Integration entails more regional coordination

A photo taken by a drone on Jan 18, 2024 shows the excavation of the high-speed shield tunnel with the largest diameter and longest driving distance in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region officially starting. The government work reports released by Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei at the beginning of this year, all show that further deepening coordinated development with the other two areas is high on their respective to-do list. Promoting its coordinated development is of great significance for adjusting and optimizing the economic structure, exploring new models for optimizing development of densely populated areas, building a world-class urban agglomeration with the capital as the core, and radiating and driving the development of the whole Bohai Bay Rim region, which also includes Liaoning province in its north and Shandong province in its south. As Beijing seeks to divert more research, capital, manufacturing and talent resources to the other two, Tianjin should further improve its business environment and pro-innovation support to further strengthen its linkage with Beijing while giving full play to its advantages, and Hebei should give strong support to the construction of Xiong'an New Area.