Yangtze River Economic Belt

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Yangtze River Economic Belt
长江经济带发展规划纲要
Region
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Subdivisions of China within the YREB
Provinces Anhui, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
Direct-administered municipalities Chongqing, Shanghai
Established2016

The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is a region along the Yangtze River. The idea was introduced in 2014 [1] and established in 2016, [2] with the Chinese government aiming to increase economic growth with minimal environmental damage. [1] Around 21% of the area of China and 40% of its population lies within the belt. [1] Eleven province-level divisions of China are included in the YREB: Anhui, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. [3]

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Geography

The YREB is made up of nine provinces and two direct-administered municipalities. [4] Around 21% of China's area lies in the belt. [1] Poyang Lake, located within Jiangxi, is the largest freshwater lake of China and is within the YREB. [5]

Economy

In 2021, the YREB consisted of 46% of the national GPD. [4] Of cities that significantly reduced wastewater within the YREB, none saw economic regression. [1] Between 2016 and 2021, the YREB region saw a direct increase in economic development as a result of the plan. [4]

Ecological impact

In 2021, air pollutants were more common in the YREB than the rest of China. [2] The Yangtze River Economic Belt plan reduced wastewater production in the Chongqing metropolitan area by 12% per year and insignificant reductions in the Yangtze Delta. [1] Throughout the twelfth and thirteenth five year plans, the YREB managed to eco-economically decouple itself significantly. [6] The Asian Development Bank noted that a lack of institutional integration of ecological policy likely weakened the effects that the YREB plan had on Jiangxi. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gong, Guan; Zhao, Yu (2024). "Ecology versus economic development: Effects of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt strategy". International Studies of Economics. 19 (3): 330–352. doi:10.1002/ise3.75. ISSN   2831-3224 – via Wiley Online Library.
  2. 1 2 Peng, Meng; Xu, Hongzhang; Qu, Chenfei; Xu, Jiayu; Chen, Liurui; Duan, Lei; Hao, Jiming (25 March 2021). "Understanding China's largest sustainability experiment: Atmospheric and climate governance in the Yangtze river economic belt as a lens". Journal of Cleaner Production. 290: 125760. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125760. ISSN   0959-6526.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  3. ↑ Wang, Yuxin; Yu, Xinghou; Zhao, Bingjian; Xiong, Xing; Li, Yi; Zhang, Man (1 November 2022). "Evaluation of ecological carrying capacity in Yangtze River Economic Belt and analysis of its spatial pattern evolution". Ecological Indicators. 144: 109535. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109535. ISSN   1470-160X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  4. 1 2 3 He, Yu; Zhang, Xiaoqi; Zheng, Huan (1 February 2025). "Impact of the Yangtze River economic belt on high-quality economic development in China: Evidence from a spatial difference-in-differences model". Economic Modelling. 143: 106962. doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2024.106962. ISSN   0264-9993.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  5. 1 2 "SECTOR ASSESSMENT (SUMMARY): WATER AND OTHER URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES; AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; AND PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT" (PDF). Asian Development Bank . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Gong, Xiujuan; Liu, Shu; Ye, Wei; Liu, Liang (1 July 2025). "Decoupling of industrial water consumption and economic expansion in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: a comparative analysis across three Five-Year plans". Scientific Reports. 15 (1): 21186. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-06042-5. ISSN   2045-2322 – via Nature.
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