Meihe devoted to industrial upgrading

New area in Jilin strives to be a regional central city with robust economic growth

Insisting on high-quality development in recent years, Meihekou city in Jilin province has comprehensively promoted industrial transformation and accelerated the cultivation of new productive forces, forming a modern industrial system supported by pharmaceuticals, food processing, commerce and logistics, and tourism.

Meihekou is a county-level city directly administered by the provincial government. In September 2013, it was chosen as a pilot area to explore the expansion of power among such counties.

In January 2020, the province decided to build a demonstration zone, the Meihe New Area, for high-quality development and to create a modern regional central city.