Chinese President Xi Jinping urges progress in his \u2018city of the\nfuture\u2019 project<\/p>\n
Official documents and state media have highlighted Xi\u2019s personal\nrole in planning, making decisions and advancing the Xiongan New Area in\nHebei.<\/p>\n
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged officials to \u201cthrow\nthemselves\u201d into completing the ambitious Xiongan project still under\nconstruction near Beijing, during a visit to the development on which he\nhas staked his name and legacy.<\/p>\n
Located about 100km southwest of the capital in the province of\nHebei, the Xiongan New Area ranks among three special zones \u201cof national\nsignificance\u201d, along with the tech and financial hubs of coastal\nShenzhen and Shanghai Pudong.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Xiongan New Area should take reform and innovation as the\ndriving force to promote the deep integration of technological\ninnovation and industrial innovation,\u201d Xi said during Monday\u2019s (Mar 23)\nvisit, according to official news agency Xinhua.<\/p>\n
Xi is looking to relocate state-owned enterprises, universities,\nsci-tech firms and financial institutions to Xiongan, roughly comparable\nin size to Greater London, to alleviate overcrowding and congestion in\nBeijing.<\/p>\n
Sinochem and China Satellite Network Group are among at least eight\nstate-owned enterprises moving their headquarters to Xiongan, state\nmedia said, with some up and running, but others still being built.<\/p>\n
Nearly a decade since ground was broken in 2017, central Xiongan\nremains sparsely populated, though the city is targeted for basic\ncompletion in 2035.<\/p>\n
Officials should \u201cbe bold in taking responsibility, throw themselves\ninto the work of implementation, and strive to deliver satisfactory\nresults to the Party and the people,\u201d Xi urged during his inspection\ntour, Xinhua said.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s top leadership tends to keep a distance from specific\nprojects, but Xi has tied his own name to Xiongan as he cemented his\nposition as paramount leader of China\u2019s Communist Party and the People\u2019s\nRepublic.<\/p>\n
Official documents and state media hail the decision to build the\ncity as one of lasting importance for the coming millennium, emphasising\nXi\u2019s personal role in planning, making decisions and driving forward the\nproject.<\/p>\n
Xi first visited the site in 2017, the year he got a second term as\ngeneral secretary of the Communist Party, followed by a 2019 visit after\na historic constitutional amendment the previous year paved the way for\na third leadership term.<\/p>\n
Monday\u2019s tour included visits to the newly built headquarters of\nstate-owned power generator China Huaneng Group and a high school.<\/p>\n
Officials should \u201cpromote the early implementation of innovative\npolicies in fields including sci-tech and finance\u201d in Xiongan, Xi said,\nas China pursues breakthroughs in key technologies.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/chinese-president-xi-jinping-urges-progress-in-his-city-of-the-future-project-1774345953", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }