "unyielding backbone" people in the disaster-stricken areas welcomed the arrival of the Olympic flame with an earthquake relief spirit that could not be overwhelmed by the earthquake.

After the completion of the construction of prefabricated houses in the 18 provinces and cities that supported the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan, the connotation of supporting the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan has been extended to the industrial field, such as "Sichuan-Zhejiang Industrial Park", "Sichuan-Suzhou Industrial Park" ”, “Sichuan-Fujian Industrial Park” and other projects have started construction one after another.

"Post-disaster reconstruction is also an opportunity." A few months ago, the "Transnational Corporation Investment Cooperation and Exchange Conference after the Sichuan Earthquake" was held in Chengdu. At the meeting, eight companies, including Kerry Group, Carrefour and Aimei, signed contracts with Sichuan, with a total investment of US$218 million.

Arnold Dupont, general manager of the Western Region of Carrefour (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said: "In the next three to four years, we will double the current number of branches in Sichuan, and will consider Four new stores have been opened in Chengdu. ”

It is understood that the post-disaster reconstruction in Sichuan is expected to take eight years, of which the first three years will be the recovery and reconstruction period, and the period from 2011 to 2015 will be the development and reconstruction period. period of improvement. Sichuan also proposed the goal of "comprehensive moderate prosperity in ten years" in the disaster-stricken areas, which is to promote the accelerated and scientific development of the disaster-stricken areas and strive to achieve the goal of comprehensive moderate prosperity in synchronization with the whole province.