Zhang Guobao, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), urged private and foreign ventures to play a major role in revitalizing the old industrial economies of northeast China over the next 10 to 15 years as he released a blueprint for a Northeast revitalization program Monday, China Economic Net reported. Under the blueprint, which was initiated in 2003, the region will be developed into a major powerhouse for economic growth, an internationally competitive manufacturing hub, a national source of raw materials and energy, and an important base for grain and ...