Yangtze economic region acts as technological innovation powerhouse

A report conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences found that the top 50 cities in the Yangtze River economic zone vary in the strength of their driving force for technological innovation and suggested ways for them to complement each other.

The Yangtze River economic zone includes nine provinces and two municipalities - Shanghai and Chongqing - and its population accounts for more than 40 percent of the country and the region's GDP accounts for over a third of China's figure.

A national development outline for the region released in September said that it should lead the mainland's innovation-driven industrial transformation and upgrading.