Pledge to cut bureaucracy, curb pollution

Ministries responded to a series of recent public concerns, including the construction plan for Xiongan New Area, soil pollution, excessive industry qualification standards, and integration of citizens' information.

Plan for Xiongan New Area construction nears completion

The central government is putting the final touches on the construction plan for Xiongan New Area, according to He Lifeng, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission. He said the area will be constructed to high standards, as Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in his report to the 19th CPC National Congress. More than 300 experts have helped draft the plan, He said.