Yantai, a significant manufacturing hub and coastal city in East China's Shandong province known for its economic openness, is dedicated to transforming itself into a model city for green, low-carbon, high-quality development by 2030.

According to the implementation plan outlined by the Shandong provincial government to support Yantai in achieving this goal, the city is accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, advancing the growth of green, circular economy, facilitating the transition to low-carbon production methods, expediting the growth of clean energy.

It is also working to establish a secure and efficient new energy system, accelerate the construction of a beautiful Yantai to make it the most beautiful ecological city in North China, and drive forward reform and opening-up, all part of efforts to boost green, low-carbon development.

To achieve its goal, the city is focusing on strengthening iconic industrial clusters to propel the high-end, intelligent, and green transformation of manufacturing industries and further bolstering key industries such as high-end chemicals, automobiles, clean energy, aerospace, and biopharmaceuticals.

Yantai is also prioritizing the development of modern marine industries and supporting the cultivation of modern fisheries, marine equipment, marine renewable energy, and other provincial-level marine characteristic industrial clusters to establish a world-leading marine equipment manufacturing base.

Additionally, efforts are being made to expand the digital economy industry by nurturing national and provincial industrial internet platforms and smart factories, as well as creating digital economy clusters.

Yantai is also investing in future industries, supporting the cultivation of six major future industries—next-generation nuclear energy, life sciences, deep-sea technology, aerospace, artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, and new electronic materials.

Financial and investment policies as well as relevant market mechanisms supporting green, low-carbon development are being implemented. Various hidden barriers are being dismantled to promote the healthy development of the private sector, according to the plan.