Economy

China to issue 1st territory development plan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-08 14:43

BEIJING - China will issue a national territory development plan, the first of its kind since the founding of the People's Republic of China, said a government official on Wednesday.

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The plan divides the country's territory into four categories: development zones to be optimized, key development zones, limited development zones and prohibited development zones, said Xu Xianping, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, at a press conference.