Suzhou, Jiangsu province is advancing new quality productive forces, focusing on innovation, intelligence and sustainability. Key sectors include semiconductors, new energy, artificial intelligence and photonics.

Materials Academy, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, in Suzhou's Xiangcheng district leads in pioneering material technologies, industrial application materials big data and related software, serving over 1,000 research institutes and enterprises.

Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Jiangsu province, administered by Suzhou, focuses on new energy, particularly hydrogen production, storage and fuel cells. Jiangsu Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment Co Ltd has equipped over 100 hydrogen refueling stations and supplied hydrogen systems for more than 6,000 fuel cell vehicles.