Hebei Radio and TV Station:

The provincial governor just mentioned that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the significant national strategy for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Relieving Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the capital is an important task assigned to Hebei by the CPC Central Committee. My question is, how should Hebei seize this opportunity to accelerate its own development while aligning with and serving Beijing and Tianjin? Thank you.

Wang Zhengpu:

Thank you for your question. This question will be answered by Zhang Chengzhong, vice governor of Hebei province.

Zhang Chengzhong:

Thank you for your question. I will answer it. The coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is a significant national strategy. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that relieving Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the capital city is a priority and urged Hebei to accelerate its development while aligning with and serving Beijing and Tianjin. We will bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions, seize this significant historic opportunity, and comprehensively integrate and undertake the tasks. The coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has achieved remarkable results, entering a stage of all-round, high-quality, and deepened advancement.

First, we will continue to boost efforts to ensure the transfer of functions nonessential to the capital. A key platform system will take shape, where Xiong'an New Area, serving as a major recipient of functions relieved from Beijing, will play the major role. Moreover, supporting platforms, including those promoting cooperation and providing specialized, professional, and customized services, will serve to continually enhance our comprehensive capability in ensuring the transfer of non-capital functions. The development of Xiong'an New Area, serving as a major recipient of functions relieved from Beijing, has entered a phase when the same importance must be attached to both its large-scale construction and its purpose to relieve Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the national capital. The focus has shifted to high-quality construction, high-level management and high-quality development of relieving Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the national capital. As such, the role of Xiong'an New Area as a major recipient of functions relieved from Beijing that are nonessential to its role as China's capital has become more evident. Caofeidian district of Tangshan city is positioned with a port, vast tracts of land, and ample potential for development. At the same time, Beijing boasts a wealth of resources in science and technology, education, and talent. As many as 247 industrial projects worth more than 100 million yuan have been transferred from Beijing to Caofeidian, and the latter has invested over 177 billion yuan. Caofeidian is working with Beijing and Tianjin to create new sources of growth for high-quality development in the Bohai Sea region. Around 43,000 companies have moved from Beijing and Tianjin to Hebei province. We will continue to provide good services and support to ensure that the transferred projects can come, stay, and thrive. We will ensure substantial achievements in major areas. Over the past 10 years, the rail network connecting Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has been quickly taking shape. Moreover, joint efforts to prevent and control environmental pollution have been continuously strengthened, and air quality has been significantly improved. Hebei, Beijing, and Tianjin have made new progress in promoting coordinated innovation, sharing scientific and technological resources, and applying achievements in science and technology research. In 2023, the volume of contracted technology transactions introduced to Hebei province from Beijing and Tianjin reached 81 billion yuan, 12 times that of 2014. To achieve new breakthroughs, we will intensify collaboration with Beijing and Tianjin in such key areas, working together to ensure cleaner air and water, faster traffic, and more dynamic development for the three regions.

Second, we will continue to push forward the integrated development of key regions. Efforts will be intensified to build the demonstration zone for high-quality and integrated development in Tongzhou district and the three northern counties of Langfang city (Sanhe, Dachang, and Xianghe). In the regions along the banks of the Chaobai River, we will promote the integrated development of industrial, supply, and innovation chains. We will continue to hold promotional campaigns for various projects and introduce more projects to cultivate new quality productive forces. Furthermore, we will advance the construction of the Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone, continuously optimize the management system, and explore new approaches for cross-regional integrated development.

Last but not least, we will ensure everyone can enjoy the benefits brought about by the coordinated development. The integration of social security cards in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei has enabled people to access services across multiple fields, including government services, social security, and healthcare. As such, it is fair to say that one card takes care of everything. We will continue to accelerate the integration of government services. A total of 203 government service items are now handled according to consistent standards across Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, and all business-related government services are now provided on a cross-provincial basis. Take Tongzhou district and the three northern counties of Langfang as an example; in the past, business-related services could only be handled in local areas. However, now, self-service terminals for government services in Tongzhou district enable enterprises to access government service centers in the three northern counties of Langfang without traveling far. Moreover, Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei have worked together to establish 40 medical treatment partnerships to promote effective cooperation and coordination between different types of medical institutions, and such services have been made available for all cities with subordinate districts in Hebei province. Going forward, we will accelerate the improvement and sharing of public services and ensure that people in the three regions enjoy the dividends of coordinated development. Thank you.