NEW BEIJING AIRPORT TO MAKE MAJOR PROGRESS IN 2017 SAYS GOVERNMENT

THE CHINESE government-run China Internet Information Centre has reported that the roof of the main terminal of Beijing’s new international airport in Daxing has been capped (on January 19), with builders now focusing on steelwork. The information portal said that planning of a surrounding airport economic zone would be launched this year, citing Cui Zhicheng, head of Daxing District, which covers the capital’s southern suburbs. The information centre noted that Beijing public authorities would cooperate with the neighbouring Hebei Province to develop the ...


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