JINAN,Sept.20(Xinhua)--Chinahasbeencentraltotheeastwardinnovationshift,accordingtotheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO).WipodseputyDirectorGeneralWangBinyingmadetheremarksatthe12thChinaIntellectualPropertyAnnualConference,whichclosedonWednesdayinJinan,ShandongProvince.Shecitedthreepiecesofdatainherkeynotespeech:sevenoutof10IPapplicationsarebeingmadeinAsia,upfrom50percentadecadeago;sixofevery10U.S.dollarsspentonresearchanddevelopmentarenowspentinAsia;andEastAsiaishometosixofthetop10globalscienceandtechnologyclusters."Chinahasbeencentraltotheseshiftingdynamics,"Wangsaid.Thistransformationunderscoresthegrowinginfluenceofdevelopingnationsandemergingeconomiesasnewpillarsofinnovation--ashiftthatshouldbedulyreflectedintheglobalIPecosystem,theWIPOofficialsaid.Accordingtothe2023editionoftheWIPO'sGlobalInnovationIndex,Chinahas24sci-techclusters,upfrom21lastyearandmakingChinathecountrywiththegreatestnumberofsuchclusters.China'sremarkableachievementsininnovationandoutputmirrortheemergenceofnewglobalgrowthengines,whichareinseparablefromthegreatimportancetheChinesegovernmentattachestoIPstrategyandthecontinuousimprovementofthecountry'sIPpolicies,Wangsaid.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.