Chongqing Daily:

Chongqing is a major manufacturing hub in China. In recent years, cars and laptops made in Chongqing have been sold domestically and worldwide. How can Chongqing develop and expand its modern industrial system based on its distinctive and competitive industries? Thank you!

Hu Henghua:

Thank you for your question. Mr. Jiang Duntao, who oversees the industrial sector, will answer this question.

Jiang Duntao:

Okay. Chongqing is an important industrial city in our country, and just like the journalist said, it is a manufacturing powerhouse. It should be noted that Chongqing has a solid manufacturing foundation and abundant scientific and educational talent resources. In building a modern industrial system, we will focus on two key areas: "taking advanced manufacturing as the backbone" and "taking scientific and technological innovation as the guide."

In terms of developing advanced manufacturing, we will accelerate the construction of the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system. We will focus on building three leading industrial clusters: intelligent connected new energy vehicles, next-generation electronic information manufacturing, and advanced materials. We will upgrade and build three pillar industrial clusters: intelligent equipment and intelligent manufacturing, food and agricultural product processing, and software information services. Additionally, we will innovate and build six distinctive and competitive industrial clusters, including new-type displays, lightweight alloy materials, new energy and the new energy storage industry. Furthermore, we will cultivate and expand 18 "new star" industrial clusters such as satellite internet. Today is the first anniversary of Chongqing's proposal to build the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system. Over the past year, we have boosted the industry in accordance with this thinking and achieved positive results. For example, Chongqing-made cars have been selling well both domestically and internationally. As Mr. Hu mentioned earlier, in 2023, we manufactured over 2.3 million vehicles, producing more than 500,000 new energy vehicles. I think these achievements epitomize Chongqing's industrial transformation and upgrading.

Next, we will continue to promote the high-quality and clustered development of the manufacturing sector. Specifically, we will support enterprises in industries with comparative advantages, such as automobiles and electronics, to increase the launch of new products and move towards the high-end. For industries with development potential, such as integrated circuits and new-type displays, we will promote technology iteration and upgrades, create an industrial ecosystem, and continuously expand the scale of the industry. Additionally, we will select and cultivate relevant enterprises and R&D institutions with new business forms and models, strengthen industries' generation and cultivation, leverage market support through policy support, and create a group of hard and core technology companies and cutting-edge industries.

To strengthen innovation leadership, we will continue to promote the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation. On the one hand, we will fully integrate advantageous resources such as industrial technology research institutes, industrial funds, and industrial parks to facilitate the transition of more scientific research results from the laboratory to the production line. On the other hand, we will enhance the main role of enterprises in innovation and make more breakthroughs in bottleneck technologies. For example, in recent years, smartphone cover glass made in Chongqing, known for its superior drop resistance, has been used in domestic high-end smartphones, including those made by Huawei. This development has successfully filled a domestic gap in this field and brought broad market opportunities to enterprises. Currently, we are vigorously cultivating various innovative market entities, aiming to double the number of high-tech and technology-based enterprises to 12,000 and 80,000, respectively, by 2027. We will work to continuously stimulate the innovative vitality of the whole society.

Meanwhile, we will make every effort to promote the deep integration of modern productive services and advanced manufacturing, develop new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions, and create a market-oriented, law-based, and international top-tier business environment. We will fully leverage Chongqing's advantages, actively integrate into and serve major national strategies, and strive to attract more significant projects and high-quality enterprises to establish a presence in Chongqing, bringing fresh impetus to high-quality industrial development. Thank you.