China plans to expand its innovation hubs from individual cities into broader regional clusters, with the aim of establishing globally influential science and technology innovation centers within the next 10 years, according to the country's top science official.

This move, proposed at the tone-setting Central Economic Work Conference last December, will expand Beijing's international tech innovation center to include the entire Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Meanwhile, Shanghai's center will now cover the whole Yangtze River Delta, bringing in major economic hubs like Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and the tech-focused province of Anhui. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is the third hub in the plan. This shift marks a new phase where innovation centers "transition from single-city development to integrated regional coordination," Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun said on January 14, 2026.

                                                                                                                             Source : Xinhua