On May 29, 2017, Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, published a signed article titled “Promoting New Industrialization and Building a Strong material and Technological Foundation for Chinese Modernization” in the Study Times. The article stressed that all efforts should be made to implement the key tasks of new industrialization and promote the steady growth of the industrial economy.

The article said that industry plays a “ballast” role in stabilizing the macroeconomic market. We will implement a combination of policies to ensure steady growth in ten key industries. We will vigorously promote the implementation of the implementation plan for upgrading equipment in the industrial field, further accelerate the implementation of major projects under the 14th Five-Year Plan, and expand effective investment in industry. We carried out the campaign to “improve the quality, increase the variety, and create brands” for consumer goods and the campaign to send new energy vehicles, green building materials, and home appliances to the countryside.

PQM-T20-C Jin Zhuanglong believes that an autonomous, controllable, safe and reliable industrial system is the prerequisite and strategic support for new industrialization. We will fully implement the high-quality development of key industrial chains in the manufacturing industry. We will deepen efforts to rebuild the industrial base and tackle major technological and equipment problems. Make good use of the first set (set) of the first batch of second-class policies to accelerate the promotion and application of innovative products and iterative upgrades. We will fully implement the strategy of coordinated regional development and the strategy of functional zones, carry out special actions to develop advanced manufacturing clusters, create a number of national demonstration zones for new industrialization, better leverage the role of various industrial parks, promote the orderly transfer of manufacturing in China, and promote the formation of regional industrial distribution that draws on each other’s strengths and promotes high-quality development.

Jin Zhuanglong mentioned that innovation is the fundamental driving force for promoting new industrialization. We will carry out major projects for scientific and technological innovation, explore new models of a new nationwide system, and advance research on major strategic technologies and products. We will strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation. Further optimize the network of innovation platforms, increase support for manufacturing innovation centers, and build a number of test and verification platforms and pilot test platforms. We will strengthen service support for industrial technological innovation. We will improve the quality and efficiency of national high-tech industrial development zones, leverage the role of national innovation demonstration zones, and build world-leading science and technology parks and innovation hubs.

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Jin Zhuanglong believes that the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure is the inherent requirement of new industrialization. It is necessary to implement the guiding opinions on accelerating the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and implement the excellent quality project in the manufacturing industry. We will accelerate the strengthening of chains in rail transit, electric power equipment and other fields, enhance the competitiveness of the entire industrial chain, and consolidate and improve the leading position of advantageous industries. It will systematically promote technological innovation, large-scale development and application scenario construction in 5G, intelligent connected vehicles, new energy, new materials, high-end equipment and other fields. Implement the implementation opinions to promote the innovation and development of future industries, create landmark products, and promote the research and development and application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, meta-universe, next generation Internet, 6G, quantum information, biological manufacturing, deep sea and space development.

PQM-T20-C Jin Zhuanglong also proposed that generative artificial intelligence has become an important driving force for new industrialization. It is necessary to promote digital industrialization, raise the level of development of integrated circuits and key software, and accelerate the integration and innovation of 5G, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data. Implementation of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. Promote the innovative application of artificial intelligence, with the deep integration of general artificial intelligence and manufacturing as the main line, intelligent manufacturing as the main direction, and scene application as the traction, accelerate the intelligent upgrading of key industries, develop intelligent products, and create an innovation ecosystem. We will continue to build new infrastructure in an appropriately advanced manner, and thoroughly implement the industrial Internet innovation and development project.

In addition, green and low-carbon is the ecological background of new industrialization. It is necessary to implement the implementation plan for carbon peaking in industrial sectors and key industries, and coordinate efforts to promote carbon peaking in key industries such as steel, nonferrous metals, building materials, and petrochemicals. We will build a green manufacturing and service system, accelerate the development of green and low-carbon industries, and promote the electrification of inland and offshore vessels. We will promote the economical and efficient use of resources, fully implement circular production methods, and promote circular links and collaborative utilization among enterprises, industrial parks, industries, and regions. We will accelerate the establishment of a system for resource recycling and utilization.

Jin Zhuanglong said that industrial development in the final analysis depends on enterprises, enterprises can be strong industry, to cultivate more world-class enterprises with international competitiveness. Make state-owned enterprises stronger, better and bigger, and encourage and guide central enterprises to act as the “chain master” of the industrial chain. Promote the development and growth of the private economy, and cultivate a number of leading enterprises with ecological leadership and industrial chain control. We will improve the working system, policy and regulation system, service system and operation monitoring system of small and medium-sized enterprises, and cultivate more specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises, “little giant” enterprises and individual champions in the manufacturing industry. Improve the long-term mechanism for solving the problem of small and medium-sized enterprises’ account arrears. We will promote integrated development of large, medium and small enterprises.

Jin Zhuanglong said that it is necessary to unswervingly deepen reform and expand opening up, improve the institutional mechanisms and policy environment for promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, and improve the modernization level of the industrial governance system and governance capacity.