6. Support the fast development of clusters of key industries. Liaoning coastal economic zone, Shenyang economic zone, Heilongjiang-Daqing-Qiqihar industrial corridor and Changchun-Jilin-Tumen region economic zone are encouraged to speed up development and become high-class, modern industrial bases in China. Organs concerned shall formulate development plans to support the adjustment and reconstruction of the old Shenyang Tiexi industrial base as a new demonstration zone of equipment manufacturing and support the development of equipment manufacturing clusters in Dalian, so as to create an advanced equipment manufacturing base with international competitiveness. Efforts shall be made to promote the construction of the energy and heavy chemicals base in east Inner Mongolia, coal-based power and chemicals base in east Heilongjiang and coal-based chemicals in west Liaoning to improve the processing and utilization level of resources. The leading role hi-tech industrial bases including Shenyang, Chang-chun, Harbin, Dalian and Tonghua play shall be fully optimized to form advanced industries and industrial clusters with core competitiveness. Regions with developed conditions will be supported to establish influential and large distinct industrial parks. The development of Changchun automobile industry development zone and railway transport equipment industrial park shall be speeded up. Endeavors shall be made in establishing Dalian national ecological industrial demonstration zone (in the category of venous industries). The expansion of national economic and technical development zones and upgrading of major provincial development zones meeting requirements in Northeast China shall be promoted.

II. Speed Up the Technological Advancement of Enterprises and Fully Improve Their Independent Innovation Capability

7. Strengthen the technical transformation of enterprises. The technical transformation of enterprises is an important content of adjustment and reconstruction of the old industrial bases and critical experience for obtaining achievements in revitalization. More support shall be given to technical transformation: the fund for the adjustment and reconstruction of the old industrial bases including Northeast China shall be appropriated from the current relevant special investment funds and the investment from Central Government budget will be increased to support the technical transformation of enterprises in the old industrial bases including Northeast China, mainly for a batch of recently-selected projects. The share of the budget of the Central Government for the operation of state-owned assets for state-owned enterprises in the old industrial bases including Northeast China shall be increased. The investment fund for the equipment manufacturing industry shall be established as soon as possible, mainly to support the technical transformation and the merger and restructuring of equipment manufacturing enterprises in Northeast China.

8. Improve independent innovation capability. The old industrial bases including Northeast China shall give play to their human resource advantage and establish a sound system to encourage independent innovation. In major development fields in the old industrial base, based on leading enterprises and major projects, a batch of technical innovation and hi-tech industrialization projects with strong leading power and influence and quicker returns shall be carried out. The scientific research and industrial advantages of the old industrial bases including Northeast China shall be fully utilized. Through major national scientific and technical special projects and special projects to build innovation ability, a batch of project research centers, engineering labs and enterprise technical centers shall be established, and breakthroughs in core technologies and key generic ones may be made. Enterprises will be supported to effectively utilize international innovation resources to improve their abilities of creation and recreation based upon introduction and absorption. The old industrial bases are supported to attract entrepreneurs and R&D talents and teams in urgent need in some major industries. The national projects of "introduction of one thousand talents" and "introduction of one hundred talents" shall mainly support the introduction of overseas talents to the old industrial bases including Northeast China. Flexible policies and measures such as share participation by means of technology and option incentives are encouraged so as to create good environment for high-end talents to put their abilities to use.

9. Promote the industrial application of the results of independent innovation. All efforts shall be made to promote the application of the results of independent innovation so as to transform such results into advanced productivity and cultivate new economic growth powerhouses. More support shall be given to the application of independent innovative results in hi-tech fields including new energy, new materials, biology, IT, aviation and high-speed railway. Vigorous endeavors shall be made to promote the combination of the efforts of enterprises, universities and research institutions, and encourage the institutions of higher learning and scientific and research institutions to transfer their independently developed innovative results to enterprises, and encourage more scientific and technical personnel to found scientific and technical enterprises. Scientific and technical enterprises that satisfy requirements are already given priority support to be listed in the second board to raise funds. Special funds for hi-tech industry development in the old industrial bases including Northeast China shall continue to exist, mainly supporting the construction of national hi-tech industrial bases in the old industrial bases including Northeast China, and the application of the results of independent innovation and innovation ability. Local governments concerned shall formulate policies to support the application of the results of independent innovation to production in the old industrial bases.

III. Speed Up the Development of Modern Agriculture and Reinforce Its Fundamental Position

10. Vigorously develop modern agriculture. Northeast China has advantaged conditions to develop modern agriculture. Governments in the region shall focus on improving land productivity, resources utilization rate and labor productivity, and launch policies and measures to boost the development of modern agriculture in Northeast China. Those governments shall take into consideration the plan to increase grain production by 50 billion kg across the country, to enhance grain production in the region and build the region into a steady national strategic grain base. More efforts shall be made in implementing scientific and technical programs to increase grain production and in promoting new technologies to produce high yield, superior quality grains at lower cost with higher efficiency. The structure of agricultural machinery shall be optimized and the mechanical level of agriculture shall be improved. Efforts shall be heightened to construct storage yards for agricultural machinery and to build roads for tractors. The subsidies for agricultural machinery operation in important links such as deep scarification shall be studied. Research shall be conducted on a long-term system for stabilizing production of corn and soybeans. The policy of national collection and storage of corn and soybeans produced in Northeast China shall continue to be executed at the proper time. State-owned farms shall continue to play a positive role in developing modern agriculture and safeguarding national food safety. The program of "co-development of large state-owned farms and counties" shall be promoted to provide demonstration and socialization services for local agriculture development. Agriculture cooperation between Northeast China and the outside shall be enhanced and the enterprises that meet requirements supported to undertake agricultural cooperation and development in neighboring countries and regions.

11. Strengthen infrastructure construction in agriculture and rural areas. Basic agricultural infrastructure with focus on water conservancy facilities and infrastructure in rural areas with focus on water, power, road and gas shall be built. The construction of major water conservancy projects including diverting the Nenjiang River to Baicheng and to irrigation areas of the Sanjiang (Songhua River, Heilong River and Wusuli River) Plain, the downstream of Nierji Reservoir, the downstream of Chuole hydro complex and Da'an, and the renewal and reconstruction of large irritation drainage pump stations. Reservoirs in potentially dangerous condition shall be reinforced and the projects of water-efficient irrigation demonstration and small farm water conservancy shall be carried out. A special campaign to disseminate the knowledge of scientific grain storage shall be launched and the technologies for scientific grain storage shall be promoted. The development of new grain inventory and circulation businesses such as grain bank is under support. Nonstop transport of bulk grains by railway to other regions in China shall be promoted, the through transport by water and railway shall be used more, and large grain logistics bases, transfer stations and load stations with strategic significance as well as grain warehousing and drying facilities shall be built. Active efforts shall be made to promote IT-based agriculture, establish a sound system of providing scientific, technical and socialized services and the improvement of services. The development of urban and rural areas shall be planned in a comprehensive way and the development of small towns and central villages shall be sped up in combination with the construction of new socialist countries. Rural residents' living and production conditions shall be ameliorated. Drinking water safety issues existing in rural areas shall be solved as soon as possible. The support funds of governments for construction projects for the pubic benefit in rural areas at county level or below shall be cancelled.