Plan promotes demonstration zones

China will build 10 innovation demonstration zones during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), according to a newly published development plan.

The State Council Information Office held a news conference on Wednesday, at which Xu Nanping, vice-minister of science and technology, gave a brief introduction to the Development Plan for China's Innovation Demonstration Zones in response to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The agenda was formed by all 193 members of the United Nations at a summit in September last year, with the goal of ending poverty and promoting shared economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection worldwide by 2030. President Xi Jinping attended the UN summit and adopted the agenda on behalf of China.