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China to Have 220 National Hi-tech Zones by 2025

Source: Science and Technology Daily | 2022-11-24 09:56:14 | Author: Li Lin Xu

By LI Linxu

China will have about 220 national hi-tech zones by the end of 2025, covering most of its prefecture-level cities in the eastern part of the country and major prefecture-level cities in the central and western parts, according to a plan recently released by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The new plan forms part of the country's efforts to advance high-quality development. Latest data shows that China has 173 national hi-tech zones. From January to July this year, these zones achieved a gross industrial output worth 17.5 trillion RMB, up 8.1 percent year-on-year.

With more than 30 years of development, hi-tech zones have become an important force to drive the country's high-quality development, making major breakthroughs in fields including quantum information, bio-medicines, smart manufacturing and industrial clusters as well as foreign talent exchanges.

To further promote the high-quality development of hi-tech zones, the new plan puts forward a series of key goals and major tasks during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.


Fuzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone. (PHOTO: VCG)

Besides an increased number of hi-tech zones, the plan also proposes a batch of specific parameters for its objectives.

By the end of 2025, the hi-tech zones will contribute 15 percent of the country's GDP, up 1.7 percent compared with that of 2020, said the plan. At the same time, the number of hi-tech enterprises is expected to increase to 300,000 from 100,000 in 2020.

To achieve these goals, major tasks are set up, such as strengthening original innovation capacities, pooling national strategic talent, developing world-level industrial clusters, increasing the number of innovative enterprises, and advancing high-level innovation and entrepreneurship.

Promoting green and smart development, boosting regional coordinated development, deepening cooperation and opening up, and elevating governance levels are also among the major tasks.

Foreign experts are also encouraged to take leading roles in the planned sci-tech programs, said the plan, vowing to optimize their working and living environment.

Editor: 李林旭

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