Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoliurged coordinated development for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in central planning.
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The vice premier made the remarks during his inspections in Beijing and neighbouring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province from Thursday to Friday.
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Zhang stressed the importance of regional coordinated development and called for a good start to this project, which has been highlighted by the country's leaders.
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President Xi Jinpingcited the project when discussing the transfer of administrative functions in Beijing to neighboring areas, while presiding over a key economic meeting on 10 February, saying it needs definite targets to help map out and accomplish this time-consuming work.
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Premier Li Keqiangdemanded central and local governments cooperate to guarantee the project is pushed forward with a solid base.
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Zhang said the next step is to cope with key problems and speed up the process while improving the general guideline by releasing a three-year short-term plan to give the project a timely schedule.
More major projects will be promoted and accelerated to fuel the regional development and help stabilize overall economic growth, he said.
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Reform and innovation are the core value in carrying out pilot work, and realizing sustainable development shall be the priority.
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"Green is money." Zhang said, "We need to actively pursue green, sustainable and low-carbon growth models, in order to tackle pollution and improve people's livelihood."
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Governments and officials at all levels shall fulfill their duties and make contributions to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development, the vice premier added.Â