State Council Information Office held a press conference on February 27 to introduce the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei over the past ten years. Xia Linmao, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, introduced that the construction of Beijing’s sub-center is accelerating.

The Pinggu Line of rail transit is fully constructed and 5 stations have been set up in Sanhe City. The entire 62-kilometer Tianjin-Hebei section of the Grand Canal is open to tourism and navigation.