Technology&Life | Modern industrial system drives high-quality economic growth in Jinan, E China

Staff members adjust a robot at Shandong Yobotics Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

JINAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in east China's Shandong Province is one of China's first national-level high-tech zones.

In recent years, the zone has kept improving its business environment and sped up building a modern industrial system. It has not only strengthened its three key industries, new-generation information technology, smart equipment and biomedicine, but also planned ahead to develop future industries including artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and synthetic biology.

Staff members adjust a robot at Shandong Yobotics Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member assembles a robot at Shandong Yobotics Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member adjusts a robot at Shandong Yobotics Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member assembles laser cutting equipment at Jinan Senfeng Laser Technology Joint Stock Co., Ltd in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member conducts 3D stem cell culture experiments at Shandong Qilu Cell Therapy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

Staff members work at the stem cell production line of Shandong Qilu Cell Therapy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member extracts stem cell samples at Shandong Qilu Cell Therapy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member conducts 3D stem cell culture experiments at Shandong Qilu Cell Therapy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member adjusts equipment at Jinan Senfeng Laser Technology Joint Stock Co., Ltd in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A staff member tests a laser pipe cutting machine at Jinan Senfeng Laser Technology Joint Stock Co., Ltd in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)