China State Planner said China will build about 15 new civil transport airports
during the 15th Five-Year Plan, centered on Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Shenzhen, Chengdu and Chongqing to form coordinated, complementary world-class
airport clusters. Projects cited as completed or underway include new airports
in Hohhot, Xiamen and Dalian; new airports to be built in Guangzhou and Nantong;
preliminary work advanced for Sanya and other sites; and a programme of hub
airport expansions plus construction of several border-region airports.
