Residency shift part of plan to boost urban base

China will take key measures in a new push to improve its cities through boosting the urban population and bolstering the nation's high-quality and stable economic growth, the country's top economic planner said.

Measures include relaxing residency curbs, promoting investment and financing mechanisms and increasing infrastructure spending in cities.

The National Development and Reform Commission issued on Monday key tasks for 2019's new urbanization boost, which will help maintain the country's sustainable and healthy economic growth and overall social stability.