On January 23, the State Council issued the reply on the Territorial Spatial Plan of Sichuan Province (2021-2035) and the reply on the Territorial Spatial Plan of Yunnan Province (2021-2035).

State Council Reply on the Territorial Spatial Plan of Sichuan Province (2021-2035)

Guohan [2024] No. 9

The People's Government of Sichuan Province; the Ministry of Natural Resources:

We have received your request for approval of the Territorial Spatial Plan of Sichuan Province (2021-2035). The reply is as follows:

I. In principle, we agree to the Territorial Spatial Plan of Sichuan Province (2021-2035) (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) as reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.The Plan is the guide for the spatial development of Sichuan Province, the spatial blueprint for sustainable development, and the basic basis for all types of development, protection and construction activities. Please organize its implementation conscientiously. Sichuan Province is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and in the inland southwest. It is a strategic hinterland of China's development and an important region supporting the implementation of national strategies such as the large-scale development of the western region in the new era and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The implementation of the Plan must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, adhere to a people-centered approach, coordinate development and security, promote harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, push the governance of Sichuan and the development of the province to a new level in the new era, and strive to write a Sichuan chapter in the modernization drive of Chinese style.

II. Consolidate the spatial foundation for safe development.By 2035, the retained cultivated land in Sichuan Province shall be no less than 75.4257 million mu, of which the area of permanent basic farmland protection shall be no less than 63.0688 million mu; the area of ecological protection red lines shall be no less than 148,500 square kilometers; the expansion multiple of urban development boundaries shall be controlled within 1.3 times the scale of urban construction land in 2020; the land use area per unit of GDP for construction shall decrease by no less than 40 percent; total water consumption shall not exceed the target set by the state, and shall not exceed 27.00 billion cubic meters in 2025. Key areas for natural disaster risk prevention and control shall be clearly defined, risk control lines for floods, earthquakes and other hazards shall be delineated, security space for strategic mineral resources, historical and cultural protection and the like shall be implemented, and the spatial bottom line for high-quality development shall be fully anchored.

III. Build a territorial spatial system supporting the new development pattern.Deeply implement the strategy for coordinated regional development, major regional strategies, the strategy of functional zones, the strategy of new urbanization and the strategy of rural revitalization, and promote the formation of a new pattern of territorial spatial development and protection featuring distinct main functions, complementary advantages and high-quality development. Adhere to the principle of "one chessboard for Sichuan and Chongqing," strengthen the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle so that it becomes an important growth pole and a new source of momentum driving high-quality development in the west, strengthen coordinated development with city clusters such as the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, actively integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative, and build a strategic highland for opening up to the west and a new base for participating in international competition.

IV. Systematically optimize the pattern of territorial spatial development and protection.Give play to regional comparative advantages, optimize the positioning of main functions, refine the division of functional zones, and improve differentiated support policies. Implement the requirements for building major agricultural product production areas in the Yangtze River Basin, strengthen cultivated land protection in the Chengdu Plain, the Anning River Basin, eastern Sichuan Basin and the low mountains and hills, better shoulder the responsibility for ensuring stable production and supply of important agricultural products such as grain, hogs and oil crops, and build a higher-level "Tianfu Granary" for the new era. Implement the requirements for building ecological security barriers, enhance the water conservation capacity of the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, intensify protection of ecological functional areas such as the Minshan-Hengduan Mountains, Qiangtang-Sanjiangyuan, Qinba Mountains, Greater and Lesser Liangshan, Sichuan-Yunnan forests and Zoige grasslands, strengthen the protection and restoration of forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes and wetlands, and protect migration corridors for rare wild animals such as the giant panda and flyways for migratory birds. Strictly control the space of river and lake water areas and shorelines, scientifically coordinate shoreline resources of the main stream and major tributaries of the Yangtze River and important lakes, and continue comprehensive treatment of rivers, lakes and wetlands. Enhance the radiating and leading role of the Chengdu metropolitan area, accelerate the integrated urban layout of Chengdu-Deyang-Meishan-Ziyang, promote coordinated development of the Chengdu Plain, southern Sichuan, northeastern Sichuan, northwestern Sichuan and the Panxi region, allocate public service facilities at different levels, optimize village layouts by zone and category, improve urban and rural living circles, enhance the quality of urban and rural living environments, and consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation. Actively safeguard the security of national industrial and supply chains, connect with the new industrial layout of the eastern coastal areas in a high-quality manner, optimize and improve the layout of innovation resources, accelerate the development of characteristic advantageous industries and strategic emerging industries, and build an innovation highland in the western region. Strengthen the protection and utilization of strategic mineral resources, scientifically coordinate the development of clean energy such as hydropower, and improve the level of energy and mineral resource security. Strengthen prevention and control of natural disasters such as floods, droughts and earthquakes, optimize the regional layout of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief facilities, and improve the safety and resilience of territorial space. Improve the spatial protection mechanism for cultural and natural heritage, strengthen the overall protection and systematic revitalization and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, strengthen the systematic protection of natural and cultural resources such as Mount Emei, Mount Qingcheng, Dujiangyan, Jiuzhaigou, Sanxingdui, the Giant Panda National Park and the ancient Shu Roads, strengthen the protection of red cultural heritage, and build a spatial system for the overall protection of cultural, natural and landscape resources.

