On June 23, the citywide meeting on major project construction and economic situation analysis was held. The meeting thoroughly studied and implemented the guiding principles of the important speech by President Xi Jinping regarding work in Jiangsu Province, and earnestly carried out the work arrangements of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government. It analyzed the current economic performance, studied and arranged the work for the next stage, and mobilized the entire city to forge ahead under pressure and take concrete actions, using the progress of projects to stabilize the economy and continuously empower high-quality economic and social development.

The meeting noted that since the beginning of this year, the city’s economy has maintained a generally stable growth. Across all districts, the momentum for project attraction and construction in the “race track” has grown stronger, the orientation toward “quality” has become more pronounced, and the drive to “optimize services” has been more vigorous. For the next stage, it is essential to carefully study and plan for industry development trends, focus on key areas, leverage respective strengths, form synergies, and accelerate breakthroughs in a number of major projects, so as to provide strong support for the city’s high-quality development.

The meeting emphasized the need to accelerate project advancement by ensuring follow-through on signed projects, speeding up ongoing construction, and facilitating the commissioning and production of major projects, making every effort to stabilize investment recovery. It also stressed the importance of strengthening project planning, with a focus on the “six networks” – water networks, new-type power grids, computing networks, next-generation communication networks, urban underground pipe networks, and logistics networks – and arranging a batch of key projects that lay a solid foundation, serve long-term interests, address weaknesses, and boost future growth. Multiple measures should be taken to actively seek support from higher authorities, ensuring that project reserves are improved in both quality and quantity, project planning highlights competitive advantages, and fund utilization is enhanced while debt is reduced and efficiency raised.