ZHENGZHOU STRIVING TO MANAGE GROWTH, CONVENIENCE

The city adheres to "people-centered" governance to ensure that citizens can live happier, better lives

Zhengzhou, capital of the central province of Henan and a National Central City－one of several charged with leading, developing and undertaking key economic, political and cultural tasks－not only stood up to the challenges posed by last year's COVID-19 outbreak, but also managed to keep development on the right track.

Last year, the city's GDP reached 1.2 trillion yuan ($187 billion), up 3 percent from 2019. The figure was 0.7 percentage points higher than the national average and 1.7 percentage points higher than the provincial average.

The Zhengzhou bureau of statistics attributed the robust growth under such difficult conditions to the municipal authorities' pertinent policies and the support of relevant growth drivers.