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Belgian delegation wraps up Shenzhen visit
A Belgian business delegation led by Rudy Aernoudt, Director of Cabinet to the President of Belgium's Mouvement Réformateur and former Chief Economist of the European Commission, recently visited
UBTECH, Siemens forge strategic partnership to scale robot production
Shenzhen-based robotics company UBTECH announced on March 16 a strategic cooperation framework agreement signed with Siemens Digital Industries Software, aiming to accelerate its production capacity f
Chinese firm joins international automotive standardization organization
Chinese automaker BYD has officially joined the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), an international standardization organization in the automotive industry, the company announced on March 11.
Political advisor urges 'National Games model' to build GBA exhibition brand
Dr. Ken Chu, a national political advisor and chairman of Mission Hills Group, has submitted a proposal calling for the promotion of the “National Games model” to create a globally competitive exhibit

Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone

On Oct. 14, 2020, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered an important speech at the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, emphasizing the significance of "planning and building the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Hetao Cooperation Zone)." On Aug. 8, 2023, the State Council officially issued the Development Plan for the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Hetao Plan), granting the Hetao Cooperation Zone three development orientations: "pilot area for deepening tech innovation cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, experimental zone for adopting advanced international tech innovation regulations, and aggregation zone for trial transformation within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area." The Hetao Plan clearly stipulates the need to advance the construction of the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Cooperation Zone with high quality, high standards, and high levels. It also states the phased advancement of the Shenzhen Park's construction with 2025 and 2035 as key milestones. By 2025, an efficient cooperative mechanism for tech innovation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong will be established, showing positive results in open tech innovation cooperation. By 2035, a comprehensive pattern of collaborative innovation with the Hong Kong Park will be formed, making it a world-class research hub.

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