At a Sept. 29 NDRC briefing, Ning Zhenya, deputy director of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Development and Utilization Department, said the ministry is shifting away from large demolition-rebuild projects and is reusing stock land, idle housing

2026-09-29

At a Sept. 29 NDRC briefing, Ning Zhenya, deputy director of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Development and Utilization Department, said the ministry is shifting away from large demolition-rebuild projects and is reusing stock land, idle housing and aging buildings to expand service‑sector space. It has issued a series of policy documents, completed systematic inventories and classified assets for activation, prioritizing redevelopment of underutilized industrial land and conversion/upgrading of idle factories. The ministry is also directing local governments to speed handover and starts for producer‑services projects, measures it says have supported the development of new productive capacity.