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Article: China’s eastern and southern economic powerhouses vie for innovation leadership

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China's major economic regions, the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Bay Area, are competing for leadership in technological innovation following calls from President Xi Jinping. Provincial leaders, including those from Zhejiang and Shanghai, have outlined strategies to become global hubs for AI and technology.

The push comes after Xi instructed major provincial economies like Jiangsu to lead in innovation and build resilience against external shocks. Zhejiang specifically pledged deeper regional integration to co-build an international innovation base within the Yangtze River Delta.

The main topics covered are regional economic competition in China, national innovation strategy, and specific provincial plans for technological development.

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https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3345770/chinas-zhejiang-guangdong-provinces-vie-heed-xi-jinpings-call-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech - South China Morning Post

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2026-03-06 13:41

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2026-03-06 11:30

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2026-03-06 11:31

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China’s eastern and southern economic powerhouses vie for innovation leadership
Officials from Yangtze River Delta, Greater Bay Area outline ambitions after Xi Jinping calls on provincial economies to drive development
As part of the annual meeting on Friday, provincial and municipal leaders of Zhejiang province outlined an ambitious strategy to become a key area of AI development and cement the province’s innovation role within the Yangtze River Delta, while Shanghai’s mayor also vowed to help make the delta region into a “global technology powerhouse”.
On Thursday, Xi told deputies from Jiangsu province that China’s major provincial economies should take the lead in technological innovation and strengthen their resilience to external shocks over the next five years.
Zhejiang province, part of the megalopolis comprising Shanghai and part of surrounding provinces Jiangsu and Anhui, promised closer integration with other parts of the delta as it sought to “seize the major strategic opportunity” to co-build an international innovation base.