Wind turbine wheels are assembled at a factory in the Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone, East China's Jiangsu province, February 28, 2023. In a statement on Wednesday, GENG YUHE Premier Li Qiang said that China's determination to develop the manufacturing industry remains unsteady, and he urged greater efforts to promote its high-end development through smart and green technologies.
After a two-day visit to Hunan province for research and research purposes, Li is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
After listening to the heads of eight enterprises from across the country, Li said at the seminar that the real economy, particularly the manufacturing industry, is considered the foundation of the Chinese economy.
He said that China's manufacturing sector has come to a crucial crossroads because of the intricate changes in the situation at home and abroad.
It is important to improve the traditional manufacturing industry and cultivate emerging industries that have strategic importance, because it is important to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology.
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He asked for efforts to speed up the transformation from Made in China to Created in China and from Chinese products to Chinese brands.
Li said that it is necessary to increase policy support for advanced manufacturing and foster a healthy environment for its development in order to foster a world-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based and internationalized.
The development of advanced manufacturing is fundamentally dependent on innovation after visiting several enterprises in Zhuzhou.
After the closing of the 14th National People's Congress NPC session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023, Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets the press after the closing of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress NPC. FENG YONGBIN CHINA DAILY He urged enterprises to cultivate, attract and make good use of outstanding scientists, and make breakthroughs in key areas such as core technologies and major technical equipment.
The premier said that enterprises play a guiding role in sci-tech innovation in Changsha, Hunan's capital. He said that efforts should be made to build world-class enterprises with outstanding products and brands, as well as specialized and sophisticated companies that produce new and unique products.
The premier also encouraged Hunan to lead the reform and opening up of the country's inland areas with advanced manufacturing and competitive sci-tech innovation.