The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that since this year, the high-quality development of national high-tech zones has achieved positive results, innovation capabilities have continued to increase, and high-quality enterprises have continued to grow.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, important progress has been made in the high-quality development of national high-tech zones, and the development layout has become more reasonable. The total number of parks has increased from 169 in 2020 to 178, covering 31 provincial administrative regions.

Wu Jiaxi, Deputy Director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The comprehensive strength has steadily improved. The GDP of 178 national high-tech zones accounts for 14.3% of the total national GDP, and the number of companies with revenue exceeding 100 million yuan has reached 43,000.

It is understood that the National High-tech Zone has gathered 70% of the national manufacturing innovation centers and 80% of the national key laboratories. Enterprises’ R&D investment and number of invention patents account for about 50% of the country’s total. In addition, the high-quality enterprises in the National High-tech Zone are also growing, bringing together 33% of the country's high-tech enterprises and 46% of the specialized and new "little giant" enterprises.

(CCTV reporters Sun Jiwei and Feng Yanjie)