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.

Five key initiatives

These are five development initiatives launched by Beijing to better fulfill its role as the national capital. They include building Beijing into an international center of innovation; developing the "two zones", namely the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector and the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone; turning Beijing into a global model city for the digital economy; stimulating and creating new demand through supply-side structural reform; and making greater headway in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region through relocation of functions non-essential to Beijing's role as the capital. These initiatives will help the city better embrace and boost the country's new development paradigm.