B[China's three international science and technology innovation centers account for 58.8% of the country's R&D funding] September 29th, at the press conference on the theme of "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" held by the State Council Information Office today (29th), Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun introduced that the Ministry of Science and Technology Together with relevant departments, we will actively support the three international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to leverage their advantages in gathering scientific and technological resources, organize scientific research, and support them in carrying out scientific and financial innovations and facilitating the customs clearance of scientific research materials and other policies. All localities have taken active actions to establish cross-provincial and municipal working mechanisms, strengthen policy planning and other cohesion, and deploy and implement major projects in an integrated manner. The R&D funding of the three international science and technology innovation centers accounts for 58.8% of the country's total, and the number of PCT international patent applications accounts for 81.1% of the country's total. It has powerful radiation to drive the development of scientific and technological innovation in surrounding provinces, cities and the country. The construction of the three centers presents a new situation. (CCTV News) B[Key progress has been made in China’s first 10-million-kilowatt “Shagehuang” base supporting coal power project] On September 26, we learned from China Three Gorges Corporation that all four inter-cooling towers of the supporting coal-fired power project supporting the central and northern Kubu new energy base, China’s first batch of 10-million-kilowatt “Shagehuang” large-scale wind power and photovoltaic base, have been topped out, and the project construction is accelerating towards the goal of putting the units into operation. Currently, the wind power, photovoltaic, solar thermal, supporting energy storage, and UHV DC transmission projects of the new energy base in the central and northern part of Kubu are under simultaneous construction. After the base is fully completed, it will be able to deliver approximately 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei every year, assisting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. B[By 2030, the country’s gross marine product will exceed 13 trillion yuan] On September 22, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences with the theme of "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce the situation of promoting the safe, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. The relevant person in charge said that the new marine productivity has broad prospects and will strengthen the development, utilization and protection of the ocean and promote the high-quality development of the ocean economy. It is expected that by 2030, the country's gross marine product will exceed 13 trillion yuan, and the radiation driving capacity and development and opening level of the northern, eastern, and southern marine economic circles will be further improved. In addition, it is expected that by 2030, the added value of China's marine biopharmaceutical industry will exceed 130 billion yuan, an increase of 30% from 2025; offshore wind power installed capacity will double to 100 million kilowatts. B[Building a New Track Source "The Plan for the Construction of Zhongguancun's World-leading Science and Technology Park during the "15th Five-Year Plan" Period" was released] On September 16, we learned from the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Management Committee that recently, the "Plan for the Construction of Zhongguancun's World-leading Science and Technology Park during the "15th Five-Year Plan"" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") was officially released. The "Plan" is based on Zhongguancun's positioning as the main position of Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, focuses on continuously polishing Zhongguancun's "golden sign", clarifies the overall requirements, development goals and nine key tasks for Zhongguancun to build a world-leading science and technology park during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and systematically plans a blueprint for the construction and development of Zhongguancun in the new era. The "Plan" clarifies the development goals: By 2030, the world's leading science and technology park will be basically built, the world's leading technologies and iconic products will continue to emerge, a world-class industrial cluster with technological dominance will be built, a source of new tracks, a habitat for world-class enterprises, a preferred location for global investment, and a high-level talent highland. It will become a socialist innovation park with Chinese characteristics with high industrial agglomeration, active open innovation, efficient and powerful mechanisms, complete infrastructure, and a fresh and beautiful environment, leading the development of world science and technology parks. B[Mingyang Group Chairman Zhang Chuanwei pays a visit to China National Offshore Oil Corporation Chairman Zhang Chuanjiang] On September 15, according to Mingyang Group news, on September 14, Mingyang Group Chairman Zhang Chuanwei and his party visited Zhang Chuanjiang, Chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The two parties had in-depth exchanges on topics such as deepening strategic cooperation in offshore wind power, strengthening resource acquisition and industrial collaboration, promoting the implementation of key projects, strengthening scientific research and development, and expanding overseas markets, and reached consensus on further deepening cooperation in key regional cooperation such as Hainan, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Tianjin, as well as offshore wind power, green electricity consumption, green hydrogen energy, green computing power and other fields. B[Xiongan International Computing Power Integrated Dispatch Center Starts Operation] On September 12, at the Xiongan Forum of the 2026 China Computing Power Conference on September 12, the Xiongan International Computing Power Integrated Dispatch Center announced its official launch. It is reported that the center consists of two modules: the integrated computing power dispatching platform and the international large model service platform. Xiongan International Computing Power Integrated Scheduling Platform aims to build a national-level cross-domain computing power dispatching hub, coordinate and gather diverse heterogeneous computing power resources, open up the computing power circulation network, and solve the problem of computing power islands. The platform has covered 8 major national computing power hubs and has access to 44 computing power resource pools in 19 provinces across the country, with a total computing power scale exceeding 27,000P. Relying on the computing power integrated scheduling platform, the Xiongan International Large Model Service Platform focuses on Token scheduling services, bringing together all categories of mainstream large models, and will create a global large model aggregation service hub. (Securities Times) B[Report: 200 newly discovered non-oil and gas mineral locations in China in 2025, including 16 gold mines] September 11th, at the 2026 China International Mining Conference held in Tianjin on the 11th, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the "China Mineral Resources Report (2026)". The report shows that in 2025, China’s geological exploration investment will see positive growth for the fifth consecutive year, and mineral prospecting will continue to make important progress. There were 200 newly discovered non-oil and gas mineral deposits across the country, including 63 large, 57 medium and 80 small. Among them, the minerals with the highest number of newly discovered mineral sites are gold mines (16 sites), iron mines (11 sites), coal mines (9 sites), manganese mines (8 sites) and lithium mines (8 sites). B[Beijing: Make major breakthroughs in developing new productive forces by 2030 The ability of high-tech industries to serve major national strategies has been further enhanced] On September 9th, Beijing's high-precision industry development plan for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period was released. By 2030, major breakthroughs will be made in the development of new productive forces, the ability of high-precision industries to serve major national strategies will be further enhanced, and industrial technological innovation capabilities, independent controllability capabilities, and regional driving capabilities will be significantly improved. Beijing will become an emerging industry highland with global influence and a future industry leader, promoting Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei to become a more dynamic new industrialization demonstration zone. By 2035, the comprehensive strength of Beijing's high-precision and cutting-edge industries will rise significantly, and it will take the lead in basically realizing new industrialization. The role of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei as the power source of high-quality development in the country will become more prominent.
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