Xiong'an New Area

• Xiongan New Area

Partial calque from Mandarin 雄安新區／雄安新区 (Xióng'ān Xīnqū).

Xiong'an New Area

1. A new area in Baoding, Hebei, China.
   • [2017 April 3, Ailin Tang, “Within Hours, Plans for a Quiet Corner of China Send Home Prices Soaring”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 April 2017, Business‎^[2]:

     But on Saturday, China declared that an area that sprawls across three local counties will someday become Xiongan New Area, a gleaming economic powerhouse reminiscent of earlier developments that helped put China’s economy on its fast-growth trajectory.]

   • 2018, Xi Jinping, The Governance of China, volume II, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 260:

     In planning and building the Xiong’an New Area [part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development program], under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee we should follow the underlying principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and reinforcing and implementing the new development concepts.

   • 2018 March 16, Chris Buckley, Keith Bradsher, “When Xi Speaks, Chinese Officials Jump. Maybe Too High.”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 March 2018, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     Officials are also racing to turn Mr. Xi’s biggest visions into reality, including Xiong’an New Area, the new model city planned for a stretch of rural land 80 miles south of Beijing. Mr. Xi began vocally promoting the idea about a year ago.

   • 2022 January 28, “China quietly locks down area near Beijing with Olympics a week away”, in France 24‎^[5], archived from the original on 28 January 2022‎^[6]:

     Around 1.2 million people in Xiong'an New Area -- a new economic zone 100 kilometres southwest of Beijing -- are no longer allowed to enter or leave their residential compounds, local virus prevention staff confirmed to AFP on Friday.
     [...]While there have been a number of national-level "New Areas" across China, Xiong'an stands out with its location personally designated by President Xi Jinping, according to state media.