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Tianjin exchange on the cards

By Li Fangchao (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-03-10 09:08

Rather than being competitors, Beijing and Tianjin could cooperate, Pi said.

"Beijing has human resources and adequate capital, while Tianjin has more land, and convenient transportation," he said.

Lin Yifu, an economist and member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, agreed.

"North China needs a manufacturing base," he said.

"The research and development capability of Beijing, combined with the sound manufacturing basis of Tianjin would form an economic power engine that drives the development of North China," he said.

A high-speed express railway connecting the two cities is expected to be completed in the next year and will shorten travel time to 30 minutes.