The 2026 Shanghai Yangpu Innovation and Development Investment Promotion Conference took place in Sydney on March 11. With the theme of "Discovering a Uniquely Youthful Future in Yangpu", it fully presented Yangpu's location advantages, industrial ecology and investment opportunities to Australia. Around 60 representatives from both China and Australia gathered to talk about cooperation and pursue common development.

Xue Kan, Secretary of the CPC Yangpu District Committee, introduced Yangpu's strengths in history, innovation, opening-up and cooperation, and livability. He noted that the district is speeding up building the northern core area of Shanghai Tech Innovation Center and improving the business environment. Australian enterprises, universities, institutions and talents are welcome to develop here for win-win cooperation in innovation and industry.

Ye Wei, Counselor-rank Consul of the Consulate-General of China in Sydney, said Shanghai is building its "Five Centers"—international economic, financial, trade, shipping, and tech innovation centers as China's leading economic hub. He expected deeper exchanges and broader cooperation between Shanghai and Australia in trade, economy and culture.

Patrick Mayoh, CEO of ACBC NSW, said Shanghai is a key innovation and entrepreneurship hub in China. Yangpu has obvious advantages in talents, industries and policies, with development ideas highly matching Australia in the digital economy and intelligent manufacturing. He expected deeper exchanges and more tangible cooperation results.

The urban promotion video of Yangpu District was played at the event, fully demonstrating the charm and development vitality of Yangpu. The guests present had in-depth exchanges on cross-border cooperation, industrial linkage, resource matching and other topics.

The promotional video of Yangpu District was played to highlight its charm and vitality. Guests had in-depth discussions on cross-border cooperation, industrial linkage and resource matching.

As one of Shanghai's most innovation-intensive and talent-rich districts, Yangpu boasts more than 10 century-old universities, over 100 research institutes and 180,000 college students. We keep advancing the integration of universities, science parks and public communities. Yangpu generates over 1,000 high-value patents and incubates more than 3,000 tech SMEs annually. World-leading Internet companies and over 1,430 national high-tech enterprises cluster here, releasing sustained innovative vitality.