The Ministry of Natural Resources said China will reform its 25-year-old
land‑reserve system as urbanization shifts from an expansion to a stock phase.
Vice Minister Zhang Wentong said the system will move from concentrating on
single plots and near-term economic value to district‑level, multi‑resource
management (land, forest, mineral) that balances economic, social and ecological
value. Land reserves will be used beyond supplying vacant development plots to
raise infrastructure and urban functions, improve living environments and
support job creation.
