Resolving the problems of population outflow, low birth rate and population reduction is an important issue facing the economic and social development of some regions. According to the front page news of Heilongjiang daily on February 22, Xu Qin, Secretary of the provincial Party committee and director of the Standing Committee of the provincial people's Congress, presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee on the evening of February 21 to review the implementation plan of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee and the people's Government of Heilongjiang Province on optimizing Fertility Policies and promoting long-term balanced population development and the work plan for the consultation of the CPPCC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee in 2022, and study and deploy relevant work. The meeting pointed out that the population issue is "the largest of the country" and a strategic issue related to the overall revitalization and development of Heilongjiang. We should formulate a long-term balanced development plan for the population, promote the organic connection between the population plan and the economic and social development plan, and achieve job security, security and retention by cultivating industries, establishing enterprises and increasing employment, so as to fundamentally solve the problems of personnel outflow and population reduction. The meeting called for the in-depth implementation of the national birth and child care policy, promoting the implementation of the three child birth policy and supporting measures, establishing a maternal and child health service network covering the county and rural grass-roots level, improving the population service system covering the whole life cycle, solving the problems of children and old people, and promoting the realization of an appropriate fertility level. We should advocate a new culture of marriage and childbearing, guide the establishment of a correct outlook on marriage and love, fertility and family, and promote age-appropriate marriage and childbearing, eugenics and good parenthood. We should strive to build a fertility friendly environment, vigorously develop diversified and diversified universal care services, and reduce the cost of fertility, parenting and education through multiple channels, so that more families can have, afford and have a good child. A major background here is that in recent years, there has been a great pressure of population outflow and population decline in Heilongjiang. According to the data of the seventh national census, compared with the data of the sixth national census in 2010, the permanent resident population of Heilongjiang decreased by 6.4639 million, a decrease of 16.87%. The population of all 13 prefectures and cities in the province has declined, Suihua and Qiqihar have lost more than one million people, and Harbin, the provincial capital, has decreased by 630000, becoming the only provincial capital city with reduced population in China in the past decade. According to Heilongjiang statistical yearbook 2021 released this month, the birth rate of Heilongjiang in 2020 was only 3.74 ‰, less than half of the national birth rate (8.52 ‰) in the same period. According to the first financial reporter's calculation, the birth population of Heilongjiang in 2020 is only 120500. Figure: birth related data of Heilongjiang over the years (source: Heilongjiang statistical yearbook 2021) Yi Baozhong, a professor at the Northeast Asia Research Institute of Jilin University, analyzed the first finance and economics. One of the major reasons for the population decline in Northeast China in recent years is the economic downturn and the reduction of employment opportunities, resulting in population outflow. Especially in the old industrial base, many cities, such as Hegang, Yichun and other resource-based cities, after the depletion of resources and the decline of the original mining industry and other leading industries, the successor industries did not develop again, which led to a large outflow of young people. After the outflow of young people, the population structure has changed, and the aging is becoming more and more serious. In addition, as the young population left, the birth rate decreased, which also led to a further reduction in the population. "Therefore, the overall source is industry and employment. Poor employment leads to the outflow of young people." Yi Baozhong said. Last October, the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress voted and adopted the amended regulations of Heilongjiang Province on population and family planning. After the implementation of the regulations on the provision of childcare leave, the government will amend the regulations on the provision of childcare leave, and specify that the provision of childcare leave will be increased. The 14th five year plan of Heilongjiang proposes to establish and improve the policy system of retaining people, retain school-age labor resources and increase the effective supply of labor force. Yi Baozhong believes that in order to improve the fertility rate and solve the problem of population reduction in Northeast China, we must solve the problem of the decline of old industrial bases and the problem of continuous industrial development in resource exhausted cities. If we can boost the economy of Northeast China, the outflow population will return and the fertility rate will rise. If there is not enough industrial and employment support, the effect of measures such as maternity subsidies will be limited. (Xinhua News Agency)