Hubei spurs openness, innovation
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Hubei Province in central China has benefited for hundreds of years from its mother river 鈥 the Yangtze River 鈥 for irrigation, transportation and fishery.
Now this cradle of Chu culture, an important influence on Chinese civilization, is nurturing innovation and embracing openness to give back to nature thanks to the local government and people.
鈥淭he optical fibers from the Optics Valley of China in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, now account for 25 percent of the world market share,鈥 said Jiang Chaoliang, Party chief of Hubei, at a press conference about Hubei鈥檚 high-quality development. 鈥淭his is the epitome of Hubei鈥檚 technological innovation.鈥
A capsule robot, rather than intubation, is now capable of finishing an accurate gastroscopic examination in the patient鈥檚 stomach in 15 minutes without causing any discomfort.
Companies as cornerstone
Wang Xiaodong, governor of Hubei, said the capsule robot is an achievement of independent research and development by ANKON Technologies Co Ltd, a company based in Hubei. With companies being the cornerstone of innovation, the province now has 6,590 high-tech enterprises as a result of the innovation climate the Hubei government has fostered, Wang added.
According to statistics, Hubei鈥檚 GDP reached 3.94 trillion yuan (US$572.63 billion) in 2018, expanding 215 times than 1952 with an average annual growth of 8.5 percent.
Hubei inherited the spirit of openness passed down in history. While its geographic position connected this region with nine provinces in ancient times, openness is now paving Hubei鈥檚 new road to the world.
The total value of Hubei鈥檚 imports and exports came in at US$52.8 billion in 2018, increasing 643 times from those in 1953. Among the top 500 firms in the world, 280 have invested in Hubei Province. As high-quality development sets the tone for Hubei鈥檚 economic progress, the ecological protection of the Yangtze River is listed as a priority in all projects.
According to Jiang, Hubei鈥檚 Party chief, 22.3 percent of the province鈥檚 landscape is included in the ecological protection red line.
Along the Yangtze River green ecological corridor, 4,230 rivers and 755 lakes are covered by the water management system.
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