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This year marks the 35th anniversary of Pudong’s development and opening-up, the 5th anniversary of the important speech delivered at the celebration of its 30th anniversary, and the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Pudong’s development and opening-up is a cross-century national strategy. Through pioneering and experimental efforts, it has become a trailblazer in reform and opening-up and a pioneer in innovation and development. Built on what was once farmland, it is now a modern new city with concentrated functions, comprehensive elements, and advanced facilities. In 2024, its regional GDP reached 1.78 trillion yuan, with a per capita GDP of 43,100 US dollars. Accounting for just 1/8000 of the nation’s land area, it contributes 1/76 of the national GDP and 1/17 of the total national import and export volume, providing the most vivid real-world demonstration of the strengths of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics…

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

As a core area of Shanghai’s central city, Jing’an District has a high degree of internationalization, a concentration of high-end factors, a developed service economy, and has long been at the forefront of the city’s regional economic and social development. The period of the 14th Five-Year Plan has been an extraordinary five years in Jing’an’s development process. In accordance with requirements, and focusing on the goal of “accelerating the construction of an outstanding modern international district,” the district has coordinated the advancement of high-quality development, high-level reform and opening-up, a high-quality life, and efficient governance, striving to create a district-level model for Chinese modernization…

Priority has been given to making the district livable and ensuring proper housing. Efforts to advance urban renewal have been continuously intensified, and the pace of relocation and renovation has been accelerated. Three goals were achieved and three levels were ascended within five years: the renovation of substandard old housing was fully completed in 2022, the renovation of ‘small beam thin slab’ housing was concluded in 2024, and this year, the era of “carrying chamber pots” has been consigned to history. Over these five years, a total of 421,000 square meters of old housing has been relocated and renovated, helping over 20,000 households realize their dreams of “livability” and “proper housing.” At the same time, concepts such as heritage conservation, all-age friendliness, park cities, and resilient safety have been integrated into urban renewal, jointly promoting the construction of beautiful homes, beautiful streets, and 15-minute community living circles, striving to allow the