On October 23, the Ministry of Natural Resources of China announced a notification aimed at strengthening the supply of natural resources to support the high-quality development of modern logistics. This notification highlights the legal and regulatory measures necessary to meet the land, sea, island, and coastline needs for significant logistics infrastructure and warehouse projects.
To delve deeper into this initiative, we sought insights regarding the notification’s guidelines and their expected impacts on the logistics sector.
**Interviewer**: What are the main objectives of this notification?
**Official**: The primary goal is to implement the decisions made by the central government to effectively reduce logistics costs across society. This involves enhancing the supply of space for logistics development, ensuring that necessary resources are in place to support modern logistics infrastructure.
**Interviewer**: Can you elaborate on how the notification plans to expand logistics space supply?
**Official**: Certainly. The directive emphasizes a coordinated approach to building various logistics facilities while adhering to national spatial planning. It advises integrating infrastructure such as transportation logistics, warehousing, and temporary transfer facilities, among others, into a comprehensive plan.
Moreover, there’s a focus on improving urban and rural logistics systems, particularly by establishing community-based services. For instance, new community developments should include commercial and service facilities that constitute at least 10% of the total building area for emergency storage.
**Interviewer**: How will natural resources be safeguarded for major logistics projects?
**Official**: The notification specifies that we must prioritize land and sea use for key logistics infrastructure projects, ensuring they meet legal requirements. This includes significant projects like logistics hubs and transport corridors. For logistics parks recognized at national and provincial levels, we will ensure that additional storage land is prioritized to support their growth.
**Interviewer**: What innovative land supply methods are being proposed?
**Official**: We encourage flexible land supply methods like long-term leases and hybrid approaches such as “lease before transfer.” There’s also a unique model emerging where the government handles land preparation while the private sector builds and operates logistics facilities.
**Interviewer**: You mentioned mixed-use land. How will that be integrated into logistics planning?
**Official**: The initiative aims to increase the availability of mixed-use land and support compatibility with logistics functions. For example, we’re advocating for multi-level developments that can also accommodate functions such as storage and urban delivery services. This could take place near major transport hubs like railway stations, making efficient use of available space.
**Interviewer**: Lastly, what measures will be taken to ensure the implementation of these plans?
**Official**: We are establishing comprehensive management strategies that include continuous monitoring of land use. This will help ensure that logistics facilities maintain their designated purpose and prevent any misuse that may lead to inefficiencies or empty land. The notification serves as a foundational step toward reinforcing logistics as a crucial part of the economy, ultimately allowing for enhanced cost efficiency and economic operation.
Through this focused approach, the Ministry aims to provide robust support for the infrastructure needed to foster a modern logistics system and contribute to a new development framework.
