The State Council has approved a national territorial spatial plan for North China's Tianjin Municipality for the 2021-2035 period, according to an official reply released on August 14.

According to the reply, by 2035, the total area of cultivated land in Tianjin should be at least 4.6746 million mu, of which the protection area for permanent basic farmland will be at least 4.0944 million mu, and the red line area for ecological protection should be at least 1,557.77 square kilometers, of which the red line area for marine ecological protection should be at least 269.43 square kilometers.

The circular stressed efforts to implement the integrated regional development strategies and build a cooperation mechanism among Tianjin Binhai New Area, Beijing Municipal Administrative Center and Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province, according to the circular.

Measures should be taken to enhance ecological conservation and restoration of major wetlands and coastal areas for a land-sea coordinated ecological security pattern. Tianjin will also advance the high-quality development of modern agriculture.

Moreover, Tianjin will move faster to build world-class clusters of ports and airports, as well as a safe, convenient, green and low-carbon comprehensive urban transportation system, said the reply.