Beijing authorities have unveiled a plan to develop blockchain technologies by 2027

The initiative envisions a government ecosystem with application support for various application scenarios

29.04.2025 - 13:10

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What’s new? Authorities in China’s capital city have unveiled a large-scale blockchain technology adoption program for 2025-2027. The document, titled “Beijing Blockchain Innovation and Application Development Plan,” is a joint effort by local regulators and supervisory bodies, including the science and technology commission, information technology bureau, and trade commission.

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What else is known? The plan is designed to promote advanced technology and boost economic efficiency.

It primarily involves research and development in key areas including cryptography, privacy computing, and distributed systems, culminating in the creation of a blockchain platform to test large-scale scenarios for the technology.

The second element of the program is the creation of a national blockchain infrastructure, including nodes, service platforms, identity systems, and databases.

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Third, the authorities will organize activities that will facilitate the integration of blockchain technologies into the real economy.

The initiative aims to create a unified ecosystem for applications with different usage scenarios that will cover, among others, the fields of medicine, education, insurance, and financial services.

The authorities noted the need for a robust national digital infrastructure, noting that Beijing has already made significant progress in research and development in this area.

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The plan also calls for setting up a special coordinating council to track implementation, allocating funding, and launching educational programs for training.

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