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China to fully advance rural vitalization, facilitate modernization of agriculture, rural areas Xinhua | Updated: 2021-02-21 19:42 Share Soybeans are harvested in Heilongjiang province. [Photo by LU WENXIANG/XINHUA]
BEIJING - China unveiled its No. 1 central document for 2021 on Sunday, stressing the efforts to comprehensively push forward rural vitalization and accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.
As the first policy statement released by China s central authorities each year, the document is seen as an indicator of policy priorities. Work on agriculture and rural areas has been high on the agenda for 18 consecutive years since 2004.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the Communist Party of China will regard work concerning agriculture, rural areas and farmers as its top priority, said the document.