China is intensifying efforts to deepen science park cooperation with countries and areas concerned within the Belt and Road Initiative, as a part of the nation”s fifteenth Five-Year Plan (2026-30) to advertise high-quality worldwide cooperation on scientific and technological innovation.
The transfer comes as China now has 179 nationwide high-tech zones, which have turn into key drivers of deep integration between technological and industrial innovation, in addition to main bases for high-tech industrial growth. In 2025, these zones generated a complete GDP of 20.4 trillion yuan ($2.99 trillion), accounting for 14.5 p.c of China’s GDP, in accordance with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Speaking at a information convention held by the ministry on Friday, Lyu Xianzhi, director of the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, instructed China Daily that nationwide high-tech zones are deepening cooperation with countries and areas concerned within the initiative in areas resembling technological innovation, commercialization of achievements, and industrial collaboration, step by step forming a multi-tiered, broad worldwide cooperation framework.
According to Lyu, the strategic cooperation mechanisms have been steadily improved. National high-tech zones have constructed worldwide cooperation parks and established “sister park” relationships, strengthening multi-level alternate and cooperation mechanisms involving governments, universities, and enterprises.
“To date, we have forged strategic partnerships with parks in more than 30 countries and regions, and have set up over 100 cooperation parks in countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative,” Lyu mentioned.
According to him, nationwide high-tech zones have constructed joint laboratories, worldwide know-how switch facilities, innovation hubs, and cross-border incubators to facilitate joint analysis and growth and the commercialization of achievements, whereas selling expertise exchanges.
This has shifted the main focus of worldwide cooperation from “attracting investment” to “attracting talent and intelligence” and “bringing in science and technology”. About 150 incubation amenities have been established in countries and areas concerned in initiative, he added.
In addition, nationwide high-tech zones have superior industrial chain funding promotion, established 5 Sino-foreign small and medium-sized enterprise cooperation zones, and steadily promoted worldwide cooperation in industrial and provide chains in areas resembling synthetic intelligence, new power and new supplies, and biomedicine, thus boosting the worldwide competitiveness of advantageous industries.
Looking forward, Lyu mentioned the following step will deal with implementing the science park cooperation motion plan, strengthening general planning, enhancing innovation-driven growth, and enhancing service programs. Efforts will likely be made to speed up the institution of worldwide technological and industrial cooperation platforms in certified nationwide high-tech zones.