To tell engaging stories about Beijing and make its voice heard, the Translation and Interpretation Center of Beijing Foreign Affairs Office, in collaboration with China Academy for Public Policy Translation of Beijing International Studies University, has initiated a series titled “Understand Beijing: One Key Phrase a Day”. From this year’s Beijing Government Work Report, thirty seven trending policy buzzwords have been selected. Their elucidation,along with the official translation,is now being published to highlight the significant measures Beijing has undertaken in pursuit of high-quality development and the resultant achievements. Through this series, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of our city among foreign institutions and nationals in Beijing.

The Two Wings to the Capital City

They refer to the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (BMC) and the Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province, which are developing as the two wings to the capital city. On June 27, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau which heard reports on the Master Plan of Development for Beijing. The General Secretary stressed that the BMC, along with the Xiong’an New Area, should serve as the two wings, with Beijing as the center, to propel the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, ultimately creating a world-class city cluster in the region. Moreover, at a seminar on May 12, 2023 on advancing development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, General Secretary Xi emphasized the importance of greater breakthroughs in developing these two wings.