On August 22th, hosted by Hubei Internet Information Office and people.com.cn, “Hubei Yangtze River Economic Belt Construction" seminar was held in Wuhan. Yang Yiyong, Director of Social Development Research Center of National Development and Reform Commission, Ding YuanZhu, Deputy Director of Decision Consulting Department of the National School of Administration, Qin Zunwen, Deputy Director of Academy of Social Science of Hubei Province, Peng zhimin, Director of Academy of Social Science of Hubei Province and the Yangtze River Economy Institute and eight related people attended the seminar to discuss the economic belt construction. Kang Junxin, Vice Mayor of Jinzhou, noted that Jingzhou will accelerate the construction of large transport, cultivate big industry, build a big city, and construct a "steel waist" for Hubei Yangtze River economic belt.

　　Hubei Yangtze River economic belt is like a big dragon with Wuhan as the "Copper Head", Yichang as the "Iron Tail" and Jingzhou as the "Wood Waist." Kang said that if the dragon waist is not strong enough, dragon cannot dance. Jingzhou will strive to be the “Steel Waist” for Yangtze River economic belt to help Hubei achieve scientific development and leapfrog development.

　　According to Kang Junxin, Jinzhou will spare no effort to build industrial transfer platform, attract investment, vigorously promote the construction of major projects and accelerate pillar industries for the provincial industry support. To enhance regional advantages, Jingzhou will accelerate the projects of highways, ports and railways, complete the preliminary work of Jingzhou Airport, realize the comprehensive public transport system and make Jinzhou an integrated transport hub of the middle reach of Yangtze River. To improve the city’s functions, by focusing on central city development, and taking medium and small city construction as breakthrough, Jinxhou will guide population, industry and infrastructure to settle and distribute orderly along the Yangtze River and form a new city belt with rational structure and coordinated development." In the past, the economic aggregate of Jinzhou was the second best of Hubei Province, but the situation changed and now the distance is widening." Qin Zunwen said. Jingzhou accounts for 45.8% of the Yangtze River bank in Hubei Province, so it is a key city of Hubei Jingzhou Yangtze River economic belt construction. In recent years, Jingzhou has been enjoying some national policies, but they are not well employed and the development is weak. Currently, Jingzhou faces two new opportunities. From the point of the nation, the task is to connect the two provinces (Hunan and Hubei) and from the point of the province, the task is to connect the two rivers (Yangtze River and Hanjiang River). Jingzhou can seize the opportunities to realized leapfrog development."Wuhan, Jingzhou and Yichang are the node cities of Hubei Yangtze River economic belt "said Qin. He suggested that the three cities should strengthen the mutual cooperation and cooperation with neighboring regions, key cities like Shanghai and Chongqing and cities in over river basins to play their functions (people.com.cn)