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This book is part of the C-Theory book series and has been included in the Hangzhou Cultural Research Project Achievements Library. It has received major funding from the Hangzhou Cultural Research Project and support from the Major Program of the National Social Science Fund of China, Research on the National Innovation System Focusing on Breakthroughs in Key Core Technologies. Published by People’s Publishing House.

Introduction：As large language models reshape industrial boundaries and intelligent robots move from concept to reality, Hangzhou—a city inherently rooted in the digital economy—has emerged as an unignorable hub on the global tech landscape through intensive breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. A cohort of original innovative tech startups has risen strongly, including DeepSeek, Unitree Technology, Game Science, CloudMinds Robotics, BrainCo, and Kuke Technology, collectively known in the industry as the Hangzhou Six Dragons. Their rise represents a fruitful intersection of the new round of technological revolution and the new development of the socialist market economy in China.

How has Hangzhou distinguished itself in the fiercely competitive AI race? Are these breakthroughs a random occurrence or an inevitable result of long-term ecological accumulation? Decoding the development logic of Hangzhou’s AI industry is not only a review of a city’s innovation practices but also critical to understanding the construction of regional innovation ecosystems in the intelligent era.

Emerging Innovation Ecosystem: The Hangzhou Phenomenon draws on management practices derived from real transformation scenarios of Chinese enterprises. Through long-term observation and comparative analysis of typical cases, the book continuously deepens theoretical connotations and extracts operational mechanisms. Grounded in the strategic behaviors of Chinese enterprises amid technological paradigm shifts, it promotes the systematic integration of topics such as technological change, innovation management, and organizational evolution within the Chinese context. In doing so, it provides theoretical support and practical materials for building an independent knowledge system of Chinese technology and innovation management that is both explanatory and practically instructive.