Quantum intelligence, controlled nuclear fusion discussed at Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai

More than 550 attendees from over 300 organizations in 45 nations and areas have been taking part in the largest-ever Pujiang Innovation Forum on frontier applied sciences in Shanghai, China, since Saturday.

Over 30 sub-forums on quantum intelligence, controlled nuclear fusion, and different cutting-edge applied sciences might be held at the three-day 18th Pujiang Innovation Forum, which has turn into a worldwide change platform for scientists and entrepreneurs.

“Some globally important scientists and even managers on nuclear fusion have gathered here to discuss how nuclear fusion should proceed in the future. We have discussions on the development direction, so that we can make more steady progress in the future,” stated Luo Delong, deputy director-general of ITER Organization, an intergovernmental group aimed at advancing the ITER Project of constructing the world’s largest tokamak.

The discussion board has been enhancing its buying and selling platform to facilitate the environment friendly utility of scientific and technological advances.

A complete of 10,000 technical calls for might be introduced at its Tech-matching Fair, which can also be displaying greater than 80 debut merchandise and utility situations in cutting-edge fields.

Roadshows for 100 high-quality initiatives might be held at a enterprise capital funding convention.

The occasion is co-hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Shanghai authorities, and themed “Sharing Innovation and Shaping the Future: Building an Open and Cooperative Global Sci-tech Community.”

The twelfth China-Germany Economic Dialogue (“Deutsch-Chinesische Wirtschaftskonferenz” in German) was held in Taicang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on Thursday, with company from each nations sharing their enterprise experiences and looking for funding alternatives.

Among the company was Rudolf Scharping, a former German protection minister and present chairman of the consulting agency RSBK AG, who said that he goals to draw extra German firms to China.

“Our cooperation between Europe and Germany on the one side, China on the other side, is something which has value in itself. It’s not defined by others. And although we have different political systems, although we have some fundamental differences, the common interest in a stable world and in a good development of our societies and nations is overwhelming,” he stated.

Before the dialogue, the German delegation, led by Christoph Ahlhaus, former mayor of Hamburg and present chairman of the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (BVMW), visited native German firms in Taicang in search of extra funding alternatives.

The metropolis of Taicang is named “the hometown of German business.” Over 560 German firms have established right here, with the precise use of German capital exceeding six billion U.S. {dollars}.

“We are a delegation of about 20 companies from Germany, the medium-sized companies, the German Mittelstand. They are very interested in investing in China, particularly in this region. Therefore they look at what is possible and they feel a big friendship between Germany and China,” stated Ahlhaus.

With financial uncertainty and rising world competitors, some company consider that each nations have to believe in working collectively.

“We don’t think these two great nations, China and Germany, being No.2 and No.3 in the world, cannot find solutions for a better future. I think we can, that’s exactly why I believe this confidence need to come back because we know we will find it,” stated Christian Sommer, CEO and Chairman of the German Center Shanghai.

China is now the biggest funding vacation spot for Germany. The first half of 2025 noticed a 6.3 p.c improve in German funding in China 12 months on 12 months, in response to the Ministry of Commerce.