Regional governments in Jiangsu province have stepped up their efforts for the improvement of people’s livelihood through enhanced investment on transportation construction, medical services and other sectors to benefit the people.
Nantong Airport launched a direct flight connecting Nanchang-Nantong-Dalian early this year. It will go on to launch direct flights to Urumqi, Zhengzhou and Siem Reap of Cambodia.
The airport in Nantong handled 2 millionth passenger on December 30 last year, signaling its status as one of the medium-sized airports in China.
The scheduled operation of the airport boulevard and the hotel at the end of this year will bring into full play the advantages of Nantong Airport.
The city of Wuxi put into operation on January 1st eight highway and bridge projects to optimize the urban road network and benefit the people.
The coach terminal of Suzhou High-speed Railway Station has opened bus routes connecting Nantong, Taicang, Shengze, Changshu and Zhangjiagang with further extensions to the townships to make it easier for the passengers from the suburban areas to transfer from buses to bullet trains.
The city of Yancheng has launched the province’s first zero-emission pure electric bus route with ten electric buses rolling onto the streets to offer ride options for the local people.
18 township healthcare centers in Yangzhou were put into operation recently. Built in accordance with grade B hospital standards, the centers will reach out to the 100000 to 200000 people in 2 to three townships and respond to the need for hospitalization of half of the rural population.
The city of Lianyungang put into operation on January 1st the urban-rural resident health insurance management system, indicating the full-scale operation of the unified urban-rural health insurance system, which will raise the reimbursement rate of medical expenditures from 35% to 45% for the rural residents.