V. Safeguard the seriousness and authority of the Plan.The Plan is an overall arrangement for the territorial space of Sichuan Province and the policy and general outline for the protection, development, utilization and restoration of provincial territorial space. It must be strictly implemented, and no department or individual may modify it at will or change it in violation of regulations. In accordance with the requirements of regular physical examinations and five-year evaluations, improve the monitoring, evaluation and early-warning mechanisms for the implementation of territorial spatial plans at all levels and of all types, and take plan evaluation results as an important basis for supervision and assessment of plan implementation. Establish and improve the linkage mechanism for plan supervision, law enforcement and accountability, and implement full-life-cycle management of plans.

VI. Ensure the implementation of the Plan.The People's Government of Sichuan Province shall strengthen organizational leadership, clarify the division of responsibilities, improve working mechanisms and refine supporting policies and measures. Do a good job in issuing and publicizing the Plan and strengthen social supervision. Organize and complete the preparation of territorial spatial master plans, detailed plans and relevant special plans at all local levels, accelerate the formation of a unified territorial spatial planning system, and coordinate territorial spatial development and protection. Strengthen guidance and constraints on special plans for infrastructure such as water conservancy, transportation, energy, agriculture, information and municipal facilities, as well as public service facilities, military facilities, ecological and environmental protection, cultural relics protection, forestry and grasslands, coordinate and resolve conflicts and problems on the "one map" of territorial spatial planning, and rationally optimize the spatial layout. Establish and improve the territorial spatial planning committee system and give play to its coordinating role in the preparation, implementation and management of territorial spatial plans. In accordance with the requirements of "unified base map, unified standards, unified planning and unified platform," improve the "one map" system of territorial spatial planning and the territorial spatial basic information platform, build a monitoring network for the implementation of territorial spatial plans, and improve the digital level of spatial governance. The Ministry of Natural Resources shall, together with relevant parties and according to the division of responsibilities, closely coordinate and cooperate, strengthen guidance, supervision and evaluation, and ensure the realization of the goals and tasks set by the Plan. All relevant departments shall resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the reform of "integrating multiple plans into one" and shall not establish other spatial plans outside the territorial spatial planning system. Major matters in the implementation of the Plan shall be promptly reported for instructions.

State Council Reply on the Territorial Spatial Plan of Yunnan Province (2021-2035)

Guohan [2024] No. 10

The People's Government of Yunnan Province; the Ministry of Natural Resources:

We have received your request for approval of the Territorial Spatial Plan of Yunnan Province (2021-2035). The reply is as follows:

I. In principle, we agree to the Territorial Spatial Plan of Yunnan Province (2021-2035) (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) as reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.The Plan is the guide for the spatial development of Yunnan Province, the spatial blueprint for sustainable development, and the basic basis for all types of development, protection and construction activities. Please organize its implementation conscientiously. Yunnan Province is an important channel and frontier for China's opening up to South and Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean Rim region, and bears major responsibility for safeguarding regional ecological security. The implementation of the Plan must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, adhere to a people-centered approach, coordinate development and security, promote harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, strive to build Yunnan into a demonstration area of ethnic unity and progress in China and a vanguard of ecological civilization construction, and strive to write a Yunnan chapter in the modernization drive of Chinese style.

II. Consolidate the spatial foundation for safe development.By 2035, the retained cultivated land in Yunnan Province shall be no less than 78.5700 million mu, of which the area of permanent basic farmland protection shall be no less than 57.0900 million mu; the area of ecological protection red lines shall be no less than 113,200 square kilometers; the expansion multiple of urban development boundaries shall be controlled within 1.3 times the scale of urban construction land in 2020; the land use area per unit of GDP for construction shall decrease by no less than 40 percent; total water consumption shall not exceed the target set by the state, and shall not exceed 17.70 billion cubic meters in 2025. Key areas for natural disaster risk prevention and control shall be clearly defined, risk control lines for floods, earthquakes and other hazards shall be delineated, security space for strategic mineral resources, historical and cultural protection and the like shall be implemented, and the spatial bottom line for high-quality development shall be fully anchored.

III. Build a territorial spatial system supporting the new development pattern.Deeply implement the strategy for coordinated regional development, major regional strategies, the strategy of functional zones, the strategy of new urbanization and the strategy of rural revitalization, and promote the formation of a new pattern of territorial spatial development and protection featuring distinct main functions, complementary advantages and high-quality development. Strengthen functional coordination between the Central Yunnan city cluster and the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, the Beibu Gulf city cluster and the Central Guizhou city cluster, promote coordinated linkage between Yunnan Province and other provinces along the Yangtze River, jointly advance the large-scale development of the western region and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, connect with the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, build a new highland for opening up in the southwest region, and accelerate the building of China's radiation center facing South and Southeast Asia.

