March 6
The Circular in Approval of the Establishment of the National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones and Related Policies and Regulations was issued by the State Council, which decided on listing Wuhan's Donghu New Technology Development Zone and other 25 development zones among the national high-tech industrial development zones after the approval of the establishment of the Beijing New Technological- Industrial Development Pilot Zone in 1988. By the end of 2018, China had set up 169 national high-tech industrial development zones including the Suzhou Industrial Park.