Remarkable achievements in economy

Duoerjihanda (transliteration), a journalist from the Mongolia News Agency, covered reports in Inner Mongolia in June. She never expected that she could send stories via the internet in sparsely populated pasture land. Wherever she stayed, she could go online via the broadband networks.
The reporter said Inner Mongolia has connected highways leading in all directions, allowing local people to enjoy good, comfortable transportation.

Tuya, also a news reporter born in Mongolia, apparently knows Inner Mongolia better than most of his fellow country people. She is now working for Inner Mongolia Daily as a journalist, after completed a master’s degree from Inner Mongolia Normal University in 2010.

“The local herders are intelligent, working hard with deep affections for their hometown,” she said.

Tuya speaks highly of the autonomous region’s public services. “The region has strong safeguards to prevent and alleviate disaster, as the local governments can respond quickly to any emergency.” She also expressed awe at Ordos’ fruitful efforts to control the Engebei Desert.

Within 70 years, the economic gross of the region boosted up from 570 million yuan ($87.02 million) to nearly 1.9 trillion yuan in 2016, ranked in the middle level of the country’s provinces and regions. The region currently has a per capita GDP exceeding $10,000, equivalent to the level of a moderately developed country.

Cities in Inner Mongolia have witnessed significant development in past decades. The urbanization rate has surpassed 60 percent, compared to 12% in 1947 when the autonomous region was established. Quite a few herders are now settling in towns and cities.

Vitality of regional autonomy

Over the past decades, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region has stuck to the system of regional autonomy under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, while putting high priority on equality, solidarity and common prosperity for all ethnic groups. For this reason, the region has taken great strides toward progress.