China will establish a new special economic zone in the heavily polluted province of Hebei in order to promote integration with the neighbouring cities of Beijing and Tianjin, the government announced on Saturday.
The Xiongan New Area w
ill be of the same national significance as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, which helped kickstart China’s economic reforms in 1980, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a circular released by the Chinese cabinet.
