A domestically-developed global scientific literature data platform was launched at the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference on Wednesday in Beijing.
The Dongbi Global Scientific and Technological Literature Data Platform aggregates nearly 90 million high-quality metadata worldwide and also features AI functions like interpreting scholars' works and generating reviews, providing users with an AI research assistant.
Its basic functions such as literature search, citation analysis, and data tracking will be free to global users, empowering researchers with efficient tools for high-quality scientific studies.
"The platform serves as the foundation for researches and it is essential for topic selection, research processes, and paper publication. Establishing this platform will significantly enhances data utilization efficiency while safeguarding the sci-tech security of our country," said Wu Dengsheng, founder of Dongbi Data and distinguished professor at Shenzhen University.
With independent intellectual property rights, the platform uses China's proprietary evaluation metrics.
China launches independently-developed global sci-tech literature data platform
The number of temporary accommodation registrations of foreign nationals in Shanghai hit a record high of 7.139 million in 2025, up 49.6 percent from the previous year, the Exit-Entry Administration Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau said at a press briefing on Thursday.
The figure, which had already doubled in 2024, points to a continued rise in the number of foreign nationals visiting and staying in the city, highlighting the metropolis's growing appeal to international visitors.
Shanghai also issued more than 200,000 visas and residence permits to foreigners for the second consecutive year in 2025.
Long-term permits, including residence permits, accounted for a share 10 percentage points higher than the previous year, reflecting growing demand for extended stays.
Officials said the increase mirrors Shanghai's expanding openness and improving services for foreign visitors and residents.
"In 2025, Shanghai processed 7.139 million temporary accommodation registrations for foreigners. Following a doubling from the year before last, the figure rose by another 49.6 percent year on year, marking a historical high in the number of foreign nationals coming to Shanghai," said Song Weiqi, deputy head of the administration corps.
Accommodation registrations are required for foreigners staying in China. In 2025, 94.7 percent of temporary accommodation registrations were handled directly by hotels, resulting in a convenient check-in process.
Among foreigners residing in Shanghai's residential communities, 84.8 percent opted for online self-reporting via a multilingual platform that offers efficient, flexible registration.
Meanwhile, to ease the surge in passport applications for foreign travel ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday in mid-February, the administration corps announced plans to extend service hours for residents.
Shanghai hits a record-high 7.14 million expat accommodation registrations in 2025
