-The spectacular rise of the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas over the  past several decades has inspired city leaders around the country to try and emulate their success by building up city clusters of their own. The national capital of Beijing has proved to be no exception with the plan of a Greater Beijing toyed with for quite some time.

-The  city  of  Tianjin  and  the  Province  of  Hebei  have  been  largely  overshadowed by Beijing which takes away the best talents and resources  instead  of  radiating  its  robust  growth  the  other  way round. Now the plan has been formalized, how will such imbalances be addressed?

-Infrastructure comes first

-Redefining the roles of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in the national  economy

-With smog and PM2.5 a top concern for leaders, how will the plan  help clear the air?