In the first half of this year, retail sales of its scooters reached 518,100 units and the sales volume of electric motorbikes exceeded 1.2 million units. In addition, sales of all-terrain vehicles stood at 12,100 units, and the emerging business of lawn mowing robots also achieved remarkable results, according to the company's 2024 half-year report.

These products enabled the company to realize a net profit growth of 168 percent year on year during the period as its business revenues reached nearly 6.7 billion yuan (about $940 million), up 52.2 percent, according to the report.

As an early explorer of computer vision and AI technology applications, Beijing Deep Glint Technology Co., Ltd., also based in the park, has rolled out AI-enabled services that can be used in some sports tests for students. Company founder Zhao Yong said that its AI-enabled system can automatically count students' sit-ups during the test while recognizing unqualified body moves.

Zhao said that in May this year, the company's integrated sports training and test system was applied in many test sites for sixth-grade students who were about to enroll at junior high schools. "In the future, we will use this technology in physical education and promote it nationwide."

Data from the municipal government shows that, from January to August this year, investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech services grew by 72.7 percent and 19.4 percent year on year, respectively, driven by policies aimed at accelerating the development of new quality productive forces. This surge has fostered deeper integration between technological and industrial innovation, aligning with the national push for new quality productive forces.

A technician operates at a workshop of Beijing CRS Medical Device Co., Ltd. in an international biomedical park of Daxing International Airport Economic Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 13, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

Optimized public services for the people

The development level in a city is reflected to some extent by the sophistication of its public service system. At the Fengtai District Government Service Center, hundreds of counters occupied by working staff provide varied services for individuals and companies.

Launched in April 2021, the center has gathered 23 sub-centers in profession categories, which can offer services on more than 1,500 district-level matters, such as establishing a company, property transactions, marriage registration, medical insurance and social security, passports and driving licenses, among others.

The concentration of these varied services means individuals or companies can settle all their matters at the same place without the need to go to different government venues, which greatly improves efficiency and people's satisfaction levels.

Data from the local government shows that over the past five years, the 12345 citizen hotline service has picked up 140 million complaints and inquiries from the public, with 96.5 percent of them settled. The public's satisfaction rate on the service reached nearly 97 percent.

This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024 shows a view of the 12345 citizen hotline service center in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]

Yang Junyao, an employee with 12345, said that the hotline service, first set up as the "mayor hotline" in the 1980s with only one telephone and three operators, has now grown into a center with hundreds of service desks and nearly 1,700 operators.

The 12345 service, which serves both individuals and companies and offers foreign language services, also relies on Internet portals and other platforms such as WeChat and Weibo in handling inquiries and complaints from the public, with itself becoming a driving force that pushes the modernization of megacity governance by addressing people's needs.