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Known as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster, the region embarked on a sweeping integration drive seven years ago, with aims ranging from establishing better railway connections to facilitating a freer flow of capital. ▲ The Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, is a major transportation hub in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster. Zhang Xiaofeng/for China Daily Provincial government figures showed that the length of railways knitting the cluster together has exceeded 10,400 kilometers, compared with roughly 8,500 km in 2013. "An integrated Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region via railways has basically taken shape," Wang Dongfeng, secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency in January. That month, a high-speed train linking Beijing and Chengde city in Hebei went into operation. The new line slashed one-way trave
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