Integrated regional development of the Yangtze River Delta

An aerial view of Yangshan Deep-Water Port, the world's largest automated cargo terminal, in Shanghai. [Photo by Ji Haixin/For China Daily]

The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued an outline of the integrated regional development of the Yangtze River Delta on Dec 1.

The document outlined targets, requirements and measures to boost the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and build a regional cluster of high-quality development.

The outline, mapping development for a 358,000 square km expanse that encompasses Jiangsu province, Zhejiang province, Anhui province and Shanghai municipality, consists of 12 chapters.