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Xiong’an hits the 100 days mark — is it the model for tomorrow?

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It was 100 days ago yesterday that Xi Jinping announced his plan for the Xiong’an New Area (XANA).

XANA will be a testing ground for new ideas in governance, and it will feature a much-streamlined bureaucracy.

There will be only seven government agencies – as compared to over 20 in an av...