Honors

November 1992 – Suzhou New District was approved as a national high tech industrial development zone by the State Council

1994 – Suzhou New District established the first "international companies' incubators"

1997 - Suzhou New District became the first APEC hi-tech development zone opened to attract foreign investors from APEC countries

1998 - Suzhou New District set up the first Overseas Chinese High-tech Venture Park in China

2000 - Suzhou New District became the first national export base for technology-related services and products in China

September 2002 – The People’s government of Suzhou adjusted the administration of its districts, and established the new Suzhou New District and Huqiu district.

June 2005 – Suzhou science and technology Town, the first large science and technology innovation base jointly developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, the People's government of Jiangsu and Suzhou government in the country, was set up.

August 2006 – Suzhou New District became a national cultural industrial demonstrative base.

April 2007 – Suzhou New District became the only national high tech development zone with a circular economy.

March 2008 – Suzhou New District became the first national eco-industrial exemplary zone

July 2008 – Suzhou New District was listed as an “international science and technology cooperative base” by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

March 2009 – The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China approved Suzhou New District’s building of a national innovative science and technology park

November 2010 – The SND Integrated Free Trade Zone passed the State acceptance inspection

October 2011 – The Patent Examination Cooperation Jiangsu Center of the Patent Office, SIPO, settled in the Suzhou science and technology Town

June 2012 – Suzhou New District was declared the first national intellectual property service industrial cluster development zone

2016 – Suzhou New District was approved as the provincial green building demonstration area in Jiangsu province

September 2017 – Suzhou New District was listed as the country's first national green zone

2018 – Suzhou New District was honored as a demonstration area in Jiangsu province for its friendly business environment.

2021 – Suzhou New District was ranked as a national green industry demonstration base.

2022 – Suzhou was named the Chinese city with the best well-being. Suzhou New District won eight prizes from the Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award.