临港新片区“国际创新协同区”建设全面启动 - 2021年11月02日

Construction began on Monday on a new international innovation zone in the coastal Lingang Special Area – part of the Shanghai (Pilot) Free Trade Zone – focusing on cutting-edge technology industries such as artificial intelligence and integrated circuits.

The aim is to accelerate innovative growth, expand Shanghai's R&D talent pool with both local and domestic researchers, and achieve other technological advancements.

The Lingang zone will feature a community for frontier scientists with the aim of creating breakthroughs in global science, and tasked with building a unique reservoir of science resources within 50 years.