Bohai Bay likely to join Pearl, Yangtze Deltas as China’s third economic engine

BEIJING – China’s central government is considering plans to upgrade regional co-operation between the provinces of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to build a trilateral economic sphere in the Bohai Bay area. A draft for co-operation was completed in 2006, but eventually shelved. Since President Xi Jinping urged the three cities to push forward with co-operation in May, local governments have submitted proposals to restart the initiative.