Recently, the 1st Joint Work Conference of the Central South Group of the Expert Committee for the State Sustainable Development Pilot Area (SSDPA) was held in Hunan Province. The conference was chaired by member of SSDPA Committee and Central South Group leader Prof. Wang Xiaoming, who delivered a report titled Working Plans of the Central South Group and Regional Cooperation. Over 50 people attended the event, including Leaders from MOST Department of Social Development and SSDPA Office, 10 experts from the state pilot areas (including Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan and Hainan), and representatives from 15 SSDPAs of the Central South Group.

Participants explored the development of SSPDA in Central South China by centering on “building cooperation mechanism and realizing prosperity”.