国内英语资讯:China publishes master plan for Xiongan New Area_时事

国内英语资讯:China publishes master plan for Xiongan New Area

In Xiongan, a green and low-carbon way of production, living, as well as building and administering the area will be promoted. For instance, advanced environmental-friendly and energy-saving materials and techniques will be widely used in the construction of the new area.

The plan also stresses building Xiongan into a digital city. The new area will step up the construction of intelligent infrastructure, and set up a smart mode of city administration and a management system for data asset.

A modernized city security system will be established in Xiongan, with complete high-standard disaster-preventing and disaster-alleviating facilities, so that the new area can quickly respond to disasters and emergencies and develop safe and sound.

Xiongan will actively serve Beijing's role as an international exchange center in its proactive expansion of opening-up, according to the document.

The China (Hebei) Pilot Free Trade Zone with Xiongan as the center is expected to be established.

Restrictions on foreign investment will be dramatically canceled or eased and a management model of pre-establishment national treatment and negative list will be fully implemented.

Intergovernmental cooperation programs between China and foreign countries and a comprehensive bonded zone will be developed.

Xiongan also aims to attract international organizations related to the Belt and Road Initiative to participate in its development and host international and domestic high-end forums.