Top-level design urged for integrating Beijing with neighbors |
2014-04-01 23:38 |
The country's top economic planner is studying a high-level cooperation scheme for Top-level design, which is being jointly considered by local authorities, should combine land use, urban construction and economic and social development plans, said Zhang Zhiqiang, head of the Development and Reform Commission of Tianjin Municipality on Friday. The province will enlarge the size of Langfang, another Xi said urban layout and structure needs to be optimized and division of city functions enhanced when building the economic zone surrounding Beijing, adding that optimizing industrial distribution and overall planning for resources should be focused on. Officials and experts say regional coordinated development is the only effective way for Closer cooperation among the three is under way. For example, they have a mechanism for joint prevention and control of air pollution. Construction of a new airport in However, the regional integration faces challenges in aspects like unbalanced industrial distribution and environmental pressures. "We must have a clear idea of the environment capacities of the three places so that we know what kind of industries and how much If the environment does not improve by 2017, steel capacities in The region has big food demand but "To push forward coordinated development is undoubtedly the right direction, but the process will not be smooth given the risks and challenges," said Wu. Short, medium and long-term timetables should be formulated on the basis of consensus and coordination be strengthened to handle new problems in the process, he added. To remove administrative barriers and push regional coordinated development will be one of the key reform tasks for Beijing this year, said Wang Anshun, mayor of the city. Unified top-level design should be made for the integration of infrastructure, industries and market in the region, said Wang during the China Development Forum held on March 23-24 in |