Latest Progress of Blockchain-Related Policy Applications in 31 Provinces, Autonomous Regions, and Municipalities

Author: Xiao Niu, BiBi News

Recently, the Alibaba Research Institute and Ant Research Institute's "Blockchain+" Research Center jointly released the "Rise of the Trust Economy - 2020 China Blockchain Development Report." The report points out that application promotion is the core of blockchain development. The key to the future development of blockchain lies in the expansion of application scenarios, promoting the deep integration of blockchain with the real economy, and creating a number of verifiable, replicable, and promotable typical cases in agriculture, finance, government affairs, social governance, and people's livelihood, while conducting large-scale promotion in accordance with the characteristics and needs of each province.

Currently, all provinces and regions across the country are actively promoting the deep integration of blockchain technology with the real economy based on their own characteristics. BiBi News has compiled the latest progress of blockchain-related policy applications in 31 provinces and regions for readers.

Beijing | Promoting comprehensive support for IPv6 through blockchain and other information infrastructures

On October 11, at the 2021 China IPv6 Innovation Development Conference held in Beijing, Yin Yong, a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor, stated in his speech that in the deep promotion of building a global digital economy benchmark city, Beijing will focus on facilities, applications, industries, technologies, and security, and will promote the large-scale deployment and widespread application of IPv6. This will drive the synchronous planning, construction, and implementation of IPv6 with gigabit optical networks and 5G networks, and information infrastructures such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and blockchain will fully support IPv6.

Tianjin | Promoting deep application of blockchain and other new technologies in manufacturing, exploring the formation of intelligent scenarios

On September 27, the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 17th People's Congress of Tianjin passed the "Tianjin Regulations on Promoting Intelligent Manufacturing Development," which will take effect on November 1, 2021. The regulations propose to promote deep application of blockchain and other new technologies in the manufacturing process and explore the formation of intelligent scenarios.

Shanghai | Promoting deep integration of blockchain and other information technologies with civil affairs work

The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Civil Affairs in Shanghai" requires promoting the deep integration of blockchain and other information technologies with civil affairs work, improving the level of comprehensive service management and decision-making assistance applications for big data information, and achieving system integration and co-construction, as well as data openness and sharing.

Chongqing | Yuzhong District of Chongqing cooperates with Baidu to help build Yuzhong District into a domestic blockchain industry highland

The Big Data Development Bureau of Yuzhong District, Chongqing, recently reached a cooperation agreement with Baidu, leveraging Baidu's advantages in blockchain technology, combined with artificial intelligence, security, and cloud computing capabilities, to focus on building Yuzhong District into a domestic blockchain industry highland and creating a demonstration urban area for intelligent applications of blockchain big data.

Heilongjiang | Establishing key laboratories using blockchain and other emerging technologies

On August 1, the "Heilongjiang Daily" reported that the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Natural Resources is actively integrating the research capabilities, talents, and equipment of four institutions: the Land Space Planning Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Northeast Forestry University, integrating emerging scientific technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and blockchain to establish the "Key Laboratory for Cold Region Land Space Planning and Ecological Protection and Restoration," which has been successfully approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources. This key laboratory will focus on conducting research on resource environment and land space carrying capacity and risk identification in cold regions.

Jilin | Jilin Provincial Party Secretary: Focus on blockchain and other new infrastructure, promote full coverage of 5G networks

On August 20, Jilin Provincial Party Secretary Jing Junhai presided over a collective (expanded) study meeting of the Provincial Party Committee's theoretical learning center group. Jing emphasized that the emergence and utilization of big data is a significant development opportunity we face, and it is necessary to improve the digital government pilot mechanism, horizontally connect the data sharing chain, vigorously develop the digital economy, and empower economic and social development. First, strengthen the foundation and build platforms, vigorously promote the construction of industrial internet and big data centers, focus on new infrastructure such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and blockchain, promote full coverage of 5G networks, widely gather data resources, deeply participate in data transactions, and gradually form our province's data advantages in developing the digital economy.

