Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: The approval amount for white-listed projects nationwide has exceeded 7 trillion yuan.

On the morning of October 11, 2025, the State Council Information Office held a series of themed press conferences on "high-quality completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan." Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong attended with Deputy Ministers Dong Jianguo, Qin Haixiang, and Li Xiaolong, comprehensively introducing the development achievements in the field of housing and urban-rural construction during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. They responded to media concerns around hot issues such as urban renewal, public housing, and the construction of "good houses," while also clarifying the subsequent work directions to implement the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference, providing authoritative interpretations for understanding the high-quality development path of housing and urban-rural construction in China. During the main release session of the press conference, Minister Ni Hong pointed out the four core achievements of the housing and urban-rural construction system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. In terms of improving the housing conditions for the people, the system responded to changes in the supply and demand of the real estate market, solidly promoted the battle to guarantee the construction and sale of new residential properties totaling about 5 billion square meters, and built over 11 million sets of affordable housing, urban villages, and replacement housing for urban dangerous and old buildings, benefiting more than 30 million people. At the same time, they promoted the construction of "good houses" that are safe, comfortable, green, and smart, catering to both basic housing needs and diverse improvement demands. In terms of improving the urban living environment, they implemented the working train of "Respect First, Coordinate All," fully carried out city examinations and urban renewal comprehensively optimizing over 240,000 old urban communities benefiting 110 million residents, installing over 129,000 elevators, adding over 3.4 million parking spaces and over 64,000 elderly care facilities, renewing 840,000 kilometers of underground pipelines, creating over 18,000 "pocket parks" and 25,000 kilometers of urban greenways, enhancing the quality of life for the people with improvements in every detail. The effects of the transformation and upgrade of the construction industry were also remarkable, with the total output value of the construction industry reaching 32.7 trillion yuan in 2024, achieving an added value of 9 trillion yuan. Intelligent construction and green construction are widely promoted, with world-class projects such as the Dee... To read more, visit GMTEight.