China's Startup Ecosystem Policy and Implications

Abstract

The Chinese government is moving toward a qualitative growth model in the era of “New Normal,” transitioning from the existing quantitative growth model. In line with the transition, since 2015 the Chinese government has been implementing a strategy of “mass entrepreneurship and innovation,” which involves building a startup ecosystem in order to solve youth unemployment and create new growth engines. Thanks to the success story of China's BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) and these new policies, the startup entrepreneurship boom in China has grown rapidly, together with an explosive expansion of infrastructure and platforms for startups. To determine whether China's economy can be transformed into an innovative economy, we need to carefully examine and evaluate China's strategy and status of developing the startup ecosystem.