The General Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the reform and opening-up of Pudong, the fifth anniversary of the important speech delivered at the 30th anniversary celebration of Pudong’s reform and opening-up, and the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Pudong’s reform and opening-up is a cross-century national strategy set by the central government. With the care of the central government, the strong leadership of the municipal government, and the support from all sides, Pudong has persisted in daring to explore and experiment, taking the lead in reform and opening-up and innovation-driven development. Built from farmland into a modern new city with concentrated functions, complete elements, and advanced facilities, its GDP reached 1.78 trillion yuan in 2024, with a per capita GDP of $43,100. Covering 1/8000 of the country’s area, it creates 1/76 of the national GDP and 1/17 of the total import and export volume, providing the most vivid real-world example of the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics…

Huangpu District is the location of Shanghai’s economic, administrative, and cultural center. During work in Shanghai, Huangpu was positioned as the “heart, window, and business card” of the city. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, Huangpu has focused on building a core leading area and the development theme of “new functional peaks and new quality benchmarks,” fully promoting high-quality development, high-quality life, and efficient governance. The district’s development capacity and comprehensive competitiveness have steadily improved. By the end of 2024, Huangpu’s GDP reached 334.4 billion yuan, with an average annual comparable growth of about 4.5% in the first four years of the plan. The regional economic density reached 16.3 billion yuan per square kilometer, ranking first in the city and among the top in the country. The district-level general public budget revenue reached 29.9 billion yuan, with an average annual growth of over 6%…

Jing’an, as the core area of Shanghai’s central district, has a high degree of internationalization, concentrated high-end elements, and a developed service economy. It has long been at the forefront of the city’s regional economic and social development. The 14th Five-Year Plan period has been an extraordinarily significant five years for Jing’an. Following the requirements of the municipal government, Jing’an aims to “accelerate the construction of an excellent modern international urban area,” coordinating high-quality development, high-level reform and opening-up, high-quality life, and efficient governance, striving to create a model of Chinese-style modernization in urban areas…

Priority is consistently given to livable and comfortable housing. Urban renewal efforts have been continuously intensified, and the pace of demolition and relocation has accelerated. Over five years, three goals were achieved and three steps were taken: by 2022, the renovation of substandard old housing below the second level was completed; by 2024, the task of renovating small beam and thin slab housing was finished; this year, the use of portable toilets was eliminated. During these five years, a total of 421,000 square meters of old housing were renovated, fulfilling the “livable dream” and “comfortable dream” for over 20,000 households. At the same time, concepts such as heritage protection, age-friendly design, park city, and resilient safety were integrated into urban renewal, promoting the construction of beautiful neighborhoods, beautiful streets, and 15-minute community life circles, striving to bring the beauty of modern urban life to Yang