Xi calls for bold innovation drive to build Xiongan, China’s ‘city of the future’
Chinese leader visits school and power company on fourth inspection tour of Xiongan New Area since project’s launch in 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for developing the Xiongan New Area into an innovation hub to drive high-quality growth.
The state-level megacity in Hebei province, about 100km (62 miles) southwest of Beijing, is Xi’s signature project aimed at taking the urban pressure off the capital.
Xi visited state-owned power company China Huaneng and a local school in Xiongan, Xinhua state news agency reported.
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China’s new megacity Xiongan takes shape near Beijing with residential area ready by summer 2023
Chairing a forum later in the day, Xi said Xiongan should be “driven by reform and innovation”, must push for the construction of a technology park and apply more science and technology to its development.