Mao Dongjun, Beijing Commission of Economy and Information Technology deputy director, said Beijing has been working on innovation in accordance with national strategic needs, at a conference on the city’s high-quality development.
Beijing is home to 400 AI-based companies with more than 8,000 registered patents, according to the commission.
Beijing has established two national-level manufacturing innovation centers on power batteries and lightweight materials, as well as 11 city-level industrial innovation centers focused on graphene and intelligent vehicle network.