Zhengzhou, Wuhan Selected to Become Additional National Hubs

The Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge, one of the world's longest suspension bridges, is a key landmark of Wuhan, Hubei province. Wuhan, the provincial capital, serves as a key industrial base and transportation hub. Photo: IC

(Beijing) — China’s State Council has picked Zhengzhou and Wuhan to be two economic, culture and transportation hubs — an initiative aimed at further lifting the cities’ statuses as regional centers and helping bolster a slower-growing national economy.

The decision is part of five-year plan to improve the development of regions in central China from 2016 to 2020. The State Council, China’s cabinet, passed the measure on Friday, but the document has not yet been released in its entirety.