China Daily Global / 2021-04 / 13 / Page010 Shenyang zone expands high-tech offerings By HAO NAN | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-13 00:00 Area now includes major innovative resources and related service platforms The Shenyang High-Tech Zone in Northeast China's Liaoning province is building itself into a regional birthplace of innovative technologies, a pilot area for new and old kinetic energy conversion and a demonstration zone for the development of strategic emerging industries, senior officials said. The zone was established in 1988 and then approved by the State Council in 1991 to become one of the national high-tech industrial development zones. Zhang Shuwei, a member of the zone's Party working committee, said the Shenyang High-Tech Zone prioritizes high technology and innovation in its development. It has witnessed remarkable improvements in its capacity to innovate as well as in its business environment in recent years, after it accelerated the implementation of an innovation-driven strategy.