Shanghai Accelerates Modern Industrial System Development

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• •Shanghai's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) aims to significantly strengthen its role as an international center for economy, finance, trade, shipping, and science and technology innovation, collectively known as the "Five Centers" by 2030.
• •The plan targets an average annual GDP growth rate of 5 percent and seeks to double Shanghai's per capita GDP by 2035 from its 2020 level.
• •Shanghai plans to deploy 100,000 humanoid robots in factories and achieve an industrial agent application rate exceeding 80 percent among large industrial enterprises by the end of 2030, alongside increasing robot density to 600 robots per 10,000 employees by 2028.
• •The strategy outlines three leading sectors (integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence), six emerging pillar industries (next-generation information technology, intelligent new energy vehicles, high-end equipment, advanced materials, green energy, and fashion consumer goods), and six future-oriented industries (manufacturing, information, materials, energy, space, and health).
• •By 2030, Shanghai expects basic research spending to account for approximately 15 percent of total R&D expenditure, emphasizing original innovation and breakthroughs in core technologies.

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