China s central SOEs actively contribute to Xiong an New Area construction
Xinhua
15 May 2021, 23:44 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) China s centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are actively taking part in the construction of the Xiong an New Area and have set up more than 100 subsidiaries and branches in the region, according to the country s state assets regulator. These subsidiaries and branches have entered sectors including infrastructure construction, frontier information technologies, advanced biological technologies, modern service, energy and new materials, said the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council. For the next stage, the central SOEs will make the most of their specialties in areas such as energy, electricity, communications and rail transportation to increase input in the construction of infrastructure and key projects in Xiong an, according to the SASAC.
Zhao Jiancheng was delighted to find the saplings he planted in 2017 have now grown to trees of about three to four meters.
Zhao, 59, is from a village in Xiong an New Area, some 100 km from Beijing, in north China s Hebei Province.
After China announced plans to establish Xiong an New Area in 2017, the former migrant worker returned to his hometown to help with the construction of the new area. Later that year, he and his colleagues planted the first batch of trees there.
I can almost name all 200 categories of trees growing here, said Zhao, adding that more birds have been spotted in the area due to the improved environment.
2021-05-12 06:35:35 GMT2021-05-12 14:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SHIJIAZHUANG, May 12 (Xinhua) Zhao Jiancheng was delighted to find the saplings he planted in 2017 have now grown to trees of about three to four meters.
Zhao, 59, is from a village in Xiong an New Area, some 100 km from Beijing, in north China s Hebei Province.
After China announced plans to establish Xiong an New Area in 2017, the former migrant worker returned to his hometown to help with the construction of the new area. Later that year, he and his colleagues planted the first batch of trees there. I can almost name all 200 categories of trees growing here, said Zhao, adding that more birds have been spotted in the area due to the improved environment.
Hebei reports solid progress as it tackles big three tasks By LI LEI in Beijing and ZHANG YU in Shijiazhuang | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-10 09:27 Share CLOSE
Editor s note: This year, the Communist Party of China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. China Daily is publishing a series of stories looking at the tremendous changes that have occurred in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the leadership of the Party. They also include stories of the people and places that have left indelible marks in the Party s path to glory. The Xiong an Railway Station in Hebei province. Officially launched in December, it is a portal to the Xiong an New Area. CHINA DAILY
Three tasks that dominated the agenda of North China s Hebei province over the past few years have made remarkable headway, said Wang Dongfeng, secretary of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.
He was referring to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster, preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the construction of the Xiong an New Area.
Progress on the bulk of these tasks is expected to continue over the coming years, he told Xinhua News Agency.
As part of the push to integrate the city cluster, Wang said breakthroughs were made in areas ranging from industrial transference to transportation connectivity during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20).