The eight pilot zones for the State Council’s nationwide innovation and reform initiative have now been announced – the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shanghai, Guangdong, Anhui, Sichuan, Wuhan, Xi’an and Shenyang. In line with the Circular on Promoting Relevant Reform Initiatives in Support of Innovation, the eight will be the first to implement the 13 reform initiatives recently approved by the Council. More