Abstract: | THE development and construction of the Yellow River Delta has become a topic of intense discussion for the central government. In March 2009, a group of nearly 80 officials from 25 ministries and commissions, led by Vice Minister Du Ying of the State Development and Reform Commission, made an investigatory trip to Dongying, Weifang and Binzhou in Shandong Province regarding the planning and construction of the Yellow River Delta Economic Zone. "The State Council has agreed to increase financial and policy ... |