Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, an important commodity grain base in the country, saw its grain output in 2023 reach 77.88 billion kilograms, accounting for 11.2 percent of the nation's total, an official said on Friday.
The figures were announced by Governor of Heilongjiang Liang Huiling at a press conference held in Beijing.
Located in one of the three largest black soil belts in the world, Heilongjiang has 17.2 million hectares of arable land, ranking first in China. The grain output of the province in 2023 reached 77.88 billion kilograms, accounting for 11.2 percent of the country. The total output, commodity volume, and transfer volume all ranked first in the country, said the governor.
Liang said that, in 2023, Heilongjiang Province rolled out 60 policies supporting innovative development and multiple measures to lead industrial revitalization through sci-tech innovation.
The province transformed 589 major sci-tech achievements into practical projects, and the number of high-tech enterprises increased by 22.5 percent throughout the year, said Liang.
The official said the province will firmly grasp its strategic position in China's overall development and run at full steam for innovative high-quality development.
"We will vigorously build Heilongjiang into an important nation-level commodity grain base, heavy equipment manufacturing base, important energy and raw material base, ecological barrier in north China and new highland for opening to the north, so as to effectively safeguard national defense security, food security, ecological security, energy security, and industrial security, while making solid advances in high-quality development," she said.
Heilongjiang's grain output in 2023 accounts for 11.2 pct of China's total: official
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a series of activities in Paris on Monday, the second day of his state visit to France, yielding fruitful results in enhancing bilateral ties.
Xi arrived in Paris on Sunday for the state visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, receiving a warm welcome by French officials and local people.
The visit is the second of its kind by China's head of state to France in five years and coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
Xi on Monday attended a welcome ceremony held by Macron at Les Invalides in Paris.
Following the welcome ceremony, Xi held talks with Macron on relations between the two countries and major international issues of common concern.
At the talks held in the Elysee Palace, Xi expressed his delight in making his third state visit to France on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France.
After the talks, Xi and Macron held a joint meeting with the press at the Elysee Palace.
"China-French relations have precious history, unique value and important mission. Both sides should pass on the baton of history, carry forward the spirit of establishing diplomatic relations between China and France, and grant it new dimensions," Xi said at the press conference.
Xi, together with Macron, also attended the closing ceremony of the sixth meeting of the China-France Business Council at the Marigny Theater in Paris on Monday evening.
Xi also attended a China-France-EU trilateral meeting with Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Elysee Palace earlier in the day.
Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron held a welcoming banquet for Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Elysee Palace.
Following the visit to France, Xi proceeded to Serbia on Tuesday on the second leg of his current three-nation Europe tour.
He will also pay a state visit to Hungary.
Xi attends series of activities on second day of state visit to France
Xi attends series of activities on second day of state visit to France
