What do you think of the economy in the first half of the year? What will happen to the economy in the second half of the year? What specific results have various regions achieved in the process of promoting development according to local conditions?
Recently, the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, together with Sanlihe Studio and Zhonghong.com, launched a series of reports on "Heart and Innovation in High-Quality Economic Development - Practices in Promoting Development According to Local Conditions in the First Half of 2026". The heads of the development and reform commissions of nine provinces, districts and municipalities accepted exclusive interviews to show the highlights and vivid practices of local economic development in the first half of the year at the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan".
Beijing’s economy “makes new breakthroughs”
In the first half of 2026, Beijing's GDP increased by 5.4% year-on-year, higher than the national level. In an exclusive interview with Sanlihe, Yang Xiuling, director of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that in the first half of the year, Beijing’s economic performance was good, its industrial structure was improving, development potential was rising, and people’s livelihood was well protected. The achievements were hard-won, and the key lies in “new” breakthroughs.
Chongqing actively integrates into the construction of a national unified market
Gao Jian, director of the Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said in an exclusive interview with Sanlihe that Chongqing, as a pilot area for the comprehensive reform of market-based allocation of factors and the organization and operation center of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, will integrate into the construction of a national unified market as a key measure to promote high-quality development. Focusing on the three aspects of "smooth" market access, "circulation" of factor resources, and "connectedness" of market facilities, Chongqing will make precise efforts and make breakthroughs to continue to create a fair competitive market environment for all types of enterprises.
Zhejiang builds a high-energy, open and strong province
Chen Hengzhi, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said in an exclusive interview with Sanlihe that Zhejiang promotes high-level opening up to the outside world, builds a high-level opening-up and strong province, accelerates the creation of an open environment with "the best services, the lowest costs, and the highest efficiency", continuously improves resource allocation, global radiation, institutional innovation, and international influence, and effectively enhances international discourse power, pricing power, and rule power.
Empowering the economy with data elements to increase “Su” degree
Zhu Aixun, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said in an exclusive interview with Sanlihe that Jiangsu is based on the development advantages of the digital economy and is guided by the six-in-one principle of “available supply, gathering, mobility, good use, visibility, and keeping up” to accelerate the construction of a data element reform work system. Focusing on the core pain point of "difficulty in circulation and value release" of data, we will make precise efforts from the dimensions of transaction system, subject cultivation, supply and demand docking, cross-border circulation, etc. to fully activate the vitality of the data element market.
Henan's economy moves forward
In an exclusive interview with Sanlihe, Ma Jian, director of the Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that with the in-depth promotion of integration into the construction of a unified national market, we will continue to tap the potential inward, strive for excellence in the new, empower the strong, and transform to green to promote stable and progressive economic development. In the first half of the year, Henan's GDP grew by 5%, 0.3 percentage points higher than the national average, ranking ahead among the country, major economic provinces, and the six central provinces.
Xinjiang is opening up to the west to build a hub and the core of the Silk Road to start a new journey
Wen Hua, Secretary and Deputy Director of the Party Leadership Group of the Development and Reform Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Director of the Xinjiang Aid Office of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said that Xinjiang is based on the foundation of characteristic industries and has accelerated the "going out" of advantageous industries such as energy resources and equipment manufacturing. The export delivery value of industrial enterprises above designated size has increased 2.3 times year-on-year. It has participated in the formulation and revision of more than 50 international standards in fields such as energy mining and wind turbines, and its regional influence has been further enhanced. The cultural and tourism business card "Xinjiang is a good place" is well-known overseas, and the international "circle of friends" has been further expanded.
Guangdong stabilizes prices to benefit people and moves towards innovation
In recent years, Guangdong Province has continued to deepen public utility price reforms and comprehensively established a dynamic adjustment mechanism for public utility prices. Gong Zhenzhen, director of the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that in the process of price adjustment, all parts of the province have carefully grasped the timing, rhythm and intensity of the adjustment. First, through on-site visits to communities and large water and gas consumers, they fully assess the social affordability, and at the same time standardize cost supervision and review to ensure Water supply and gas supply enterprises can develop sustainably; secondly, for those with large price adjustments, adopt gradual price adjustments and adjust them step by step; thirdly, establish an information sharing mechanism to realize the preferential water and electricity price policy for disadvantaged groups to "enjoy it without applying" to ensure that the reform does not affect the basic life of the people.
Fujian uses "new" to protect "safe" electricity consumption
Meng Qian, director of the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that we will focus on green development and renewal. Fujian uses green and low-carbon development to create new advantages, actively promotes new business formats and models such as green electricity direct connection, and enhances the green competitiveness of exports. The energy security and supply mechanism has been improved and the province's installed power capacity has exceeded 100 million kilowatts, with clean energy accounting for 67%. The green power trading system has been improved, and green power trading with Fujian Province has expanded to 15 provinces, and the number of green power purchased has increased eightfold year-on-year. At the same time, from "green electricity" to "green hydrogen", Fujian Province's energy transformation is deepening and becoming more practical step by step.
Jingchu gathers momentum to revitalize service industry
In the first half of the year, Hubei Province's industrial transformation continued to accelerate. Through the implementation of the "Technology Finance +" special action, more than 300 billion yuan in various types of technology loans were issued, the "Jingxin Service" brand was created, and the number of newly registered service industry enterprises increased by 27.1%. Lu Yuqing, director of the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that Hubei Province has firmly shouldered the responsibility of being a major economic province and strives to become a "top student" in high-quality development. Accelerate the construction of Wuhan regional science and technology innovation center, carry out in-depth special actions to stimulate the vitality of industrial innovation, introduce the "1+13" policy system to promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry, and cultivate and strengthen new productive forces.
