SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- As China's top steel-producing province, Hebei once accounted for nearly a quarter of the country's total steel production, and was home to seven of the country's 10 most polluted cities.
Its reliance on polluting sectors like steel and coal, and excessive emissions seriously hampered the province's development.
As China deepens supply-side structural reform for high-quality growth, Hebei, which neighbors Beijing, has made headway in cutting overcapacity and pollution, and in the pursuit of green and balanced development.
In 2014, China initiated a strategy of coordinating the development of Beijing, its neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province.
Over the past decade, Hebei's industrial structure has been gradually optimized. In 2021, the operating revenue of the equipment manufacturing industry climbed to 1.15 trillion yuan (165 billion U.S. dollars), becoming the leading driving force for the province's industrial growth.
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