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First up.
It 's been three years since Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a forum on advancing the development of Xiongan New Area
in the northern Chinese province of Hebei.
During the forum in May 2023, the Chinese leader called for efforts to form up confidence and maintain resolve
while taking solid measures to achieve new progress in developing Xiongan.
And then in a tour to this area earlier this year,
President Xi Jinping urged greater efforts to build the area into an innovation hub
and a model of high-quality development.
Xiongnu area is located some 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing.
In 2017, China announced the plans to set up this new area with a goal to develop it to a level comparable