Xiong'an, a city taking on a new look with each passing day

STORY: Xiong'an, a city taking on a new look with each passing day DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Xiong'an area 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG XIWANG, Office director, Infrastructure Construction Co., Ltd, China Xiong'an Group 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SHUAI, Assistant Secretary-General, Xiong'an Intelligent City Innovation Federation 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHENG ZHANFENG, Design consultant, Ecological Construction Investment Co., Ltd, China Xiong'an Group STORYLINE: Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Xiong'an in north China's Hebei Province is about 100 km away from Beijing. For constructors of the city,

Construction of China's "City of Future" in full swing

STORY: Construction of China's "City of Future" in full swing DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:44 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xiong'an New Area 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG XIWANG, Office director, Infrastructure Construction Co., Ltd, China Xiong'an Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SHUAI, Assistant Secretary-General, Xiong'an Intelligent City Innovation Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU FANGFANG, Head of landscape department, Ecological Construction Investment Co., Ltd, China Xiong'an Group STORYLINE: Xiong'an in north China's Hebei Province is about 100 km away from Beijing. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital, and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area will mark its fifth anniversary on Friday. Buil