The issuance of ultra long term special treasury bond to support the "dual" construction is a major decision and deployment made by the CPC Central Committee with an overall view, and an important starting point to promote Chinese path to modernization, promote high-quality development, and grasp the development initiative. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China that "we must implement macro policies well, issue and make good use of super long term special government bonds, and focus on the implementation of major national strategies and the construction of security capabilities in key areas." This year's "Government Work Report" proposes to make good use of super long term special government bonds, strengthen supporting financing such as super long term loans, strengthen top-down organizational coordination, and provide greater support for the "dual" construction. All regions and departments conscientiously implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, coordinate "hard investment" and "soft construction", and promote a good start in the "dual" construction. The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that this year, we will adhere to the principle of top-down, combining soft and hard work, give full play to the role of the department, increase construction efforts, speed up work progress, increase the issuance of ultra long term special treasury bond, and give greater support to the "dual" construction. Highlighting strategic, forward-looking, and global considerations, priority will be given to major landmark projects across regions and watersheds. On December 26, 2024, with the departure of MU5428 flight, the newly built fourth runway at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was officially put into use. The fourth runway is 3400 meters long and 45 meters wide, arranged parallel to the third runway, and can meet the takeoff and landing needs of various large passenger and cargo aircraft. Yin Dejun, Executive Deputy Commander of Jiangbei International Airport Expansion Command, said that with all four runways put into use, the airport's operational efficiency will be greatly improved, which will further enhance Chongqing's international aviation hub function. Currently, the T3B terminal project of Jiangbei International Airport is accelerating and striving to be completed and put into use in the near future. Implementing expansion is an important measure to enhance airport service capabilities. Jiangbei International Airport was completed and put into operation in January 1990. Since then, it has undergone three expansions in 2001, 2008, and 2012. By 2019, the airport had completed a passenger throughput of 44.78 million, and its designed support capacity was insufficient to meet transportation needs. To enhance service capabilities, the T3B terminal and fourth runway project of Jiangbei International Airport started construction in 2020, designed for a passenger throughput terminal of 80 million people. After the launch of the "dual" construction, the project was included in the project list. According to the fund management requirements and allocation procedures, after Chongqing Airport Group provided the payment details of the project funds, the relevant departments of Chongqing directly paid the funds to the recipient of the contract counterpart of the project. By the end of December 2024, an accumulative payment of 528 million yuan was made by using ultra long term special treasury bond. The timely availability of funds directly affects the progress of the project. The issuance of ultra long term special treasury bond to support the "dual" construction, giving full play to the role of government investment in driving and amplifying, has reduced the capital pressure for construction projects and effectively formed the physical quantities. " Zhao Rong, Deputy Director of the Investment Department of Chongqing Development and Reform Commission, said that in 2024, the National Development and Reform Commission has issued three batches of "dual" project lists in Chongqing, involving a total investment of 194.5 billion yuan, which effectively supports Chongqing to accelerate the construction of an important strategic pivot for western development in the new era and a comprehensive hub for inland opening up. In the "dual" construction, the National Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with relevant departments, strictly screens projects according to the top-down principle, highlighting strategic, forward-looking, and global aspects, and prioritizing the selection of cross regional and cross basin major landmark projects. Supporting the comprehensive management of desertified land, afforestation and grass planting, restoration of degraded forests, and improvement of grasslands, covering nearly 40 million acres, and successfully carrying out the three iconic campaigns of the "Three North" project; On the basis of arranging the issuance of additional treasury bond in 2023 to support the construction of 25 million mu of high standard farmland in Northeast China, we will strengthen the arrangement of extra long term special treasury bond to support the construction of 25 million mu of high standard farmland, and promote the construction of black land in Northeast China into high standard farmland as soon as possible... As of December 2024, 700 billion yuan of extra long term special treasury bond for "dual" construction have been allocated to the project in three batches. Many projects are currently underway and their effects will continue to be effective. Actively responding to the expectations of the people, combining project construction with livelihood security, upgrading the 6-room ward to a 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom ward, appropriately adding single rooms, renovating bathrooms, carrying out hot water system, HVAC renovation, etc. Currently, the renovation project of the surgical ward in Yangluo Campus of Hubei Third People's Hospital is steadily progressing and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. After completion, it can effectively improve the existing wards and supporting facilities of the hospital, enhance the medical conditions for the public, and improve the level of medical treatment, "said Sun Jian, Director of the Health Bureau of Wuhan Changjiang New Area. 40 kilometers away, the renovation and expansion project of Wuhan No.12 Middle School is also intensifying construction. The project adopts the approach of 'going from heaven to earth and combining renovation and expansion' to build a modern comprehensive teaching building, increase