Xi Jinping Issues Important Instructions on Developing Advanced Manufacturing

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17 — Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on the development of advanced manufacturing, affirming that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China’s advanced manufacturing sector has continued to grow stronger, with significantly improved innovation capability, competitiveness, and overall strength, and that solid progress has been made in building a manufacturing powerhouse. Xi Jinping pointed out that on the new journey, it is necessary to be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, coordinate highquality development and highlevel security, and, in accordance with the directions of intelligent development, green development, and integrated development, continue to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, enhance the independent and controllable level of industrial chains, accelerate the building of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, and consolidate the foundation of the real economy. The National Advanced Manufacturing Conference was held in Beijing from September 16 to 17, where Xi Jinping’s important instructions were conveyed. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang attended and delivered a speech, stressing that the development of advanced manufacturing should be taken as an important strategic task, and that efforts should continue to be made in key areas such as newgeneration intelligent manufacturing, breakthroughs in key core technologies, upgrading traditional industries, and empowering manufacturing with artificial intelligence. In his concluding remarks, Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Guoqing said that efforts should be made to ensure highquality development of key industrial chains, improve the standards system, address disorderly competition, help enterprises solve practical difficulties, and create a