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Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks during a CPPCC conference on the economic development in the Beibu Bay area of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Pang Xinglei)
China's top advisory body on Monday held a seminar on the development of the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone in southwest China to solicit opinion from experts and southwestern provincial officials on a regional economic cooperation plan.
"The development of the Beibu Gulf is conducive to the overall development of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the stability of the country's southern border area and the national unity," said Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
The Beibu Gulf Economic Zone covers six coastal cities along the Beibu Gulf in Guangxi and borders Vietnam. It integrates the cities of Nanning, the regional capital, Beihai, Qinzhou, Fangchenggang, Chongzuo and Yulin.
Its development helps promote the "westward strategy" to open up the country's hinterland and the construction of free trade zone with southeast Asian countries, Jia pointed out in a keynote speech at the seminar.
To develop Beibu Gulf Economic Zone requires innovation and scientific approach, and it will become a major footstone of the regional economy, said the top advisor. 聽
Editor: Yan
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