Jing-Jin-Ji: Where Policy, Industry, and Innovation Converge

BEIJING, CHINA – June 2026 – Miles & Minds has successfully concluded its latest executive study tour in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) region, welcoming an MBA delegation from the Russian Presidential Academy (RANEPA IBS).

Designed around the theme “Where Policy, Industry, and Innovation Converge,” the program went beyond introducing China as a collection of cities or companies. Instead, it explored how national strategy, regional planning, industrial development, and technological innovation come together to shape one of the world’s most dynamic economies.

Understanding the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region as One Ecosystem

The Jing-Jin-Ji region is far more than a geographical concept—it is one of China’s most ambitious regional development strategies. Throughout the week, participants explored how coordinated policymaking has reshaped industries, infrastructure, talent, and innovation across Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.

One example brought this strategy vividly to life. Early in the program, the delegation visited Shougang Park in Beijing, where they learned how the relocation of the century-old Shougang Steel Group to neighboring Hebei became a landmark project in Beijing’s industrial transformation. Two days later, they travelled to Baoding, home to Great Wall Motor, where they saw how Hebei’s strong manufacturing base and steel industry have supported the growth of one of China’s leading automotive companies. Together, these experiences transformed the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei integration strategy from an abstract policy into a development model unfolding in real life.

From Classrooms to Innovation Labs

The program combined academic lectures with direct engagement across government, industry, and research institutions.

At the AI Origin Community, participants explored China’s AI ecosystem and learned how Beijing is positioning itself as a global center for artificial intelligence through policy support, open-source initiatives, startup incubation, and talent attraction.

At RealMan Robotics in Shougang Park, they experienced China’s latest advances in robotics before taking part in a practical MBA workshop. Working as if they were the company’s future CEO in Russia, teams developed market-entry strategies, identified customer segments, and presented their recommendations—transforming a company visit into an exercise in international business strategy.

The delegation also visited Great Wall Motor, where discussions with the company’s Russia management team provided valuable insights into its long-term strategy in the Russian market. Touring one of China’s most highly automated manufacturing plants, participants followed the production process from assembly line to finished vehicle, gaining firsthand insight into China’s advanced manufacturing capabilities.

The program concluded with a visit to Yanshan SINOPEC in Beijing’s Fangshan District. Hosted by the local Talent Bureau, the visit introduced participants not only to one of China’s flagship petrochemical enterprises, but also to Fangshan’s industrial clusters, its role as a starting point of the China–Europe Railway Express, and the district’s strategy for attracting global talent and promoting high-quality economic development.

Dialogue That Builds Connections

Another highlight of the week was the China–Russia Innovation Forum, held at the Chaoyang Foreign Talent Startup Alliance. The forum brought together representatives from the Russian Embassy, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Chinese and Russian cross-border entrepreneurs, startup leaders, and organizations promoting Sino-Russian cooperation.

Rather than a series of formal presentations, the forum created an open platform for dialogue, giving MBA participants the opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals actively shaping bilateral cooperation in business, technology, and innovation.

Discovering the China Behind the Headlines

Alongside academic learning and industry engagement, participants experienced the cultural foundations that continue to shape modern China. Visits to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site offered perspectives spanning thousands of years of Chinese civilization, complementing the program’s exploration of contemporary innovation.

For many participants, the greatest takeaway was not any single lecture or company visit, but the connections they discovered—between history and modernity, policy and practice, innovation and manufacturing, and Chinese and international perspectives.

At Miles & Minds, we believe meaningful understanding comes from experience rather than observation. By bringing together academic insight, industry access, policy dialogue, and cultural immersion, the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Study Tour offered participants a multidimensional view of China—one that cannot be found in textbooks or headlines alone.

The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region illustrates how China transforms long-term national strategies into tangible economic and technological progress. Through carefully curated experiences across universities, government organizations, innovation hubs, and leading enterprises, the program enabled participants to see not only what China has achieved, but how those achievements have been made. That understanding lies at the heart of every Miles & Minds study tour.