Capital area to be economic dynamo

Integrated Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei creating global city cluster

The integrated and synergetic development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province - a national strategy preparing the way for the country's next growth engine - is expected to create a global city cluster and fuel the growth of the whole Bohai Bay area in the coming decades, according to China's top economic planner.

"The significance of the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei synergetic development and integration strategy lies in the fact that it is not only enhancing the growth efficiency and effectiveness of related cities, but also driving the capital region into becoming a world-class city cluster and further boosting the entire Bohai Bay area of North China," Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in an interview with China Daily on Sunday.