Beijing Stock Exchange fuels sci-tech growth, innovation

Since opening its doors four years ago, the Beijing Stock Exchange has become the launch pad for China's new-generation sci-tech firms.

Among its earliest trailblazers was Beijing Tri-Prime Gene Pharmaceutical Co., which joined the exchange in 2021 and quickly turned capital into capability.

Today, the company stands at the forefront of biotech innovation, powered by a new intelligent production and Research and Development (R&D) base.

"This is our intelligent production and R&D base. Our production capacity is three times what it was. Back then, we had to check the density of our products with the naked eye. Now, we use laser eyes, robotic arms, and AI for quality management," said Tri-Prime Gene Chairman and General Manager Cheng Yongqing while showing reporter around.

The most striking difference from four years ago is the new plant's advanced equipment. This upgrade has established Tri-Prime Gene, a research and development-driven biotech firm, as one of Beijing's first advanced intelligent factories.

Cheng directly credited this transformation to the company's listing on the Beijing Stock Exchange.

"After listing on the Beijing Stock Exchange, we raised a lot of capital, which we invested in our case studies and research. With sufficient funds, the speed and scale of our corporate management and research and development have been greatly enhanced," said Cheng.

In the first half of this year alone, the company re-invested 10.93 percent of its operating income back into research and development.

"Focusing on Beijing's role as a science and innovation center, we have guided capital to flow into fields like technology and green finance. We have also established 10 professional policy research teams in securities, funds, insurance, and banking to respond to the real needs of financial governance," said Song Yi, vice president of the Beijing Financial Court.

As of the end of September this year, 276 companies like Tri-Prime Gene have listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange.

Moving forward, Beijing plans to continue guiding enterprises to leverage the platform effectively, encouraging more high-quality tech firms to go public and fully capitalize on their "home-field advantage."

Beijing Stock Exchange fuels sci-tech growth, innovation

A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.

Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.

"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.

Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.

"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.

At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.

Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.

"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.

Japanese lawmaker criticizes nuclear weapons remarks as threat to regional security