Liaoning | State Grid Liaoning Electric Power promotes digital RMB in the "Dian e Bao" and "Online State Grid" app payment pilot project officially connected to "State Grid Chain"

On September 24, State Grid Liaoning Electric Power promoted the digital RMB in the "Dian e Bao" and "Online State Grid" app payment pilot project, which was officially connected to "State Grid Chain." This will leverage blockchain's anti-tampering and private key encryption technologies to provide a foundational technical solution for the secure and trustworthy payment of digital RMB.

Next, State Grid Liaoning Electric Power and State Grid Blockchain Technology Company will explore and study digital RMB application solutions around personal salary payments, travel reimbursements, inter-enterprise material procurement payments, supply chain financing payments, factoring business payments, and bank credit loan repayments, leveraging the advantages of blockchain technology to promote the practical application of digital RMB in multiple energy and power business scenarios, serving the digital transformation of the energy internet and contributing to the high-quality development of China's digital economy.

Shanxi | The People's Bank of China Taiyuan Central Branch lays out the application of big data, blockchain, and other technologies

The People's Bank of China Taiyuan Central Branch has formulated and issued 22 guiding opinions on actively and steadily promoting the innovation and development of financial technology in Shanxi Province, detailing the direction, scope, channels, scenarios, and implementation paths for the application of five new technologies: big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Targeted solutions and improvement measures are proposed based on the characteristics of these five technologies and the problems and bottlenecks faced in promotion, with a focus on advancing the application of blockchain in financial business scenarios such as cross-border trade financing, asset collateral, supply chain finance, and judicial evidence preservation.

Shaanxi | Bank of China Shaanxi Xianyang Branch successfully handles the largest single blockchain trade financing business locally

On September 7, "China Financial News" reported that the Bank of China Shaanxi Xianyang Branch successfully handled the largest single blockchain export commercial invoice discounting business in Xianyang, amounting to 10.0852 million USD, using the State Administration of Foreign Exchange's cross-border financial blockchain service platform.

Hebei | Xiong'an New Area develops a blockchain tax electronic voucher public service platform project

The Xiong'an New Area is developing a blockchain tax electronic voucher public service platform project, guided by blockchain technology, to streamline the entire process of invoice application, invoicing, reimbursement, and tax reporting, achieving the electronicization of tax receipts, tax documents, and tax certificates.

Henan | Zhengzhou University holds a seminar on blockchain technology + higher education

On September 28, to implement the Ministry of Education's "Action Plan for Blockchain Technology Innovation in Higher Education Institutions" and promote the application of blockchain technology in higher education teaching and management services, the seminar on blockchain technology + higher education was held at Zhengzhou University, co-hosted by Zhengzhou University, Henan University of Finance and Economics, and the Henan Internet Association Blockchain Special Committee.

In the future, Zhengzhou University will focus on core technologies such as blockchain architecture, consensus algorithms, and cross-chain interconnection, conducting theoretical and application research on the integration and innovation of blockchain with the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data, as well as the application of blockchain technology in education and healthcare. It will deeply promote the integration of science, education, and industry, and school-enterprise cooperation, leveraging the advantages of higher education institutions and enterprises in their respective fields and industries, jointly advancing the deep integration of production, learning, and research, and widely cooperating in talent cultivation, cutting-edge technology, project applications, product development, achievement transformation, and platform construction, enhancing the autonomy, openness, and controllability of education governance, and strengthening the integrity system of higher education institutions.

Shandong | Encouraging the use of blockchain and other new technologies to innovate data sharing models

On September 30, the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Shandong Provincial People's Congress reviewed and approved the "Shandong Province Big Data Development Promotion Regulations," which will take effect on January 1, 2022. The regulations propose that, except for circumstances where sharing is not permitted by laws and administrative regulations, public data should be shared in accordance with the law. Public data providers should specify the conditions and methods for data sharing and share through the provincial integrated big data platform. The use of new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to innovate data sharing models is encouraged, exploring data services through data comparison and verification.

Hubei | Hubei Province encourages innovation and entrepreneurship in blockchain technology applications and actively introduces talent

On September 24, the Hubei Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference to introduce measures for promoting the development of the blockchain industry and introducing innovative technology talents in the province.

