On January 4, Suzhou held the Suzhou New Industrialization Promotion Conference and the “AI+ Manufacturing” Innovation and Development Conference, which sounded the charge for the new year using the manufacturing industry as a starting point to promote high-quality development of the real economy. The conference interpreted the “Suzhou 2026 Action Plan to Promote New Industrialization” and clarified Suzhou's road map and construction plan to promote new industrialization in 2026. In 2026, Suzhou will focus on creating a national demonstration zone for new industrialization, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening and integration, implement 28 “eight major projects” of new industrialization, and push the total industrial output value to exceed 5 trillion yuan according to regulations.

On January 4, Suzhou held the Suzhou New Industrialization Promotion Conference and the “AI+ Manufacturing” Innovation and Development Conference, which sounded the charge for the new year using the manufacturing industry as a starting point to promote high-quality development of the real economy. The conference interpreted the “Suzhou 2026 Action Plan to Promote New Industrialization” and clarified Suzhou's road map and construction plan to promote new industrialization in 2026. In 2026, Suzhou will focus on creating a national demonstration zone for new industrialization, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening and integration, implement 28 “eight major projects” of new industrialization, and push the total industrial output value to exceed 5 trillion yuan according to regulations.