The last five years have been significant for Jiangsu province because it dealt well with the world financial crisis, moved ahead in social, economic and cultural development, and reached the goals it had set, the governor Li Xueyong recently remarked.
Jiangsu's government has an ambitious goal: doubling the incomes of urban and rural people, in less than a decade, to keep pace with the economy and improve their livelihood.
After having reached its goals set in the last five-year plan, China's Jiangsu province is now looking at a bolder plan for improving its economy, science sector, environment, and international competitiveness, in the next five years.
Jiangsu province has favorable conditions for economic and social development so it expects rapid economic and social progress, the province's Party chief recently remarked. But, that does not mean that it does not face some serious challenges.
Jiangsu province wants to find a method for integrating and balancing urban-rural development through greater reforms and opening-up, the Party chief has reported.
Jiangsu government needs to build a service-oriented government through reforms and innovation to safeguard citizens' interests, Luo Zhijun, the province's Party secretary, said.
Jiangsu plans to do everything it can to save energy and protect the environment, Luo Zhijun, Jiangsu's Party chief said recently.