Yuan Defang, Deputy Director of the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission, stated that Hubei is currently comprehensively promoting the construction of a digital Hubei, and blockchain plays an indispensable role in the construction of the digital economy, digital society, and digital government. Universities such as Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology have established innovative platforms such as cryptography and blockchain laboratories and blockchain storage research centers, and a number of blockchain enterprises have emerged in Hubei, with blockchain application scenarios gradually landing in areas such as supply chain management and product traceability.

In recent years, Hubei has successively introduced a series of policies to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in blockchain technology applications, striving to establish a new system for the integration of blockchain technology empowerment and industrial development with Hubei characteristics. In June of this year, the Wuhan Municipal Government issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Innovation and Development of Blockchain Technology and Industry," proposing to "build Wuhan into a nationally influential 'Blockchain City.'"

Hunan | Implementing a number of "new infrastructure" landmark projects around artificial intelligence, blockchain, and computing power infrastructure

The General Office of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government issued the "Implementation Plan for Building a High-Standard Market System in Hunan Province," which proposes to focus on "three zones, two mountains, and two centers," accelerating the construction of new generation information infrastructure, integrated fusion infrastructure, and cluster innovation infrastructure, and implementing a number of "new infrastructure" landmark projects around 5G, the Internet of Things, industrial internet, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and computing power infrastructure.

Sichuan | Sichuan Province will build a blockchain pilot platform for government data open sharing

In September, the Sichuan Provincial People's Government issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for New Infrastructure Construction in Sichuan Province." The plan states that Sichuan will build a blockchain pilot platform for government data open sharing, strengthen the "Shu Xin Chain" and other blockchain infrastructures, establish a blockchain technology-based intellectual property financing service platform, and explore the establishment of a digital asset trading system based on blockchain technology. It will build a blockchain industry innovation center, accelerate the core technology breakthroughs, integrated innovation, and fusion applications in blockchain privacy protection, cross-chain control, and network security.

Guizhou | Guizhou Provincial Public Resource Trading Center will establish the "Guizhou Provincial Public Resource Trading Blockchain Data Sharing Platform" by the end of this year

The Guizhou Provincial Public Resource Trading Center issued the "Pilot Plan for Blockchain Data Sharing in Public Resource Trading in Guizhou Province." The plan states that by the end of this year, the Guizhou Provincial Public Resource Trading Center will establish the "Guizhou Provincial Public Resource Trading Blockchain Data Sharing Platform," building a provincial public resource trading blockchain data governance, sharing, and application system, establishing and improving the data newcomer mechanism and data rights confirmation management mechanism, solving the problems of "difficult confirmation, difficult application, and difficult management" of data in the public resource trading field, achieving tamper-proof, traceable, and trustworthy management applications of public resource trading data in Guizhou Province, optimizing public resource trading services, strengthening trading management support, creating convenient mobile application scenarios, and realizing applications such as mobile mutual recognition of digital certificates, on-chain financial services, and on-chain market entity databases.

Yunnan | Kunming City Wuhua District conducts special consultations on "promoting the construction and development of the Yunnan Blockchain Center"

On September 28, the 9th Committee of the CPPCC of Wuhua District, Kunming City held a special consultative meeting, focusing on "promoting the construction and development of the Yunnan Blockchain Center." At the meeting, Deputy District Mayor Guo Ying reported on the construction and development of the Yunnan Blockchain Center in Wuhua District and responded to related issues on-site. Each group provided suggestions and advice on "promoting the construction and development of the Yunnan Blockchain Center," and relevant representatives made speeches on three special topics.

Deputy District Mayor Guo Ying listened to the opinions and suggestions of the committee members and responded on-site. Guo stated that the district government will seriously study and implement the suggestions, further coordinate and refine the work, clarify measures and responsibilities, face the gaps and shortcomings, deeply explore advantages and potential, and establish a project reserve library for blockchain technology application scenarios in Yunnan Province.

Guangdong | Using blockchain technology in financial regulation and financial credit fields

The General Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Financial Development in Guangzhou."

The plan states that it supports the deep integration of financial regulation and financial technology, utilizing modern scientific technologies such as big data, cloud computing, blockchain, mobile internet, and artificial intelligence to comprehensively enhance local financial regulatory efficiency, forming a modern local financial regulatory framework system that integrates off-site supervision, on-site inspections, and chief risk officer systems. It establishes standards for data collection, dynamic monitoring, and risk warning, further deepening the construction of the "five-chain collaborative" regulatory and service system, and fully leveraging the synergistic effects of the "regulatory chain," "risk control chain," "credit chain," "judicial chain," and "service chain."

It explores the application of blockchain technology in financial credit, using the distributed storage and immutable characteristics of blockchain technology to accurately obtain records of borrowers' shopping, travel, credit card consumption, and credit behavior, reducing information asymmetry and opacity, helping banks shorten the pre-loan investigation, loan approval, and post-loan management processes, making access to credit more convenient and efficient.

Guangxi | Guangxi Automobile Group Blockchain Company established

On September 8, the Guangxi Automobile Group Blockchain Company held an unveiling ceremony. The establishment of the blockchain company marks an important and solid step for Guangxi Automobile Group in the layout of "industrial digitalization and digital industrialization" transformation and development. Guangxi Automobile Group will take this opportunity to continuously promote the deep integration of blockchain with the automotive industry, meticulously cultivate and contribute in the field of automotive industrial application services, and strive to become a leader in the automotive digital economy and a transformer of the automotive industry chain ecosystem.

Gansu | Vigorously developing blockchain and other digital industries, promoting the integration of blockchain in agricultural production and operation

On September 26, the General Office of the Gansu Provincial People's Government issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Innovative Development of the Digital Economy in Gansu Province." The plan states: focusing on the digital transformation of agricultural production and processing, accelerating the promotion of the integration of big data, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and blockchain in agricultural production and operation, and encouraging the use of new generation digital technologies for agricultural production and operation, agricultural pest control, agricultural machinery operations, and agricultural meteorological services.

Focusing on accelerating the innovation of the data information industry, vigorously developing digital industries such as smart terminals, integrated circuits, optoelectronics, blockchain, and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), encouraging industrial integration application demonstrations, continuously enhancing digital service capabilities, and building a digital economy system with data as a key element, multi-point industrial support, and complementary advantages across various industries.

Qinghai | Promoting the integration and development of blockchain and other new generation information technologies with the real economy

On September 11, the General Office of the Qinghai Provincial People's Government issued the "Several Measures to Accelerate the Cultivation of New Consumption in Qinghai Province," which requires accelerating the digital transformation and upgrading of industries. It plans to promote "Cloud Qinghai," accelerate the introduction of leading cloud computing service enterprises, and promote the integration and development of new generation information technologies such as blockchain, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence with the real economy.

It will accelerate the construction of secondary nodes for industrial internet identification resolution, carry out a three-year action plan for enterprises to go to the cloud, support leading enterprises in building industrial internet platforms, and accelerate the digital, networked, and intelligent integration and development of manufacturing.

It will widely apply new generation information technologies such as mobile internet, big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and 5G, forming technical solutions and application scenarios in the business field.

It will digitally transform traditional circulation and trade, achieving cross-border integration and application of network digital technologies. It will promote the digital upgrade of the entire industrial chain, actively develop new retail, social e-commerce, and other new models. In response to the trend of accelerated digital transformation and upgrading of the service industry after the pandemic, it will promote the upgrade of the service industry to high quality and diversification.

Xinjiang | Promoting the application of blockchain technology in social insurance fee collection, real estate transactions, and property registration

The General Office of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Party Committee and the General Office of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region People's Government issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Deepening Tax Collection and Management Reform," requiring the acceleration of smart tax construction, steadily advancing the digital upgrade and intelligent transformation of tax information systems, and promoting the application of blockchain technology in social insurance fee collection, real estate transactions, and property registration.

Ningxia | Promoting the deep integration of blockchain and other new technologies with transportation

The Ministry of Transport approved the "Implementation Plan for the Pilot Tasks of Building a Strong Transportation Country in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region," which states that it will promote the deep integration of blockchain and other new technologies with transportation, achieving cross-departmental and cross-regional sharing and collaborative application of data information resources.

