Facial recognition technology is used at the construction sites in Xiaongan New Area to check in workers. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily)
4. Developing high-end and hi-tech industries
The document says the new area will be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, map out tech industries at a high starting point, and push for coordinated development of the real economy, technological innovation, finance and human resources.
Major industries to thrive in the area will include information, biotechnology, new materials, modern services, and green agriculture.
Xiongan will strive to build first-class technology and innovation platforms in the world, with best research universities to foster talents and innovative policies and mechanisms to serve growth tech firms.
