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Xiongan New Area

Xiongan New Area
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Xiongan New Area. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Visitors tour the Xiongan Urban Computing Center, known as the ‘Eye of Xiongan’, in China’s northern Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

China creates national data company to turbocharge its AI industry

The new firm – based in China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan – is tasked with developing a national data industry ecosystem.

China technology

China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan, hunting high-value tech firms: sources

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China travel

China to open missing link in 2,370km railway connecting Hong Kong and Beijing

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IPO

China’s Mech-Mind Robotics set to take orders for US$300m IPO: sources

Developer of 3D cameras and AI software for robots raises target by US$100 million amid investor enthusiasm.

Visitors explore the Mech-Mind Robotics booth during Smart Factory & Automation World 2026 in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
E-commerce

Temu owner PDD embraces China’s ‘city of the future’ after regulatory debacle

Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area.

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China property

Will China’s new tech bases in Hebei and Tianjin revive local housing demand?

The new headquarters may boost rentals, but local home sales growth is likely to be far milder than surges in previous years, analysts say.

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China property

Hong Kong’s Langham group invests in Beijing’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan

Planned 300-room, dual-brand hotel marks early private-sector involvement amid Xi Jinping’s push to accelerate development.

A photo taken on March 27, 2026, shows the Xiongan New Area in north China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping’s vision for Xiongan: innovation to drive ‘city of the future’

Chinese leader visits school and power company on fourth inspection tour of Xiongan New Area since project’s launch in 2017.

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Science

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong can learn from mainland China’s rapid push on development: Paul Chan

Finance chief says Hong Kong will leverage its role as a ‘superconnector’ to help strengthen ties with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan (front row, fourth right) led a delegation to the mainland, with a look at the development of the Tongzhou campus of Renmin University of China one of the stops. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan meets Xia Baolong on trip to Beijing, Hebei projects

Finance chief Paul Chan praises projects as he and fellow delegation members meet Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man for Hong Kong affairs.

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The Northern Metropolis megaproject aims to transform 30,000 hectares of land into an engine for economic growth and a housing hub. Photo: May Tse
China jobs

China’s SOEs breathe life into Xi Jinping’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan

As state-owned firms relocate to new metropolis, jobs travel with them – but is it enough to lure workers?

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Urban planning

China’s dated urban-development model must change, Beijing says at rare meeting

Amid property and urbanisation woes, China needs to ‘proactively adapt to changing circumstances’ and transform its approach to city planning, leadership says at Central Urban Work Conference.

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Xi Jinping

China’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan marks latest step towards ambitious goals

Xiongan New Area now has 25 government agencies to guide continued expansion, city website says citing latest meeting.

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Xiongan New Area, about 100km south of Beijing, aims to become “a modern socialist city” by 2035. Photo: Xinhua
Bonds

Xi Jinping’s ‘city of the future’ logs record quarter for construction financing

Five batches of ultra-long special bond sales raked in several billion yuan for the Xiongan New Area, as development of ambitious megacity speeds up.

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Hundreds of billions of yuan have been invested in the Xiongan New Area’s construction, including roads, residential blocks, schools, hospitals and a high-speed railway station. Photo: Xinhua
In Focus

China’s Xiongan offers lush green spaces, but will newcomers grow to like it?

Advocates say the site 100km south of Beijing has a lot of potential, but empty streets and buildings suggest this is yet to be realised.

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China property

Beijing’s office leasing market mired in a downward spiral

‘Office rents in the central business district have declined by 20 to 30 per cent from a year ago because the economy is bad,’ Beijing-based real estate agent says.

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Science

The new signal tech guiding the way under China’s next megacity

A low-cost indoor navigation system is set to help people navigate the maze of tunnels below Xiongan in the country’s north.

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Below the smart city of Xiongan is a subterranean network of tunnels, now with its own groundbreaking navigation system. Photo: Xinhua
Greater Bay Area

Greater Bay Area: think tank’s common market plan cites EU as instructive

A think tank has recommended the establishment of a common market in China’s Greater Bay Area, proposing a system of regional integration similar to the European Union.

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China's economic recovery

Xi tells Yangtze belt to avoid mega projects, ‘balance growth and security’

Officials tasked with developing regions along the Yangtze River are told by President Xi Jinping to ‘take the long view, make long-term strategies, and safeguard long-lasting security’, while pursuing new growth from technological innovation.

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Accidents and disasters in China

As I see it | China’s grand plans for Beijing come at a heavy cost for outlying areas

The admission that the area surrounding the capital would serve as a ‘moat’ has angered residents and raised questions about a lack of consultation.

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A traditional gate inundated by floodwaters on the outskirts of Beijing. Photo: AP
State-owned enterprises

Officials survey state-owned enterprises to aid Xi’s push to Xiongan

Xiongan New Area plan viewed with suspicion because it is not near any regional commercial hub and workers do not want to move from China’s capital, says analyst.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Xiongan in May as part of his push to develop it and ease congestion in Beijing. Pictured is Rongdong district in Xiongan New Area, in northern China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
Xi Jinping

Xi gives China’s mega Jing-Jin-Ji plans a nudge with high-powered visit

During inspection visit to Hebei province, China’s president pushes for more progress in developing Beijing’s new municipal administrative centre and Xiongan New Area.

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Shenzhen

Opinion | Strict city planning could limit Xiongan’s growth before it begins

Shenzhen and Pudong were able to grow and reach their current heights thanks to good geography, climate, policy experimentation and, importantly, location. Xiongan lacks those advantages, and the central government’s tight controls risk choking off the kind of organic growth seen in the world’s great cities.

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Xi Jinping

Xi signals fresh drive to move Chinese state institutions out of Beijing

During a tour of Xiongan New Area, the Chinese leader calls for greater efforts to move government, academic and financial headquarters out of the capital.

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President Xi Jinping described the growth of the Xiongan New Area as a “miracle” during his visit. Photo: Xinhua
China property

China to expand financial support for home rental market

China is introducing 17 new measures to expand financing for home rentals and fundraising options for related companies.

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Workers leave the China Evergrande Group Royal Peak residential development under construction in Beijing on July 29, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
China's economic recovery

What major infrastructure projects are giving China an economic boost?

From large-scale transport and water-conservancy projects to renewable energy efforts, China is splashing out trillions of yuan on critical infrastructure.

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China economy

Video | Backbone ready for China new megacity

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