Tang Haidi and Xue Xinzhong, two leading scientific and technological innovation talents in the city of Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, have recently been placed on the national innovation talents list, according to the city's science and technology bureau.

Tang Haidi is the president of Zhangjiagang-based maritime navigation company, Navston. Upon returning home from overseas study, Tang set up her company and developed a series of products that fill an important gap in the country's civil navigation electronic field. With more than 40 products used at 46 large and medium-sized shipping ports nationwide, NavSton yielded 30 million yuan ($4.6 million) in revenue in 2014, and a further 90 million yuan in 2015.

Xue Xinzhong set up Huabo Thin-film Technology Company (HTT) on December, 2011. The company mainly focuses on providing state-of-the-art thin-film circuit processing with its manufacturing facility and cleanrooms designed and setup for thin-film circuit fabrication. HTT made more than 30 million yuan ($4.6 million) in revenue in 2015.

The country's innovation talent project aims at forging high-level scientific and technological talents to take the leading role in industrial development. In recent years, the city of Zhangjiagang has attracted thousands of innovation and entrepreneurship personnel with its solid industrial foundation, multiple reward policies and positive working environment.

To date, the city has produced 15 national, 82 provincial and 122 municipal talents who contribute greatly in their various fields.