China issues policy document calling for a national blockchain network

China’s central authorities have issued the "Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces," laying out a policy direction that links the real economy more closely with the digital economy. The document calls for deeper integration between the two and sets out several data-related priorities. These include improving systems for confirming data property rights, enabling market trading, allocating rights and interests, and protecting related benefits. It also mentions pilot and demonstration projects tied to data elements. The policy text also points to broader digital infrastructure goals. It calls for optimizing the layout of national data infrastructure, advancing the digital transformation of manufacturing, and building a nationwide integrated computing power network alongside a national blockchain network. The report was cited by ChainCatcher in a market analysis newsflash.