Tianjin promotes emerging industries

Tianjin, a major economic hub in northern China, is transitioning from a traditional industrial city into a modern metropolis by expanding into emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, new energy and new materials through technological innovation and industrial upgrades, a deputy to the National People's Congress said during the country's annual two sessions.

Tianjin's GDP grew 5.1 percent last year, with key industrial chains in AI and biomedicine continuing to expand. The Tianjin-Nankai Higher Education Science and Innovation Park has attracted more than 3,000 tech companies, with an annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion), becoming a core driver of regional innovation, according to local government data.

"These achievements are inseparable from the promotion of scientific research results and their transfer into technology," said Chen Jun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and vice-president of Nankai University.