As the 14th Five-Year Plan concludes and the 15th Five-Year Plan begins, Baiyin City stands at a pivotal historical juncture. In a recent interview, Liu Kai, Secretary of the Baiyin Municipal Party Committee, discussed how the city will build on past achievements and plan for future development, particularly in the crucial first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The discussion centered on implementing the spirit of key national and provincial meetings and outlining Baiyin’s strategy for the coming years.
Over the past five years, Baiyin has adhered to a development philosophy focused on strengthening industry, promoting innovation, and making breakthroughs in implementing the national strategy for the Yellow River. Anchored by the goal of becoming "three bases and one growth pole," the city has made solid progress, achieving steady economic growth with improved quality and efficiency. Regional GDP surpassed two 100-billion-yuan milestones, with an average annual growth rate of 6.7%, consistently exceeding national and provincial averages. Industrial fixed-asset investment and value-added of large-scale industries maintained strong growth, pushing industrial output above one trillion yuan and marking new breakthroughs in high-quality development.
The 15th Five-Year Plan period represents a historic opportunity for Baiyin’s transformation and a critical window for攻坚突破. Liu Kai emphasized that the city will actively integrate into broader provincial initiatives, such as the "Five Strengths" action, "Three Transformations and One Integration," and "Seven Areas, One Barrier, One Corridor" deployment. Centering on economic development, high-quality growth, and reform-driven innovation, Baiyin will work diligently to contribute to both local and provincial progress.
For 2026, the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, Liu Kai outlined key priorities to ensure a strong start. The city will remain committed to its "three bases and one growth pole" positioning, demonstrating persistence, effectiveness, and a pragmatic approach to implement tasks and lay a solid foundation for high-quality development throughout the plan period.
Focusing on extending and strengthening industrial chains, Baiyin will strive to become a hub for modern industrial clusters in the province. Leveraging the national advanced manufacturing cluster for nonferrous metals in the Jin-Bai-Lan-Wu region, the city will deepen enterprise integration and foster one trillion-yuan nonferrous metal cluster, two 500-billion-yuan clusters in circular chemicals and comprehensive energy, and five 100-billion-yuan clusters in battery materials, biomedicine, agricultural processing, equipment manufacturing, and ceramic building materials. By seizing opportunities in orderly industrial relocation, Baiyin will attract major high-value projects to advance deep processing of nonferrous metals, upgrade circular chemical industries, and achieve breakthroughs in new materials, ensuring sustained industrial growth.
In agriculture, Baiyin aims to enhance quality and efficiency, building a highland for modern agriculture along the Yellow River. Through technological innovation, green practices, quality improvement, and branding, the city will expand agricultural space and improve integration. Efforts include advancing high-standard farmland construction, rehabilitating saline-alkali and abandoned land, and creating model zones for high-yield grain production. With a firm commitment to food security, Baiyin will boost grain output capacity and maintain total grain production above one million tons. Applying industrial thinking to agriculture, the city will strengthen specialty breeding bases, improve processing and cold-chain logistics, and promote e-commerce, while developing integrated models combining agritourism, experiential farming, and leisure wellness to upgrade industries and increase incomes.
On ecological protection, Baiyin will champion demonstration efforts in Yellow River conservation. Through systematic governance—combating desertification, preserving soil and water, safeguarding river basins, and enhancing water quality—the city will improve environmental quality. Guided by the strategy of "blocking wind and sand in the north, conserving soil and water in the south, and building green oases in the center," Baiyin will advance key projects like the Three-North Shelterbelt Program and natural forest protection, while tackling pollution through precise, scientific, and law-based measures. Green transformation will be accelerated by developing forestry economy, green power storage, and carbon trading, exploring pathways for ecological value realization.
To foster coordinated development, Baiyin will actively promote integration within the Lan-Bai economic circle and urban cluster construction. By building complementary industrial circles, efficient commuting networks, shared living spaces, and co-managed ecological zones, the city will strengthen cross-regional infrastructure, industrial, and livelihood projects. Enhanced industrial synergy, infrastructure connectivity, service sharing, and ecological co-management will position Baiyin as a key growth pole, supporting provincial development goals.
Ultimately, achieving the "three bases and one growth pole" vision and driving high-quality development in the 15th Five-Year Plan period aim to improve livelihoods. Baiyin will take this opportunity to further initiatives that ensure stability, safety, and well-being, integrating development momentum with warmth in people’s lives, and uniting officials’ efforts with public support to advance modernization in Baiyin.
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