BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Beijing on Friday released the full text of a general city plan for 2016 to 2035, setting the goal of becoming a "world-class harmonious and livable city."
The 60,000-character document consists of eight chapters on the city's strategic positioning, spatial distribution, historical protection, overall development of urban and rural areas, and regional collaboration.
The plan, submitted by the Community Party of China (CPC) Beijing Municipal Committee and Beijing municipal government, was approved by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Wednesday.
The two major objectives of the new plan are to remove non-capital functions and solve "big city diseases."
To realize the first goal, the document said the city should seize the opportunity of coordinated development in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei regions and optimize the capital's positioning as a national center of politics, culture, international exchanges, and scientific and technological innovation.
To address the urban diseases, the document said the size of the resident population should be brought below 23 million. Land for construction should be reduced to about 2,860 square km by 2020 and to 2,760 square km by 2035.
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