Beijing's makeover envisioned

A blueprint for Beijing's development in the next 20 years, which caps the capital's population at 23 million and calls for more green space, has been given the seal of approval by the central leadership.

The population of Beijing will be kept to 23 million by 2020, where it will remain for the foreseeable future, according to the development plan of Beijing (2016-35) approved jointly by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, China's Cabinet.

At the end of last year, the number of registered residents in Beijing was 21.73 million.