City a global metropolis: Report

The per capita GDP of Beijing is forecast to exceed $10,000 this year, meaning the capital will be a developed international metropolis, leading economists said yesterday.

A report written by three economists with the research office of the Party's Beijing municipal committee said the city's economy would grow by more than 10 percent this year, beating the city's target of 9 percent, to 1.1 trillion yuan.

Based on the report published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the per capita GDP in Beijing is up from $9,075 in 2008.