Tianjin Promotes Emerging Industries

Tianjin, a major economic hub in North China, is transitioning from a traditional industrial city into a modern metropolis by expanding into emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, new energy and new materials through technological innovation and industrial upgrades, a deputy to the National People’s Congress said during the country’s annual two sessions.

Tianjin’s GDP grew 5.1 percent last year, with key industrial chains in AI and biomedicine continuing to expand.

To bridge the gap between research and industry, Tianjin has introduced a series of policies in recent years. In May, the city issued “Several Measures to Further Promote the Innovative Reform of the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements” to accelerate the transition from laboratory research to industrial production.

Chen Jun, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an expert in new energy chemical materials, said artificial intelligence is transforming the development of new energy battery materials, significantly improving research efficiency and shortening development cycles.

Chen said the deep integration of AI and new energy batteries is paving the way for “digital twin batteries”, which can map and simulate battery performance in real time, providing greater convenience for researchers and consumers.