Upgrading brings a new vitality to nation's northeast

China's traditional northeastern industrial heartland is on course for a revival in its fortunes as local governments take measures to restructure the local economy through upgrading heavy industry and cooperating with more developed coastal provinces.

A number of high-tech companies from coastal provinces are fueling the region's restructuring drive, supported by local policy support and government plans to connect coastal regions with the northeast.

In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission released guidelines calling on the northeastern region to learn from the experiences of southern provinces and take steps to attract more investment.