The people's governments of Jiangxi Province and Fujian Province and the national development and Reform Commission: We have received your request for instructions on building a high-quality development demonstration area in the old revolutionary base areas. The reply is as follows: 1、 It is agreed to build high-quality development demonstration areas in Ganzhou and the old revolutionary base areas in Western Fujian (hereinafter referred to as the demonstration areas). The construction plan of the demonstration area shall be issued by the national development and Reform Commission and implemented in conjunction with relevant departments and local organizations. *** We should focus on the people, give full play to comparative advantages, stimulate endogenous power and vitality, build the old revolutionary areas better, let the people in the old revolutionary areas live a better life, and create a model for the revitalization and development of the old revolutionary areas in the new era. 3、 The people's governments of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces should earnestly strengthen the organization and leadership, clarify the division of tasks, improve the work coordination mechanism, organize the preparation of relevant plans for the development of the demonstration area, formulate supporting policies, promote the reform, innovation and high-quality development of the demonstration area, and actively create replicable and popularized typical experience and institutional achievements. Important policies, major projects and key projects shall be submitted for approval according to procedures. 4、 Relevant departments shall, in accordance with the division of responsibilities, strengthen the guidance for the construction of the demonstration area, refine and improve relevant policies and measures, and give active support in project layout, capital arrangement, factor supply, etc. Implement the work plan of the central state organs and relevant units to support Gannan and other former Central Soviet areas in the new era, and coordinate relevant regions such as Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to strengthen counterpart cooperation with Sanming, Longyan and Ganzhou. Give full play to the role of the inter ministerial joint conference system in supporting the revitalization and development of Gannan and other former Central Soviet areas, coordinate and solve important problems in time, and create a good environment for the construction of the demonstration area. The national development and Reform Commission shall, in conjunction with the people's governments of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, strengthen comprehensive coordination, track the progress of the construction of the demonstration area, summarize and promote relevant experience and practices, and report major matters to the Party Central Committee and the State Council in a timely manner. the State Council March 3, 2022 (Xinhua News Agency)