Beijing and its neighbors Tianjin municipality and Hebei province have clarified their roles in their integrated development strategy, based on a plan approved by the central government.
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The Layout Plan of Integrated Development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province was approved by the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau as the top-level design for the integration of the region.
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According to the plan, Beijing will develop into China's political, cultural, technological innovation, and international exchange center.
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Tianjin will become a center for manufacturing, research and development, a core area for international shipping, and a demonstration site for financial innovation and reform.
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Hebei province is to become a base for logistics, a pilot site for industrial transformation and upgrading, a demonstration area for urbanization and urban-rural development, and an ecological support for the region.
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As the roles are clarified, the three regions can make out appropriate policies and measures to achieve the goal, said Tian Xuebin, deputy director of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development center of the Hebei University of Economics and Business.