In the current era of profound transformation within the media landscape, traditional media outlets are confronting unprecedented challenges. As early as 2023, publications such as The China Business Journal and Business Management Review magazine began actively exploring a dual-path transformation strategy centered on "platformization and think-tankification."
This initiative, anchored by the Zhongjing Media Think Tank as an innovative platform, marks a shift from being mere information disseminators to becoming think-tank-style media entities that deeply engage with industrial ecosystems and empower the sustainable development of enterprises.
The Zhongjing Media Think Tank brings together expert resources from institutions like the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other top-tier organizations, forming an integrated media-think tank that combines expertise, institutional support, platform capabilities, and media reach.
One of its key achievements for 2026 is the release of nine reports on "Future Industries and Strategic Emerging Industries for 2026," collectively referred to as the "Nine Major Reports," unveiled at the Third New Business Civilization Forum.
Leveraging its media network, which includes the newspaper, two magazines, and a website, the think tank draws on the expertise of over 150 seasoned journalists, each with more than a decade of deep industry observation.
These veteran reporters possess not only news acumen but also commercial insight and research capabilities, embodying a "long-termist" approach to their industries and forming the core analytical foundation of the think tank.
Through in-depth interviews with companies, they identified a critical need for strategic guidance, deep analysis, and industry benchmarking that goes beyond standard news reporting—a role that traditional media's immediate news cycle struggles to fulfill.
Over four decades, journalists from these publications have amassed a vast repository of firsthand, practical data through countless executive interviews and corporate visits.
These exclusive case studies on strategic decision-making, organizational transformation, and technological leaps constitute authentic slices of China's commercial evolution.
Furthermore, the platform hosts nearly a thousand experts and scholars across various industries, providing diverse intellectual support for the think tank's development.
Extensive frontline experience, a top-tier expert pool, professional research methodologies, and advanced data analysis tools collectively form its unique competitive advantage.
The Nine Major Reports represent a "treasure map" for identifying the next trillion-yuan growth sectors, crafted by the Zhongjing Media Think Tank in 2026 by aligning closely with market demands and industrial trends to help readers discern genuine new quality productive forces.
The research process for these reports employed a "four-dimensional analytical method." Each report's investigative path first examines policy to decipher national top-level strategy, aiding readers in understanding compliance and opportunities.
Second, it analyzes technology, tracing the evolution from laboratory to industrialization. Third, it assesses market opportunities by tracking the most agile capital movements.
Fourth, it explores application scenarios to help readers identify real-world settings for technology implementation.
Traditional industrial research often prioritizes financial analysis, a method rooted in the industrial era. For future-oriented industries, however, the focus should shift to intellectual property landscapes.
The Nine Major Reports utilize the Xinghe Zhiyuan scientific innovation model to conduct deep quantitative analysis of hundreds of thousands of global technology patents, including their IPC classifications, R&D activity levels, and open-source projects.
This data provides a clear view of the competitive landscape among global innovation entities, helping entrepreneurs and investors identify true "patent leaders" and locate genuine technological barriers.
This research perspective is regarded as a new paradigm for industrial study in the era of new business civilization.
Beyond these reports, the Zhongjing Media Think Tank has released numerous studies in recent years. In 2025 alone, it conducted 335 online livestreams, published 15 white papers, and hosted over 30 various types of closed-door industry conferences.
Moving forward, the Zhongjing Media Think Tank will leverage its media platforms to integrate resources, deepen specialized content, and provide comprehensive data and content services for entrepreneurs and business managers.
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