The 16th Mayor Conference of Central Cities Along the Yangtze River will be held in Hefei, Anhui province, on 22-23 November. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Jointly Building the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Upgrading China’s Economy”.
The mayors of 27 member cities will attend to discuss environment prevention initiatives and the integrated development of ports. Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, along with corporate leaders, will also be invited to the conference.
The Economic Coordination Conference of Central Cities Along the Yangtze River was founded in 1985 by the cities of Chongqing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan.