Shanghai backs frontier tech research in quantum, photonics, new energy

TREE NEWS update: Shanghai’s government issued a three-year action plan to advance quality city construction, urging enterprises to pursue basic research in frontier technologies including laser manufacturing, quantum, photonics, new functional materials, and new energy. The plan also accelerates standard-setting for high-growth technologies such as autonomous driving, smart wearables, and brain-computer interfaces, and invests in precision measurement and AI safety testing.