📅 On December 31, 2025, the Chinese premier Li Qiang gathered senior officials for a year-end State Council executive meeting. The focus? A multipurpose national water network and smoother cross-border trade!
🚀 Building a national water network is more than pipes and dams. It's a strategic move to optimize water resource allocation, safeguard water security, and boost our flood-control game. Plus, it's designed to power transportation, ecological protection, tourism, and spur domestic demand in one sweep 💧🌿🏞️.
🌐 Officials also mapped out plans to replicate and promote key actions that speed up cross-border trade. The goal is crystal clear: super-smooth logistics, better synergy between transport corridors, and top-notch multimodal routes across coastal, inland, and border regions 🚢🚚.
🏘️ Water supply isn't just a policy buzzword—it touches every household! The meeting stressed a coordinated urban-rural approach, encouraging integrated growth of water systems. Think of a standardized, full-chain flow from source to your tap 🚰.
💊 The meeting greenlit a draft water supply regulation and a proposal to update the implementation rules of the country's drug administration law. The message? Ensure safe drinking water standards and speed up drug approvals, fueling R&D and innovation in the pharma sector.
As 2025 comes to a close, Premier Li's meeting set the stage for ambitious water, trade, and health reforms in the Chinese mainland. Stay tuned in 2026 for how these plans ripple through daily life and the wider economy!
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Premier Li chairs State Council meeting on national water network
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