BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — Notable progress has been made in the construction of China’s three worldwide sci-tech innovation facilities, particularly the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, the Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with their function as strategic pillars in constructing China’s scientific and technological power persevering with to develop, an knowledgeable stated on Wednesday.
Liu Dongmei, Party secretary of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, made the remarks through the newest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media speak present hosted by Xinhua News Agency.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, dwelling to the Zhongguancun Science Park, boasts the best focus of universities, analysis institutes and laboratories in the nation, with its regional fundamental analysis capabilities persistently rating first nationwide, Liu stated, including that the quantity of extremely cited scientists ranks first amongst world cities.
In the Yangtze River Delta, R&D expenditure accounts for about one-third of the nationwide complete, and the quantity of R&D personnel can be near one-third of the nation’s complete, Liu stated.
The area incorporates a comparatively full industrial supporting system and a excessive conversion charge for authentic innovation achievements. The scale of its three main industries — built-in circuits, biomedicine and synthetic intelligence — accounts for three-fifths, one-third and one-third of the nationwide complete respectively. Inter-provincial know-how contract transactions elevated by thrice in 5 years, demonstrating strong cross-regional collaboration.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area stands out for its excessive diploma of internationalization and powerful market vitality, with industrial clusters in the digital economic system and superior manufacturing persevering with to broaden, Liu added.
She confused notable achievements of China’s worldwide sci-tech innovation heart construction, citing Innovation Cluster Ranking 2025, a report launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization, in which the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster ranks first globally, Beijing ranks fourth, and the Shanghai-Suzhou cluster ranks sixth.
The Central Economic Work Conference’s strategic name to broaden the construction of these facilities marks a shift from breakthroughs in particular person cities to a path of coordinated regional growth, Liu stated. ■