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CGTN: How Xiongan Is Evolving Into a Model for High-Quality Urban Growth
- On March 23, 2026, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, inspected Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province and urged building it into an innovation hub and a model of promoting high-quality development.
- Xi emphasized Xiong'an's primary role in receiving functions relieved from Beijing non-essential to the capital, urging phased relocations of state-owned enterprises, universities and hospitals to advance this strategic shift.
- Since 2017, Xiong'an added 483,000 mu of new afforested land, bringing total green area to 743,000 mu; in Baiyangdian wetland, wild bird species reached 296, an increase of 90 since establishment.
- On Sunday, Xiong'an activated its international air cargo terminal with the NXA airline code, enabling direct freight handling and customs clearance through coordination with Daxing Airport customs.
- Xi said Xiong'an must develop a modern industrial system and advance a high-standard science park while authorities pursue 20 livelihood projects; his Monday inspection was the fourth visit since 2017.
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The planned city, located approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Beijing, is one of the most important projects of the Chinese president. Almost a decade after the first groundbreaking ceremony, the center of Xiongan is only sparsely populated.
Xi: Build Xiong'an into innovation hub
President Xi Jinping called on Monday for strategic resolve and historical patience to make efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area, dubbed China's "city of the future", into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development.
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CGTN: How Xiongan is evolving into a model for high-quality urban growth
CGTN published an article exploring Xiongan New Area's transformation into a modern urban model, highlighting the success of orderly relocation of Beijing's non-capital functions as the core driver. It emphasizes human-centered achievements through massive investment, policy guarantees, and integration measures.…
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