BEIJING: As China advances its path to modernization, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, one of the country’s most economically dynamic areas with a high degree of openness and innovation, is expected to make further progress and become an example of Chinese modernization.
Speaking at a symposium in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, on Friday, President Xi Jinping said it has been proved that the central Party leadership’s major strategy for the region’s development is suited to the needs of China’s high-quality development in the new era.
Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for efforts to reach new heights in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and he urged Hebei to fully take on its responsibilities during this process.
In early 2014, China initiated a key strategy to coordinate the development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to create a model with a better economic structure, cleaner environment and improved public services.
The region in northern China covers a total area of about 218,000 square kilometers.
Last year, the total regional GDP of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei surpassed 10 trillion yuan ($1.44 trillion), according to the Beijing Bureau of Statistics.
Since the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017, the region has witnessed remarkable progress in its coordinated development, Xi said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
