At a recent press conference on Beijing’s economic performance in 2021, it was learned that 251 tasks set out in Beijing's "Two Zones" Development Plan had been fully implemented.

From January to November 2021, the income of enterprises exceeding the designated size in the key areas for the further opening-up of the service industry rose by an average of ten percent over a two-year period, while the income of industrial and service enterprises exceeding the designated size in the city's Pilot Free Trade Zone increased on average by 11.4 percent over the last two years. Both surpass the average two-year growth rate of all enterprises above designated size.

With the implementation of the “10 Special Actions” to optimize and enhance consumption supply, a total of 901 first stores were introduced in Beijing throughout 2021, nearly five times that of the previous year. New consumption modes are developing quickly, with online sales in above-quota wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering sectors accounting for more than one third of Beijing's total retail sales of consumer goods, an increase of 4.1 percent over 2020. From January to November, the year-on-year increase of income for online games, entertainment, and sporting enterprises all grew at a rate of more than 20 percent.

Cross-regional circulation of factors among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has  accelerated. The annual transaction amount caused by the flows of technologies from Beijing to Tianjin and Hebei reached CNY 35.04 billion. Meanwhile, the amount of investment from Beijing attracted by Tianjin over the first 11 months of 2021 reached CNY 127.7 billion, constituting nearly 40 percent of the total domestic investment attracted. Steady progress has also been witnessed in the unified development of Beijing Municipal Administrative Center and 3 counties located in northern Langfang, Hebei, with 39 newly-promoted projects signed and a total prospective investment amount of CNY 24.7 billion achieved.

(Source: People.cn)