Beijing leads world as global technology hub through blockchain investments
Beijing, the capital city of China, has announced the "Beijing Blockchain Application and Innovation Action Plan (2025-2027)" to integrate blockchain technology into its national infrastructure. The ambitious plan seeks to consolidate Beijing's national and international leadership in digitalization by implementing use cases in sectors such as health, finance, and transportation.
The strategy aims to make blockchain a strategic engine for Beijing’s technological innovation and industrial cultivation during 2025-2027, enhancing China’s competitive position in advanced digital technologies and new economy paradigms. The city will invest in next-generation technologies to ensure a sovereign and secure digital ecosystem.
The plan focuses on advanced research in disruptive technologies such as cryptography, confidential computing, and distributed systems. It envisions blockchain as a core technology to underpin the digital economy transformation and enhance security, efficiency, and transparency in public and financial sectors.
The plan includes the development of advanced blockchain software and a national node infrastructure, new platforms for digital identity and distributed data directories. The city will develop more than 20 innovative use cases in key sectors such as artificial intelligence, health, finance, education, and transportation.
The plan also promotes demonstrative applications in strategic sectors such as health, education, artificial intelligence, finance, and transportation. The aim is to optimize processes, ensure trust in data exchange, and unlock the value of digital assets through innovative applications. The plan modernizes technological infrastructure by combining blockchain with advanced cryptography and distributed computing.
Beijing's plan targets key sectors including financial services and government operations, emphasizing the dual approach of leveraging blockchain for controlled digitization and innovation while maintaining strict domestic regulation on decentralized cryptocurrencies. The expected outcomes for Beijing and China include establishing Beijing as a global center for state-supported blockchain innovation, particularly for digital currency and financial applications, thereby strengthening China’s leadership in digital finance infrastructure.
The plan also aims to accelerate the integration of blockchain with intelligent digital supply chains, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and agriculture across broader economic sectors, in synergy with related plans promoting AI and IoT technologies. Furthermore, it promotes financial inclusion and transparency through blockchain-based solutions, consistent with broader national goals of digital economy growth and reducing financial risks.
Lastly, the plan contemplates implementing technologies such as dedicated chips for blockchain, advanced privacy protection, and interoperability between chains. The goal is to create a high-trust blockchain network testbed for complex and large-scale scenarios. The strategy drives the construction of robust infrastructure, including national central nodes and common technological service platforms. The city aims to explore at least 20 exemplary use cases to promote wider adoption of this technology in the city and throughout China.
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