Yearender: Xinhua top 10 China news events in 2019

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2019 shows the Qiankun Bay of the Yellow River in Gedi Town of Yonghe County, north China's Shanxi Province. 4. MAJOR REGIONAL STRATEGIES FURTHER DEVELOPED On Sept. 18, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, elevated the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin to one of China's major national strategies, which also include the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. 2019 also saw China's progress in developing the Xiongan New Area, building the pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics in Shenzhen and deepening reforms comprehensively in Hainan. The country also broke new ground in Western Development, promoted reform and innovation in the northeastern region, boosted the high-quality development in the central region, and advanced the trailblazing development in the eastern region. Furthermore, the country's coordinated regional development made further progress. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)