the scale of 12 classes, and also add a 12600 square meter three-dimensional sports field and more than 3500 square meters of underground sports field. Xu Li, Director of the Education Bureau of Jianghan District, Wuhan City, said that after the completion of the renovation and expansion project, it will maximize the use of space by schools in the central urban area, greatly improve the conditions of education, and better meet the enrollment needs of high school students in Jianghan District. Promoting equal access to urban education, healthcare, and other public services for agricultural migrant populations is an important measure to implement the people-oriented new urbanization. For this reason, the "dual" construction will include the construction of ordinary high schools and hospitals in key cities as one of the tasks of "urbanization of agricultural transfer population". Support cities along the Yangtze River to accelerate the construction and renovation of 13000 kilometers of sewage pipelines, promote the elimination of 1100 square kilometers of pipeline blank areas, and simultaneously establish a long-term mechanism for operation and maintenance; Supporting the construction of "Double First Class" universities, new campuses, top-notch innovative talent training bases, national industry education integration innovation platforms, etc., and improving the teaching and research conditions of universities... The "Double First Class" construction actively responds to the expectations of the people, combines physical investment with human capital investment, combines project construction with livelihood security, and achieves a number of livelihood issues that concern the masses. Efforts should be made to coordinate the implementation of "hard investment" and "soft construction", and to combine project construction with supporting reforms. Currently, the construction of the Bama Pingguo section (Bama Qiangwei section) of the Tian'e Beihai Expressway in Guangxi is in full swing. The 56.54-kilometer-long main line of the Baqiang Expressway is an important component of the G7522 Guiyang Beihai Expressway and an expansion expressway for the Western Land Sea New Corridor. At present, the construction of key control projects is advancing at full speed, and it is expected to achieve the overall opening of the project in November this year. In terms of policy, formulate policy measures to promote the development of container rail sea intermodal transportation, and promote the integrated development of customs supervision, information exchange, production scheduling, and marketing entities; In terms of planning, accelerate the implementation of the Overall Plan for the Western Land Sea New Corridor and the Implementation Plan for Promoting the High Quality Construction of the Western Land Sea New Corridor during the 14th Five Year Plan period; In terms of institutional mechanisms, the inter ministerial joint conference system of the Western Land Sea New Corridor will be fully utilized to form a policy system for channel construction to fill gaps, optimize services, increase collaboration, and expand openness... In the construction of the Western Land Sea New Corridor, all relevant parties attach great importance to both "hard investment" and "soft construction", and work together to build and operate this landmark project well. In the "dual" construction, various regions and departments should coordinate and focus on "hard investment" and "soft construction", combine project construction with supporting reforms, formulate and improve plans, strengthen project management, and create a number of landmark projects. Accelerate the improvement of policies. Research and formulate guidance on adapting to changes in the school-age population and promoting the optimization of basic education resource allocation, and improve the overall allocation mechanism of basic education resources that is compatible with population changes; Research and formulate an implementation plan for improving and expanding the quality of higher education (2024-2028), expanding supply and optimizing layout. Strengthen planning guidance. Issuing policy documents on the implementation of high-speed rail along the Yangtze River and the planning and construction of intermodal transportation facilities for ports along the Yangtze River, issuing relevant notices on standardizing the approval and construction requirements for civil transportation airports, and issuing guidance on strengthening the full process management and comprehensive supervision of high standard farmland construction. Strengthen overall planning and coordination. In terms of railways along the Yangtze River, we will coordinate transportation resources in the region and optimize railway transportation organization; In the field of Three North Engineering construction, we will comprehensively implement project management for the Three North Engineering. In conjunction with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, we will establish a special team to conduct a comprehensive review of the feasibility study report during the project application, review, and issuance process. Yuan Da, Deputy Secretary General of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that he will work with relevant departments to strengthen the "dual" construction from three aspects: increasing construction efforts. Continue to support key tasks such as ecological environment protection and green development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of the Western Land Sea New Corridor, the urbanization of public service system for agricultural transfer population, and the upgrading of higher education quality. Expand the scope of water conservancy support to large and medium-sized irrigation areas, as well as large and medium-sized water diversion projects across the country; Include projects such as intercity railway construction in key metropolitan areas in the scope of support; Fully implement effective measures nationwide to reduce logistics costs for the entire society. Strengthen the integration of software and hardware. Adhere to the combination of project construction and supporting reforms, accelerate the formulation of planning policies and innovation of institutional mechanisms, improve investment mechanisms, and enhance the comprehensive efficiency of investment. Accelerate work progress. On the basis of issuing a list of projects worth about 100 billion yuan this year in advance in 2024, another batch of project lists will be issued in the near future to promote the formation of physical workload as soon as possible. (New Society)