Since the beginning of 2022, the post-epidemic economic recovery has driven the continuous expansion of construction investment. On March 21, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a reply letter on agreeing to the development plan of the Xi'an Metropolitan Area, stating that it agreed in principle with the "Xi'an Metropolitan Area Development Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Planning").

The reply stated that the implementation of the "Plan" should be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 19th Plenary Sessions, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and be based on the new stage of development. , Accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, serve and integrate into the new development pattern, coordinate development and safety, promote high-quality development, create high-quality life, achieve high-efficiency governance, give full play to the role of Xi’an’s radiation in driving the coordinated development of surrounding cities and towns, and accelerate Xi’an-Xianyang. Integrated development, actively promote infrastructure interconnection, industrial division of labor and collaboration, public service co-construction and sharing, ecological environment co-protection and co-governance, establish and improve the coordinated development mechanism of the same city and cost-sharing and benefit-sharing mechanism, and actively cultivate a modern metropolitan area, Improve the ability to support the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, better promote the development of the western region in the new era and form a new pattern, better serve the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and better integrate into the joint construction of the Belt and Road.

The reply letter requires that Shaanxi Province coordinate and guide the implementation of the plan, improve the coordination and promotion mechanism for the development of the metropolitan area, promote the resolution of outstanding problems in the implementation of the plan, conduct evaluation of the implementation of the plan in a timely manner, and summarize experience and practices in a timely manner. Xi'an City and other cities in the metropolitan area are responsible for the construction of the Xi'an metropolitan area. It is necessary to coordinately promote the implementation of plans, jointly formulate special plans, jointly formulate annual plans, and promote the implementation of various goals and tasks. Major matters, major policies and major projects involved in the "Plan" are submitted for approval in accordance with the prescribed procedures.

The reply letter pointed out that the National Development and Reform Commission will strengthen the guidance on the implementation of the "Plan" with the relevant member units of the Inter-ministerial Joint Conference on Urbanization Work and Urban-Rural Integrated Development, and provide active support in the formulation of plans, innovations in systems and mechanisms, and construction of major projects. Create a favorable environment for the implementation of the Plan. Editor / Xu Shengpeng