• niph@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    Pretty cool that this is happening in Hebei, traditionally one of the poorest provinces.

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      4 months ago

      It’s in the Xiong’An New Area, a city China is building from scratch to relieve pressure from Beijing. It’s intended as a hub for next-gen technology and some government offices will be moved there as well.

      I wouldn’t call it a completely new capital city, but it does remind me of Sejong in South Korea, which was built as a new capital but only some offices have been moved there.