Jinan sets eyes on becoming provincial powerhouse
China DailyJinan, capital of East China's Shandong province Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, is ramping up efforts to promote high-quality development and become a provincial powerhouse. To promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, Jinan is accelerating coordinated development with cities in the Shandong provincial economic circle. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the scale of each of the city's two leading industries - big data and new generation information technology, and intelligent manufacturing and high-end equipment – reached 400 billion yuan. Jinan will seize the opportunities from the three national strategies – ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, the Jinan Start-up Area of Growth Drivers Shift, and the Jinan Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone – to become a regional powerhouse in China.