Li Jinbin, secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, addresses the 2020 Forum of Major Leaders of the Yangtze River Delta held in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on June 6. [Photo/WeChat account: Huzhoufabu]

Li Jinbin, secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, called on efforts to promote environmental protection, construct innovation platforms, and develop world-class industrial clusters in the region. 

Coordinated efforts should be made to build a high-quality public emergency health management system and improve people's sense of well-being and security, he said. 

The YRD is home to 15 percent of China's population and contributes roughly a quarter of its GDP. It also accounted for more than a third of the country's foreign trade and investment last year, with a value of 11.24 trillion yuan ($1.58 trillion). 

Huzhou, located in the center of the YRD, is the second city to hold the forum, following Wuhu, Anhui province.