China is to launch 10 key projects in the western regions this year.
The National Development and Reform Commission said on its Website that the 10 projects, with a combined budget of 436 billion yuan (US$64.12 billion), are aimed at boosting economic and social development in the west.
These projects include railway lines connecting Guiyang and Guangzhou, Lanzhou and Chongqing, and Kashgar and Hotan in Xinjiang; highways between Wanyuan and Dazhou in Sichuan Province, and Shuikou and Duyun in Guizhou Province; and airport expansions in Chengdu, Chongqing and Xi'an.
They also include the building of hydropower stations, coal mines, gas and oil transmission tube lines, and public utilities projects.
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