China's international sci-tech centers power national innovation

China is stepping up efforts to build the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as international sci-tech innovation centers.

September 30, 2026

China's sci-tech innovation bond issuance hits 3 trillion yuan

Around 3 trillion yuan (US$447.5 billion) of sci-tech innovation bonds have been issued since China launched its specialized "sci-tech board" in the bond market in May last year. The bonds have become a vital source of medium- and long-term financing for tech companies, a vice minister of science and technology said Tuesday.

September 30, 2026

China among world's fastest-rising innovators, ministry says

China has accelerated science and technology innovation over the past five years, the country's science and technology minister Yin Hejun said at a State Council Information Office press conference on Tuesday.

September 30, 2026

Nation targets innovation leadership

China's research and development spending exceeded 3.92 trillion yuan ($584.8 billion) in 2025, accounting for 2.8 percent of GDP and surpassing the average among the 38 OECD member countries for the first time, Science and Technology Minister Yin Hejun said on Tuesday.

September 30, 2026

China outlines sci-tech priorities for 2026-2030 to underpin high-quality development

China will strengthen basic research, tackle core technologies and speed up the industrial application of research results during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) to better support high-quality development, officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Tuesday.

September 30, 2026

China intensifies crackdown on academic misconduct with new measures and database

China maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward academic misconduct, with a special campaign targeting retracted papers and a crackdown on paper buying and selling launched, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Tuesday.

September 30, 2026