Building a greener secondary city center

Beijing's new subcenter of Tongzhou will be built to the highest standards and incorporate the latest advances in science and technology, according to one of the capital's top officials.

Cai Qi, acting mayor of Beijing, made the comments during his first visit to Tongzhou district after being appointed last month. His tour of the area can be seen as reflecting the importance of its role in the capital's future development.

To boost the development of the capital's new subcenter and relieve some of the traffic congestion and overcrowding in downtown Beijing, the municipal government plans to move its major departments to Tongzhou by the end of 2017.