IV. Systematically optimize the pattern of territorial spatial development and protection.Give play to regional comparative advantages, optimize the positioning of main functions, refine the division of functional zones, and improve differentiated support policies. Strictly protect cultivated land in dam areas, consolidate the foundation of food security, expand the development space for plateau characteristic agriculture, build characteristic modern agriculture bases, and enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity. Consolidate the ecological security barrier in the southwest region, strengthen protection of important ecological spaces such as the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Ailao-Wuliang Mountains and the southern Yunnan border, and strengthen integrated systematic protection and restoration of river basin sources, upper, middle and lower reaches, main and tributary streams, shorelines and surrounding land areas. Strengthen biodiversity protection in areas such as the Gaoligong Mountains, and provide special protection for important habitats of important species, migration corridors of important species such as the Asian elephant, flyways for migratory birds and migration channels for aquatic organisms. Strictly control the space of river and lake water areas, implement protection and governance of plateau lakes, enhance water conservation functions, optimize water resource allocation, and improve the capacity for strategic water resource reserves. Give play to the core leading role of the Central Yunnan city cluster, improve the core functions of the Kunming metropolitan area, advance the construction of Kunming as a regional central city facing South and Southeast Asia, accelerate the construction of Qujing as a provincial sub-center city, promote coordinated development of the Central Yunnan city cluster and northeastern and western Yunnan, cultivate and develop border town belts, integrate and build a number of border industrial parks such as Hekou, Mohan and Ruili, improve the layout of border towns and ports, enhance the capacity to attract industries and population, give priority to ensuring land demand for functions such as scientific and technological innovation, production services and advanced manufacturing, promote the integration of urban and rural infrastructure and public services, improve urban and rural living circles, enhance the quality of urban and rural living environments, optimize rural spatial layouts by category, and support rural revitalization. Coordinate the spatial layout of traditional and new infrastructure and build a modern infrastructure network. Optimize the regional layout of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief facilities and improve the safety and resilience of territorial space. Advance the development of green electricity such as large hydropower stations and wind and solar power bases. Improve the spatial protection mechanism for cultural and natural heritage, strengthen the overall protection and systematic revitalization and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, strengthen the protection of world heritage sites such as the Three Parallel Rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang and the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces as well as red cultural heritage, and build a spatial system for the overall protection of cultural, natural and landscape resources.

V. Safeguard the seriousness and authority of the Plan.The Plan is an overall arrangement for the territorial space of Yunnan Province and the policy and general outline for the protection, development, utilization and restoration of provincial territorial space. It must be strictly implemented, and no department or individual may modify it at will or change it in violation of regulations. In accordance with the requirements of regular physical examinations and five-year evaluations, improve the monitoring, evaluation and early-warning mechanisms for the implementation of territorial spatial plans at all levels and of all types, and take plan evaluation results as an important basis for supervision and assessment of plan implementation. Establish and improve the linkage mechanism for plan supervision, law enforcement and accountability, and implement full-life-cycle management of plans.

VI. Ensure the implementation of the Plan.The People's Government of Yunnan Province shall strengthen organizational leadership, clarify the division of responsibilities, improve working mechanisms and refine supporting policies and measures. Do a good job in issuing and publicizing the Plan and strengthen social supervision. Organize and complete the preparation of territorial spatial master plans, detailed plans and relevant special plans at all local levels, accelerate the formation of a unified territorial spatial planning system, and coordinate territorial spatial development and protection. Strengthen guidance and constraints on special plans for infrastructure such as water conservancy, transportation, energy, agriculture, information and municipal facilities, as well as public service facilities, military facilities, ecological and environmental protection, cultural relics protection, forestry and grasslands, coordinate and resolve conflicts and problems on the "one map" of territorial spatial planning, and rationally optimize the spatial layout. Establish and improve the territorial spatial planning committee system and give play to its coordinating role in the preparation, implementation and management of territorial spatial plans. In accordance with the requirements of "unified base map, unified standards, unified planning and unified platform," improve the "one map" system of territorial spatial planning and the territorial spatial basic information platform, build a monitoring network for the implementation of territorial spatial plans, and improve the digital level of spatial governance. The Ministry of Natural Resources shall, together with relevant parties and according to the division of responsibilities, closely coordinate and cooperate, strengthen guidance, supervision and evaluation, and ensure the realization of the goals and tasks set by the Plan. All relevant departments shall resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the reform of "integrating multiple plans into one" and shall not establish other spatial plans outside the territorial spatial planning system. Major matters in the implementation of the Plan shall be promptly reported for instructions.