STORY: What China has got over a decade on its iconic coordinated regional development strategy?
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG CHENGHUI, General manager, Tianze Electric Power (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
3. various of a factory 
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA NAIPENG, Project manager, Tsingcloud Technology Co., Ltd.
5. various of cityscape in Tianjin
6. various of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

STORYLINE:

Monday will mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Since coordinated development was proposed as a national strategy in 2014, the region has made remarkable breakthroughs in high-quality development, offering Chinese wisdom on the future of mega-urban governance to the world.

In 2014, Beijing faced urban challenges such as unbalanced, inadequate and uncoordinated development.

These issues also affected the broader Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, as the three locations had varying development levels despite being neighbors, and resources were highly concentrated in the capital city.
   
Early in 2014, China initiated a key strategy of coordinating the region's development to create a development model with an improved economic structure, a cleaner environment and improved public services.

To relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the capital, many enterprises in Beijing have extended their core industrial chains to Tianjin and Hebei, optimizing the layouts of supply chains and expanding the market.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG CHENGHUI, General manager, Tianze Electric Power (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
"We manufacture installation tools for the construction and connection of Ultra High Voltage transmission network. Thanks to the coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Beijing's R&D sector and Tianjin's manufacturing sector are further integrated, opening up a 'fast lane' for our company's development."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA NAIPENG, Project manager, Tsingcloud Technology Co., Ltd.
"As a company headquartered in Beijing, we are grateful for the national strategy of coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, which allows us to settle in Tianjin's Baodi District, and engage in the development of intelligent connected vehicles."

Official data show that with a more rational industrial layout, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its gross domestic product grow 90 percent from 2013 to hit 10.4 trillion yuan (about 1.45 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)