The 10th Party Congress of Inner Mongolia autonomous region convened at the Inner Mongolia People’s Hall in Hohhot on Nov 22, during which regional officials and delegates from all-levels of committees attended.
In 2016, the annual budget for poverty reduction in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region rose to 5.79 billion yuan ($870 million), a year-on-year increase of 21 percent, according to the local finance department.
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China’s Ministry of Finance has proposed to allocate 4.58 billion yuan ($685.91 million) to Inner Mongolia each year, representing an annual increase of 530 million yuan.
Inner Mongolia autonomous region has devoted itself to the import-export trade with Russia and Mongolia, which accounts for 46.7 percent of regional external trade.
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous region, during which various celebrations are planned to showcase its prosperity and ethnic diversity.
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