The first China Northeast Summit () took place in
Shenyang
Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the provi ...
on April 16, 2010, and resulted in a framework agreement () between the provincial governments of
Liaoning
Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...
,
Jilin
Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ...
,
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...
, and
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
. All top government and party leaders of the Northeast gathered with the purpose of coordinating and integrating their regional development strategies. The first Summit decided to hold future meetings once every year and with rotating presidency. The 2011 Summit was scheduled to be held in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...
on July 25.
Background
The Northeast Revitalization Plan ({{zh, s=东北地区振兴规划), issued in August 2007 by the Office of the
State Council Leading Group, mentioned for the first time the need to establish a high level coordination mechanism for consultation and decision-making on important issues of regional development.
In September 2009, the State Council issued a policy document about the further revitalization of
Northeast China
Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of ...
. In articles 24 and 25, the document called for deeper regional cooperation and economic integration in the region, and specifically suggested to establish a regular negotiation mechanism of the administrative chiefs of the four provinces to coordinate cross provincial infrastructure projects and regional development.
Similar top level regional economic development coordination and rationalization agendas or mechanisms of neighboring regions had earlier been established in the
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD; ; pt, Delta do Rio das Pérolas (DRP)) is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Ma ...
, the
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD, or simply ) is a triangle-shaped megalopolis generally comprising the Wu Chinese-speaking areas of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang. The area lies in the heart of the Jiangnan re ...
, and the
Bohai Economic Rim
The Bohai Economic Rim (BER) or Bohai Bay Economic Rim (BBER) is the economic region surrounding Tianjin (Tientsin). It also includes areas in Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong surrounding the Bohai Sea. This region has undergone major economic and in ...
to improve the traditionally hesitant exchange between regions (or departments) on the same level.
2010 Framework Agreement
The agreement of the first Summit contains 25 articles on the conditions, the fields, and the mechanisms of cooperation. Accordingly, the Summit is the highest decision-making organ of cooperation between the four provinces. A coordinating secretariate meeting and supporting regular communication mechanisms are to be established under the
Development and Reform Commissions of each province. Platforms for better exchange between government departments and sectors are to be provided. Fields of cooperation include economic planning, communications, energy, ecology, industry, agriculture, commerce, foreign trade and investment, logistics, tourism, financing, science and technology, education, health, and culture.
Text of Agreement at China Northeast (in Chinese)
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References
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