The third session of the 17th Jinan Municipal People's Congress opens on Jan 12 in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province. [Photo/dzwww.com]

The third session of the 17th Jinan Municipal People's Congress opened on Jan 12 in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province.

Sun Shutao, mayor of Jinan, presents the local government work report at the conference on Jan 12. [Photo/dzwww.com]

Sun Shutao, mayor of Jinan, presented the local government work report, highlighting significant achievements the local government has made over the past year. According to Sun, Jinan led Shandong in major economic indicators in 2020, and the city's gross domestic product is expected to increase by 5 percent year-on-year. Sun also reviewed Jinan's achievements during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period, announced the main tasks for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), and outlined the 2021 tasks. 

For future, Jinan will work to achieve major strides in scientific innovation, intelligent manufacturing, cultural construction, healthcare and ecological environment by 2025 and become an important regional economic, scientific innovation, financial, trade and cultural center in China by 2035.