Beijing according to Hong Kong《South China Morning Post》The website reported April 15.，A Saudi delegation has begun its visit to Beijing.、Shanghai、A seven-day visit to major Chinese cities such as Hong Kong and Shenzhen.，To promote and seek potential partners for its ambitious urban project, New Future City。

According to《South China Morning Post》Get a copy of the schedule.，The Saudi delegation will hold a closed-door forum.，Such as local officials in Beijing.、The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the new future city project will discuss the potential cooperation between Chinese cities and the new future city project at the forum.。The Saudi delegation will also hold related exhibitions.。

Tariq, executive director of New Future City.·Kaddoumi will introduce the major projects in this new urban area to the guests.。The projects include the resort of Sindara, due to be completed by the end of the year.，And 170 kilometers long.、200 meters wide、A linear city designed to accommodate 9 million inhabitants。Kadumi calls the linear city the new future city.“Anchor”And“Center”。He said，The project will address the global“The population is growing exponentially.”And the urgent problem of population movement from rural to urban areas。He said：“It is expected that by 2050，(Of the population)Rapid growth will take up an additional equivalent to Germany.、The combined area of France and Italy。The linear city solution will provide living space for 9 million inhabitants。”Kadumi pointed out，The nine million people who live in this car-free city（About a quarter of Saudi Arabia's current population）Will be able to get close to nature easily.。He said：“This is a city in a park.。”

The New Future City project is sponsored by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed.·Ben·Salman launched in 2017，Is part of the oil-rich country's efforts to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and diversify its economy。

Information picture：CRCC three-arm rock drilling jumbo operates in the tunnel adit project of New Future City in Saudi Arabia。（Xinhua News Agency）

The report said，According to the website of the Public Investment Fund, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund that is funding the project.，New Future City is located in the Taibuk region in northwestern Saudi Arabia.，Occupying 2.650,000 square kilometers，It will be powered entirely by renewable energy.。The total amount of money needed to build the new future city has not been officially disclosed.。Bloomberg News reported recently.，Saudi Arabia recently lowered its estimate of the progress and occupancy rate of the linear city project.。The report said，The project was originally planned to be，By 2030，The city will have a population of 1.5 million.，But only 300,000 people are now expected to move in.，Only 2.4 km of road section completed。Source | Reference message