Measures set to empower Yangtze River Delta

China will bolster the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta with measures to advance innovation-driven development and upgrade its industry chains, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee decided at a meeting on Monday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting, which reviewed a plan on promoting the integrated development of the delta region, according to a statement released after the meeting.

The integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region must focus on the key elements of greater integration and high-quality development to lead the growth of the whole Yangtze River Economic Belt and East China, the statement said.