Experts from Three Regions Gather at Nankai University to Discuss Expanding the Breadth and Depth of Coordinated Development
Launch of the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Nankai Index 2025" and "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Big Data Platform"
On May 17, the forum titled “Promoting the Expansion of Breadth and Depth in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development” was held at Nankai University. The event was co-hosted by the Tianjin Municipal Publicity Department and Nankai University and organized by the Institute for the Development of Chinese-style Modernization at Nankai University, the Institute of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development, and the Tianjin Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.
Shen Lei, Member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department, and Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University, attended the forum’s opening ceremony and delivered remarks. Other distinguished attendees included Gao Peiyong, Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and former Vice President of CASS; Sun Jiuwen, Professor at the School of Applied Economics at Renmin University of China and Honorary President of the National Economic Geography Association; Tian Xuebin, President of Hebei Open University; Li Guoping, Director of the Capital Development Institute at Peking University; Xiao Jincheng, President of the China Land Economics Society and former Director of the Institute of Regional and Land Development at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC); Wu Yiqing, former Vice President of Hebei University of Economics and Business and Director of the Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Development; Wang Shuang, Vice President of the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences; and Chen Lu, Director of the Institute of Economics at the Hebei Academy of Social Sciences and Chief Expert at the Hebei Research Center for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Development. Deputy Minister Xu Zhong of the Tianjin Municipal Publicity Department also attended. The opening ceremony was chaired by Liang Qi, Deputy Party Secretary of Nankai University.
Gao Peiyong delivered the keynote speech, titled “Strategic Considerations for Promoting High-Standard, High-Quality Development in Xiong’an New Area.”
At the forum, Nankai University released two major research achievements: the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development Nankai Index 2025 and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Big Data Platform. Liu Binglian, Director of the Institute of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development and Dean of the Institute of Economics and Social Development at Nankai University, introduced the findings.
The Nankai Index 2025 was developed by the Institute of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development at Nankai University. In line with the goal of building the region into a pioneer and demonstration zone for Chinese-style modernization, the report constructed a comprehensive index, and nine sub-indices focused on key areas of coordinated development. It evaluates and compares 13 cities across the three regions, offering a quantitative foundation for understanding the status of coordination and providing a scientific basis for future decision-making.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development Big Data Platform is built on cutting-edge data visualization and large language model technologies. The platform collects macro and micro data across 74 subcategories in 8 major categories—including economy, environment, and policy—for 13 cities from 2014 to the present. It supports big data analysis of policy and regulatory texts and visualizes intra- and inter-regional flows of investment, patents, and trade. The platform aims to support broader and deeper regional integration by offering scientifically categorized, methodologically advanced, spatially visualized, and continuously updated high-quality data.
The forum also featured thematic presentations by leading scholars. Sun Jiuwen spoke on “New Characteristics and Tasks of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development During the 15th Five-Year Plan”; Tian Xuebin addressed “Gathering Toward the New: The Path of Higher Education Clustering in Xiong’an New Area”; and Professor Li Lanbing of Nankai University discussed “Rethinking the Win-Win Path of Tianjin’s Role in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration.”
In the afternoon, a roundtable forum was held at the Institute of Economics and Social Development at Nankai University, where participating scholars conducted in-depth discussions on promoting high-quality coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
