At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office to brief the media on the progress and achievements of the Yangtze River Economic Belt over the past decade, Jin Jingdong, head of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport, stated that "Moving forward, we will further implement the tasks outlined in the ‘Outline of the Development Plan for the Yangtze River Economic Belt’ and the ‘Action Plan for Promoting the Implementation of the Inland Waterway Connectivity Project.’ We will carry out capacity expansion and upgrading projects for main waterways, accelerate the construction of high-grade waterways on tributaries, and focus on eliminating bottlenecks and obstacles in water transport; We will continue to enhance the capacity of port hubs to form a multi-tiered port system characterized by rational layout and specialized efficiency; vigorously implement the renewal and digital-intelligent transformation of water transport infrastructure to promote high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (China.org.cn)