Linyi seeks closer links with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region-新黄河APP

At a cooperation event in Beijing on Tuesday, representatives from Linyi city, Shandong province, promoted its investment opportunities, technology projects and talent policies to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. [Photo provided to china daily.com.cn]

Linyi, a major commercial and manufacturing city in East China's Shandong province, is seeking closer industrial, technological and talent links with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as it works to upgrade its economy.

At a cooperation event in Beijing on Tuesday, the city promoted investment opportunities, technology projects and talent policies to about 300 participants from government, enterprises, universities, research institutions and industry associations.

During the event, Linyi released the first list of 42 major science and technology innovation projects under its open competition mechanism. Industrial and platform cooperation projects were also signed across the city's counties, districts and development zones.

Cooperation between Linyi and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has gained momentum in recent years. Since 2023, 486 projects from the region have been launched in Linyi, among which 85 involve Fortune 500 companies and centrally administered State-owned enterprises.

"The advanced industries of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are highly complementary with Linyi's manufacturing base," said Zhang Baoliang, Communist Party secretary of Linyi. He said the city hopes to work with more universities, research institutes and technology leaders in the region to accelerate innovation.

Local officials said Linyi has the industrial base to absorb more innovation resources. It has built an industrial technology research institute system around 13 key industrial chains, covering areas such as high-end stainless steel and advanced special steel, high-end engineering equipment, and bio-manufacturing.

For example, its high-end stainless steel and advanced special steel sector has exceeded 100 billion yuan ($14.7 billion) in output, while its engineering machinery loaders hold a leading market share in China.

Linyi also released talent incentives covering research funding, housing subsidies and talent apartments, as it aims to turn industrial capacity into stronger innovation-driven growth.

Editor：Cao Xiaoxu