The release of 40 policies supporting the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center.

On March 25, at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting, relevant national ministries and central units jointly launched 40 policies to support the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center. Among them, in strengthening the linkage of fiscal and financial policies, the following were introduced: support for overseas asset management institutions to invest in technological innovation through the establishment of equity investment funds; on the premise of legal compliance and controllable risks, support for financial asset investment companies to carry out equity investment pilot work, and encourage insurance institutions to participate in venture capital funds based on commercial voluntary principles; support for the Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone in carrying out science and technology financial pilot projects under the premise of legal compliance and controllable risks. Building an international science and technology innovation center is a major strategic task decided by the central government. The Central Economic Work Conference in 2025 proposed to build international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.