Shenzhen to play bigger role in driving nation's high-quality growth

Guangdong's Shenzhen is expected to stir up a new wave of technological innovation which will allow the city to play a bigger role in driving China's high-quality growth.

The city has accelerated the setup of R&D innovation organizations. Local government and Shenzhen-based Huawei teamed up on Monday to jointly establish a national industrial innovation center, while Guangdong province last week announced it was establishing a new provincial-level laboratory for artificial intelligence and the digital economy in Shenzhen.

These centers and labs will focus on both new technology studies and the transformation of scientific research as they unite universities, companies and major technology equipment providers, such as the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen.