China’s digital and green (twin) transition: insights from national and regional innovation policies

Chris Brueck, Sebastian Losacker and Ingo Liefner

Regional Studies, 2025, vol. 59, issue 1, 2384411

Abstract: This paper examines the role of policy in China’s digital and green (twin) transition, building on a qualitative study of a large corpus of policy documents in green and digital domains. We analyse the multi-level governance of these transitions for three regional case studies: Shanghai, Wuhan and Hangzhou. We find that regions both adopt and adjust green and digital aims and means differently from national policy. A twin transition is not comprehensively addressed at the national level, but is partially implemented in the three regions. Based on our findings, we develop a regional typology sketching top-down policy implementation strategies.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2384411

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