Inner Mongolia | Focusing on breakthroughs in key technologies in blockchain applications

The General Office of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Government issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Innovation in Inner Mongolia." The plan states that it will focus on breakthroughs in key technologies in blockchain applications. It aims to build a digital economy intelligent infrastructure and technology system covering the entire region by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan."

Tibet | Using blockchain, cloud computing, and other modern information technologies to promote the aggregation and connectivity of internal and external tax-related data

On August 27, the Tibet Autonomous Region held a press conference to introduce the content of the "Implementation Plan for Further Deepening Tax Collection and Management Reform" and its implementation situation. The plan states that Tibet will strengthen digital government construction, deeply promote tax governance through data, and build a powerful smart tax system. The tax department will fully utilize modern information technologies such as blockchain and cloud computing to promote the aggregation and connectivity of internal and external tax-related data.

Fujian | Actively promoting "Blockchain+" and expanding blockchain application scenarios

The General Office of the Xiamen Municipal People's Government issued the "14th Five-Year Strategic Emerging Industry Development Special Plan for Xiamen." The plan proposes to actively promote "Blockchain+" and expand blockchain application scenarios, supporting the demonstration application of blockchain technology products in fields such as financial regulation, social governance, supply chain management, and industrial inspection and certification. It encourages the research and development of core technologies such as cryptographic algorithms, consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, side chains and cross-chains, blockchain data, network architecture, and operating protocols, and supports the research, production, and promotion of blockchain security software and hardware technology products.

Zhejiang | Hangzhou launches the first blockchain technology quality inspection alliance platform

On October 12, the Institute of Applied Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Zhejiang, in collaboration with Ant Chain, launched the first quality inspection alliance platform in Hangzhou. This platform utilizes blockchain technology to put quality inspection reports on-chain and presents them in a consumer-readable label format. It is expected to provide blockchain certification labels for more than 5,000 products in the coming year, helping consumers make optimal choices quickly.

Jiangsu | Nanjing Municipal CPPCC Chairman Liu Yian: Exploring the "Nanjing Model" for developing the blockchain industry

On October 11, the "China Nanjing Blockchain Industry Development Conference and Digital Jinling Development Forum" was held at the Nanjing International Expo Center, co-hosted by the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Jianye District People's Government. Nanjing Municipal CPPCC Chairman Liu Yian mentioned at the meeting that Nanjing, as the first city awarded the title of "China Software City," places great importance on the role of the digital economy in promoting high-quality development, continuously advancing the "digital transformation" and "digital dividends" of economic and social development through the construction of "Digital Nanjing." Nanjing is actively seizing important opportunities for blockchain industry development, aiming to occupy the leading position in the new generation of information technology and industrial high ground, and exploring the "Nanjing Model" for developing the blockchain industry in a localized manner, striving to gain an advantage in the new wave of development.

Anhui | Six departments in Anhui issue a document: Encouraging the widespread use of cloud computing, big data, blockchain, and other technologies to build smart property management service platforms

The Anhui Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and five other departments jointly issued a document encouraging the widespread use of cloud computing, big data, blockchain, and other technologies to build smart property management service platforms, connecting urban information models and urban operation management service platforms, linking various e-commerce platforms.

Jiangxi | Strengthening the application of blockchain and other new technologies in the cultural field

The General Office of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government recently issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Consumption Upgrade Development in Jiangxi Province," which mentions encouraging the development of online cultural experience products and strengthening the application of blockchain and other new technologies in the cultural field. It encourages modern information technologies such as blockchain to promote cross-border integration in business, travel, culture, and sports, actively developing new business formats such as digital art, and coordinating the layout of blockchain public infrastructure networks.

Hainan | Encouraging credit service institutions to use blockchain to develop credit products with independent intellectual property rights

The "Hainan Free Trade Port Social Credit Regulations" were recently reviewed and published by the Standing Committee of the Sixth People's Congress of Hainan Province, which will take effect on January 1, 2022. The regulations state that credit service institutions are encouraged to use blockchain and other modern technologies to develop credit products with independent intellectual property rights, expanding the field of credit application services.