[1] Covering 185,000 km² with a population of 96 million, the initiative focuses on integrated infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and technological innovation.
[5][6] Persistent disparities exist between urban cores and rural areas like Bazhong and Wanzhou, where per capita GDP remains 35% below Chengdu's average.
Environmental concerns include air pollution (45% of days exceeding PM2.5 standards in 2022) and Yangtze River tributary contamination.
[7][8][9] A 2024 pilot program introduced cross-provincial GDP sharing for joint ventures and a unified carbon trading platform.
5The claimed province of Taiwan no longer have any internal division announced by Ministry of Civil Affairs of PRC, due to lack of actual jurisdiction.