Recently, the International Science and Technology Innovation Center Index 2025, jointly compiled by the Industrial Development and Environmental Governance Research Center of Tsinghua University and Natural Science Research Intelligence, was officially released. The report shows that among the top 10 cities (metropolitan areas) in the evaluation ranking, Beijing has been ranked in the top three for four consecutive years, ranking in the first tier; The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has risen from 6th place to 4th place, leading the second tier and making the most significant progress among the top 10 cities (metropolitan areas); Shanghai is in the third tier, ranking 10th. Overall, in this ranking, European and American cities have strong overall strength. American cities (metropolitan areas) dominate the top tier, occupying 11 seats in the global top 25; Europe has a stable backbone, with nearly two-thirds of European cities (metropolitan areas) located in the second and third tiers; Asia has shown a strong trend of collective rise, occupying 36 seats in the world's top 100 cities (metropolitan areas), ranking first among the three major regions in terms of scale. Seven cities (metropolitan areas) including Beijing, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, and Kyoto Osaka Kobe have entered the top 25 in the world, forming a strong head leading effect; 20 Asian cities (metropolitan areas) have achieved an improvement in ranking, significantly higher than North America (11) and Europe (10). The report shows that the advantages of Chinese innovative cities in the global innovation landscape continue to strengthen. Beijing, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and Shanghai, the three major international science and technology innovation centers, remain among the top ten and continue to lead the global innovation and development. It is worth noting that Beijing has topped the list for the first time in the science center dimension, and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has jumped to second place in the innovation highland dimension, second only to San Francisco San Jose. A total of 21 cities (metropolitan areas) in China have made it to the Global Top 100, second only to the United States in total (24). Fourteen Chinese cities have risen in ranking, with Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Wuhan, which are ranked between 26th and 50th globally, showing significant improvement. It is reported that the "International Science and Technology Innovation Center Index 2025" uses a total of 30 indicators from three dimensions: science center, innovation highland, and innovation ecology, to evaluate 113 cities participating in the evaluation of international science and technology innovation centers and 12 cities participating in the evaluation of micro science and technology innovation centers. This report focuses on the two cutting-edge competitive focuses of quantum technology and controllable nuclear fusion, aiming to reveal the future competitive potential and risk challenges faced by international science and technology innovation centers. (New Society)