In the government work report, Li Qiang introduced that in the past year, efforts have been made to coordinate and promote the new urbanization and comprehensive revitalization of the rural areas, and to promote coordinated development of urban and rural areas.

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05/03/2026
Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council introduced in the government work report on the 5th that over the past year, efforts have been made to promote the coordinated development of new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization, and to promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas. We have implemented the deployment of the Central Urban Work Conference, nurtured and developed modern metropolitan areas, strengthened urban planning, construction and governance, continued to implement urban renewal, implemented policies to urbanize agricultural migrant populations, carried out pilot projects for new urbanization, and increased the urbanization rate of the permanent population to 67.9%. We have focused on stabilizing the area, increasing productivity, and disaster resistance, and have achieved another bumper harvest of food. We have solidly consolidated and expanded the achievements of poverty alleviation, effectively connecting them with rural revitalization, and ensured that the scale of employment for the poor population remains stable at over 30 million. We have intensified the implementation of regional strategies, with the level of coordinated regional development continuously increasing.