President Xi inspects Xiongan New Area

Chinese President Xi Jinping listens to the introduction of the general plan, policy system and construction of the Xiongan New Area at the Xiongan citizen service center during his inspection in the Xiongan New Area, Hebei Province, Jan. 16, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Ju Peng]

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Xiongan New Area in north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday morning, the second such visit in two years.

President Xi, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, listened to the new area's overall planning, policies and current construction at a service center. He also conducted a video call with construction workers.

President Xi visited Anxin County in Xiongan on February 23, 2017.