County economy drives Guizhou's high-quality development

Guizhou's counties prioritize refined exploitation of mineral resources. [Photo/ddcpc website]

By adapting resources to benefit local industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and commerce, the county economy in Southwest China's ‌Guizhou‌ has surged, accounting for ‌approximately 63 percent of the province's GDP in 2024.

Across the province, counties like ‌Kaiyang, Xifeng, Weng'an, Fuquan, Yuping and Xingyi are experiencing much success in the development of the new energy battery and materials industries.

County-level industrialization serves as a critical driver of economic growth. Aligning with Guizhou's strategy to build ‌six major industrial bases‌ and ‌three distinctive pillar industries‌, localities are refining their industrial focus, promoting specialized, differentiated, and clustered development. This approach has elevated the quality and scale of county-level industries, propelling breakthroughs in industrial growth.

As home to one of China's three major phosphate mines, ‌Kaiyang county‌ prioritizes ‌"refined exploitation of mineral resources", building a robust industrial chain around phosphorus. In 2024, its phosphorus and phosphorus processing industries achieved an output value of ‌28.02 billion yuan ($3.81 billion)‌, representing ‌94.4 percent‌ of the county's total industrial output.

Guided by the ‌"10 county-specific pilot projects" initiative, ‌Guiyang City and Gui'an‌ New Area have prioritized reforms to enhance public welfare, delivering tangible benefits to residents.

Breaking geographical barriers and strengthening cross-regional collaboration are key to achieving ‌complementary development and coordinated growth‌ as well as ensuring urban and rural residents share in development gains. By fostering synergies between regional strengths, Guizhou's rural areas are uplifting livelihoods and driving transformative progress.