Prime Minister: Hung An New Area is a model that Vietnam should refer to

Xiong An New Economic Zone - China's new economic zone - is said by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to be a model that Vietnam should refer to in the process of building and developing the country.

On the afternoon of June 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Xiong An New Area in Hebei, as part of his official visit to China and participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF). Hebei Provincial Party Secretary Ni Yuefeng accompanied the Prime Minister to survey, introduce and exchange planning experiences.

Xiong'an, about 100 km south of central Beijing, is gradually becoming a new type of urban area after General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping chose this place to create a "city of the future" in April 2017.

Hebei Provincial Party Secretary Ni Yuefeng welcomed the Prime Minister to survey, introduce and exchange experiences in planning the Xiong'an New Area. Photo: Nhat Bac

After visiting the Initiation Center, watching the introductory film and observing the planning model of the Hung An new area, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the construction site of Hung An International Trade Center and Station; visited Dinh An Cac and other areas in Hung An New Area.

Hebei Provincial Party Secretary Ni Yuefeng said that Xiong'an New Area was completely newly built in 2017 with an area of ​​1,770 square kilometers. Up to now, the infrastructure has been invested and built synchronously and modernly. Railways and expressways are conveniently connected; educational, medical, cultural, sports, commercial and financial facilities, office buildings and apartments have been and are being built modernly, with controlled density and height.

According to Mr. Nghe Nhac Phong, with the use of new technology infrastructure, new materials and new energy; in line with the development of digital economy and digital society, Hung An will become a model smart city. Tens of millions of trees have been planted; rivers, lakes and water surfaces here have also been cleaned to develop a green city. By the end of 2022, Hung An new area has welcomed more than 1.3 million people to live and work.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Dinh An Cac. Photo: Nhat Bac

Appreciating the strategic vision of China and General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in building the Xiong'an New Area, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he was very happy to be the first foreign leader invited to visit the Xiong'an New Area. He said that Xiong'an solves three basic problems that large cities often face: infrastructure overload, environmental pollution, and lack of housing and living conditions that meet standards for people.

Learning about the site selection, planning work, resource mobilization mechanism, especially non-social resources to serve the construction of Hung An New Area, the Vietnamese Government leader said he was very impressed with the maximum exploitation of underground resources to develop infrastructure and green the Hung An New Area. He said that this is a model that Vietnam needs to refer to in the process of building and developing the country.

"I believe that Xiong'an will be a model in development, contributing to China's successful implementation of the second 100-year goal of building it into a modern, prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist power," said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Ministers listen to an introduction to Hung An New Zone. Photo: Nhat Bac

The Xiong’an New Area is scheduled for completion in 2035. Hebei has a reputation as one of China’s most polluted provinces, with few high-tech value chains in the areas surrounding Xiong’an. Chinese leaders want to eliminate traditional local manufacturing businesses, from shoemaking to clothing to metal recycling, and replace them with more advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies.

The Chinese central government wants Xiong'an to promote the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei corridor, turning the area into an economic hub in northern China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Government paid an official visit to China and attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) from June 25 to June 28. Immediately after visiting Xiong'an New Area, the Prime Minister arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport, boarded a special plane to return home, concluding his four-day working trip in China.

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