On August 26, 2023, the on-site promotion meeting for the construction of major high-quality development projects in Dongying City, Shandong Province in the autumn of 2023 was held. Yang Guoqiang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, attended the event and announced the start of construction. Chen Bichang, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, delivered a speech. Sun Zaojun, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Liu Meihua, Chairman of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference attended the meeting.

It is understood that there are 162 new construction projects with a total investment of 77 billion yuan, covering multiple fields such as high-end equipment, new energy, and new materials. The demonstration effect is strong, the development prospects are good, and the quality and efficiency are high, which will provide strong support for the green, low-carbon, and high-quality development of our city.

Chen Bichang said in his speech that the project is a ballast for stable growth and a driving force for high-quality economic development. Since the beginning of this year, we have seized the major national strategic opportunities of the Yellow River, closely focused on areas such as chain extension and strengthening, energy transformation, and infrastructure, and planned and implemented a large number of key projects, adding new engines and driving forces to the high-quality development of the economy and society. The whole city is moving forward with important orders and striving to overcome difficulties. In accordance with the four high and two higher requirements, everything revolves around projects and focuses on project work. We will do everything possible to accelerate the construction of key projects, gather strong momentum for the in-depth implementation of the two major strategies and the full effort to create three upgraded versions, and strive to create a new situation for the construction of a high-level modern and strong city. We need to strengthen the guarantee of accelerating progress, improve the system and mechanism of project construction leadership assistance, specialized team promotion, and enterprise based services, gather resources, integrate policies, reverse the construction period, and use wall charts to promote early completion, commissioning, and effectiveness of projects. We need to scientifically plan for strong reserves, focusing on serving and ensuring national energy security, food security, and other "national giants". We will continue to plan and reserve a number of projects with large investment scale, high technological level, and strong demonstration drive, focusing on eight key industries, four new economies, digital economy, and modern service industry. We should make every effort to attract investment, strengthen the leading role of top leaders in attracting investment, comprehensively implement chain investment, professional investment, and capital investment, focus on attracting large and new talents, and continuously enhance the momentum of high-quality development. Editor/Zhao E