Policy support to bolster national economic zones

Clusters of strategic emerging industries to play big role following measures unveiled to boost new quality productive forces

BEIJING — China's national economic development zones are set to play a bigger role in incubating industrial and technological innovation thanks to the unveiling of a set of policy measures designed to boost new quality productive forces in the zones.

More than 40 years since their establishment, national economic development zones have made remarkable strides in advancing China's opening-up and enhancing innovation, according to guest speakers at the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency on July 14.

National economic development zones feature clusters of strategic emerging industries, including next-generation information technology, new materials, high-end manufacturing, and marine economy and marine equipment, said Ji Xiaofeng, an official with the Ministry of Commerce.