Xi Renews Push to Develop New High-Tech City Outside Beijing

President Xi Jinping called for greater efforts to develop his flagship metropolis near Beijing, renewing a sense of urgency to populate the city closely tied to his legacy.

The Chinese leader on Monday urged “more vigorous” measures to migrate the non-capital functions of Beijing to Xiongan, a development zone that would serve as a release valve for the crowded Chinese capital some 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.