BEIJING - China announced Saturday it would establish the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, as part of measures to advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region.
北京电 中国于周六宣布，它将在河北省设立雄安新区，这是推动京津冀地区协同发展的一项措施。
This is another new area with national significance after the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone the Shanghai Pudong New Area, according to a circular issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee the State Council.
根据中共中央、国务院印发的通知，这是继深圳经济特区和上海浦东新区之后又一个具有全国意义的新区。
The move is a "major historic strategic choice made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core," said the circular.
通知说道：“这是以习近平同志为核心的党中央作出的一项重大的历史性战略选择。”
The New Area, about 100 km southwest of downtown Beijing, will span three counties that sit at the center of the triangular area formed by Beijing, Tianjin Hebei’s provincial capital Shijiazhuang.
雄安新区位于北京市中心西南约100千米，它将涉及3县，地处北京、天津、河北省会石家庄腹地。
The move will help phase out non-capital functions from Beijing, explore a new model of optimized development in densely-populated areas, restructure the urban layout in the BTH region, according to the circular.
根据该通知，此举将有助于疏解北京非首都功能，在人口秘密区域探索一种新型的优化发展模式，调整京津冀地区的城市布局。
The New Area will cover around 100 square km initially will be expanded to 200 square km in mid-term about 2,000 square km in the long-term.
雄安新区起步区面积约100平方公里，中期发展区面积约200平方公里，远期控制区面积约2000平方公里。
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