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I'm Neil Hong lin.
Coming up, we are spotlighting a two year old initiative that's reshaping the urban landscape, the construction of youth development oriented cities.
Launched two years ago, this ambitious program aims to make cities more livable and supportive for younger residents.
Through optimizing education, enhancing employment opportunities, solving housing issues and more, these pilot cities are paving the way for a new era of urban living for the youth today, lets zoom in on the progress policies and personal stories from the forefront of this urban transformation.
For todays show, Im joined by Dinghung in the studio and Josh Cotterell on the line.
Now grab your virtual compass and follow us to the heart of the discussion.
The hopes and the future of a nation lie in the hands of its younger generation.
Back in 2017, China unveils its first national blueprint for youth development.
In April 2020, 217 national departments and commissions jointly launched pilot projects for the construction of youth oriented cities.
A total of 45 cities and 99 counties became the first batch of national pilot cities for the construction of youth development oriented cities.
Now, two years have passed, how is the construction of these pilot cities going?
And to answer that question, maybe we should first take a look at this two year old initiative, what this building a city with the youth in mind initiative is about.
Okay, so like you said, this initiative, or pilot program, as we call it, was launched two years ago.
And there is a plan, I think, called the mid and long term use development plan from 2016 to 2025.
Put it simply, the focus is really about enabling some kind of use priority or use first development.
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