Xiongan transport map sets out rail, road plans

functions from Beijing.

“After the plan is approved, the area should implement it prudently and deliberately,” Zhang said, adding that the construction of transportation infrastructure and ecological environment projects should also be accelerated.

He said that more domestic and foreign talent should be invited to participate in the construction of Xiongan, while supporting policies for developing investment and financing, and tax and land development should be formulated.

Spanning three counties in Hebei’s Baoding, the new area will initially cover about 100 square kilometers before being expanded to about 2,000 sq km over the longterm.

A series of preparatory measures have been taken in the area since April, and a group of high-tech giants, including Alibaba and Baidu, have already established branches there.