In 2025, Baoshan District will use the "One Zone, Two Areas" strategy as its guiding principle to deepen reforms, expand high-level opening-up, and promote the integration of technological and industrial innovation. The district will focus on implementing tasks tied to its "Six Key Industries," "Three-Pronged Development," and "Four Key Urban Areas" initiatives. This aims to ensure a high-quality conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan while meticulously planning for the 15th Five-Year Plan, accelerating Baoshan’s transformation.

Boosting Effective Demand to Drive High-Quality Economic Growth

Baoshan will stimulate potential consumer demand, expand investment that yields substantial returns, and enhance the internal momentum for economic growth by strengthening both domestic and foreign demand. Efforts will include developing specialized consumption patterns such as cruise tourism and rural tourism, and promoting the first-store economy and the night-time economy while also enhancing commercial capacity in areas like Binjiang and Nanda.

The district will focus on building a hub for internet-based production services and strengthening key e-commerce platforms. The development of the Baoshan Innovation Zone linked to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone will be accelerated, supporting emerging business models like cross-border e-commerce, green trade, and digital trade.

To expand effective investment, Baoshan will enhance support for major industrial projects by streamlining approvals, refining policies, and optimizing land use to ensure the initiation and successful completion of significant projects. Efforts will also be made to unlock development potential by strengthening the core functions and competitiveness of state-owned enterprise and supporting the growth of private enterprises. Additionally, Baoshan will promote environmentally friendly, low-noise, and light-manufacturing industries by facilitating their relocation to multi-story industrial spaces, with plans to build 200,000 square meters of "Smart Manufacturing Space."

Advancing the "Six Key Industries" to Build a High-End Modern Industrial System

With technological innovation as the driver, Baoshan will coordinate the upgrade of traditional industries while nurturing emerging sectors, tailoring development to local conditions to foster new productive forces.

Efforts will focus on enhancing the district's industrial capacity by strengthening its distinctive and competitive "Six Key Industries" clusters. Emphasis will be placed on developing high-end, intelligent, and green industries, with plans to upgrade the Green Chain public service platform into a Yangtze River Delta demonstration platform.

Baoshan will prioritize smart manufacturing, promoting the integration of digital technology with the real economy. To accelerate scientific and technological innovation, the district will deepen national reform trials such as the 'Investment First, Equity Later' model and the 'Innovation Consortium' initiative, while refining its unique approach that integrates investment, consultation, fundraising, and services.

The district will enhance the technology transfer capabilities at university tech parks, expand the development of new research institutions, and implement talent recruitment programs to attract global expertise. A comprehensive "Five-in-One" talent service system will be built to support this. Baoshan will integrate investment promotion with enhanced service mechanisms, leveraging its strategic 'Southern Headquarters and Northern Manufacturing' model to attract high-end headquarters and advanced manufacturing projects.

Policies such as the '30 Science and Innovation Policies 2.0' and 'Business Environment Optimization 8.0' will be fully leveraged. Innovative mechanisms like 'Full Process Agency Service,' 'Investment First, Equity Later,' and 'Five Certificates Issued Simultaneously' will be optimized. Measures including 'Foundation Piling First,' 'Immediate Construction Upon Land Acquisition,' and 'Single-Building Completion Acceptance' will be deepened to further streamline development.

Advancing "Three-Pronged Development" for Key Areas

Baoshan will adopt a high-standard, high-quality development approach, ensuring that resources are directed towards key regions to reshape functions, upgrade industries, and enhance overall quality, ultimately creating new urban spaces for the future.

Key efforts include expediting the development of Wusong Innovation City to establish a distinctive identity, aligning with the 'Greater Wusong' plan, and refining the 'One Belt, Three Stars' urban design concept. This vision aims to create a vibrant 5-kilometer scenic belt characterized by intertwining water features and greenery, fostering vibrant cultural and commercial interactions, and establishing a unique character. Baoshan is committed to regional comprehensive development, enhancing industrial functions with improved quality, and pioneering new models of urban renewal.

Baoshan District is actively transforming the Nanda area into a cutting-edge innovation hub , the Nanda Digital City.

Key components of this transformation include:High-Density Cluster Development，

Attraction of Innovation-Driven Industries，and "Cloud Nanda" Digital Twin City.

These efforts aim to position Baoshan at the forefront of emerging industries and future technologies, seamlessly integrating industrial growth with urban living, making Baoshan a new upgraded innovation hub, where various elements and resources are more densely concentrated.

Baoshan will also elevate the quality of its Binjiang Cruise Tourism Belt by improving resort functionality, enhancing experiences like "See the Yangtze from Shanghai" and "Wusongkou Sunrise Index," and striving to host the F1H2O World Championship as a permanent event. The district will promote the Long Beach Duty-Free Harbor City, an 180,000-square-meter commercial complex, and leverage policies like the "15-Day Visa-Free Entry" and "240-Hour Transit Visa Exemption" to improve port services and enhance passenger experiences. Plans are also in place to strengthen the cruise economy by developing an Asia-Pacific cruise supply and crew dispatch center.

Advancing the "Four Key Urban Areas" to Improve Quality of Life

Emphasizing the "People’s City" concept, Baoshan will implement a new round of refined urban management initiatives over the next three years to enhance residents' sense of gain, happiness, and security.

Efforts will focus on building a "Beautiful City" by expanding initiatives like Beautiful Streets, Beautiful Homes, and Beautiful Countryside to improve urban aesthetics and living space quality.

To create a "Convenient City," Baoshan will promote the "15-Minute Community Life Circle" concept, ensuring residents’ needs are met within close proximity.

For a 'Cultural City,' Baoshan will delve into its rich 'Five Centuries' historical heritage—encompassing industrial, maritime, and other cultural facets—to expand high-quality cultural offerings. The district will focus on developing the Riverside Cruise Tourism Cultural Belt, preserving and utilizing industrial heritage in the Greater Wusong area, and enhancing the influence of signature events like the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival and the Shanghai Cruise Culture Tourism Festival. Additionally, Baoshan plans to organize new events, including the inaugural Baoshan Riverside Half Marathon.

Finally, to build a 'Safe City,' Baoshan will enhance its comprehensive governance system by upgrading its 'One Network Unified Management' platform. This includes improvements in visual monitoring, AI algorithms, incident dispatch systems, and the development of integrated application scenarios. The district will also strengthen community governance mechanisms through the Community Governance Institute, promoting an integrated 'Multi-Grid' model to improve the efficiency of local governance.