Leader wants new tallest building as icon

A top Chaoyang district official said yesterday the government plans to have a 400-m or even taller skyscraper in the upcoming eastward expansion of its central business district (CBD).

The new landmark, which will become Beijing's tallest architecture if built, will become a new icon of Beijing's booming role as a global business harbor, said Cheng Lianyuan, governor of the Chaoyang district where the lucrative CBD is located.

Beijing's current tallest building is the 330-m, 74-story China World Trade Center III, located in Guomao. The newly built and currently empty tower, which will be put into use later this year, is the center of current CBD area.