Once China's major industrial base, the northeast is lagging behind now as the old resource dependent mode is unsustainable.
To help revive the region, the State Council unveiled an action plan last August with broad strokes reforms.
Experts say the region needs to speed up market-oriented reform as the nation gears up for a transformation.
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