During 2024 Beijing's Two Sessions, Zhang Qiang, deputy to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress and the secretary of the Working Committee of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area, was featured on the "Leaders Interview" program of Beijing Daily.

The Wenchang Avenue Bridge over the Liangshui River [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

Zhang stated that this year, Beijing E-Town will focus on improving people's livelihoods through initiatives like "One Bridge, One Road," "One School, One Hospital," "One Culture, One Business," and "One Park, One Water." 

The aim is to address urgent concerns and aspirations of the residents, thus contributing the "E-Town Force" to the construction of Beijing as an international science and technology innovation center.

Firstly, with "One Bridge, One Road," there are currently nine bridges over the Liangshui River, and the next step is to plan and construct five more. 

In terms of roads, efforts will be made to facilitate transportation between E-Town New Area and the central urban area, while also promoting the extension of Metro Line 8 to the east.

Secondly, with "One School, One Hospital," the goal is to provide the best education for the residents of E-Town. Speaking of hospitals, the focus this year is to begin construction of a further facility on the south campus of the Children's Hospital.

Elks in the Nanhaizi Park [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

Simultaneously, efforts will be made to promote "One Culture, One Business," with the construction of a public digital art museum as a crucial step in transforming Beijing E-Town into a city of technology museums. On the business side, there are plans to establish and expand two commercial districts this year.

Hustle and bustle in a shopping mall of Beijing E-Town [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

The development of "One Park, One Water" is also underway with the improvement of the Nanzihai Park and the utilization of the Liangshui River.

"As the main platform for international science and technology innovation in Beijing and the main stronghold of high-tech industries in the capital, what industries will we focus on in the next step? I'll introduce you to eight 'mosts'," Zhang Qiang explained.

Firstly, the goal is to create the "most advanced E-Town Arrow," as over 70 percent of private rockets in the country are located in E-Town.

The initiative also includes building the "most intelligent connected vehicle." Beijing E-Town is currently advancing a high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone, and soon, people will be able to take intelligent connected vehicles from E-Town to Beijing Daxing International Airport.

The first unmanned patrol car is road tested in Beijing E-Town. [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]

To foster the "most abundant innovative medicines" and establish the "most complete chip ecosystem," Beijing E-Town is also working on creating the "smartest robots" and the "most reliable innovation chain." What's more, the "most powerful computing network" will support advanced manufacturing and technological development.

"We have also seen the 'clearest display screen,' and one of the four intelligent screens worldwide is produced in E-Town," Zhang Qiang added.

"In the future, we will transform Tongming Lake Information City into an information city in the park, creating an ideal city for life," Zhang stressed.

Rendering of Tongming Lake Information City [Photo/beijingetown.com.cn]