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Jiaxing hosts 2021 Innovation China Summit

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated: July 8, 2021 L M S

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Lu Shan, vice-governor of Zhejiang, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Innovation China Summit held in Jiaxing on July 6. [Photo/WeChat account: jxfabu]

The 2021 Innovation China Summit was held in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province on July 6, local media reported.

Innovation China is a program launched by the China Association for Science and Technology, which aims to build a technology-oriented service and trade platform to make technologies better serve economic and social development.

Wan Gang, president of CAST, one of the event's sponsors, delivered a video speech at the opening ceremony.

Wan said that Innovation China should continue inspiring more young scientific workers to embrace innovation and entrepreneurship in an effort to promote industrial upgrading and regional development.

Revolving around the Belt and Road Initiative, the program should also focus on multilateral and bilateral cooperation, as well as advance international cooperation and exchanges in science and technology, added Wan.

Lu Shan, vice-governor of Zhejiang, noted that the province has been prioritizing innovation in its development. He added that the province has insisted on digitalization reform and accelerated the construction of internet plus, life sciences and health, and new materials innovation hubs.

Lu also said that Zhejiang will further improve its cooperation mechanism with CAST and contribute to the development of Innovation China.

Sponsored by CAST and the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, the two-day summit included an opening ceremony, forums, special investigations by the program's advisory committee, exhibitions, as well as roadshows.