Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong Talks about the Development Prospects of China's Industrial Economy in 2023
How will we promote stable growth of the industrial economy in the new year? At the beginning of the new year in 2023, CCTV reporters interviewed Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong.
reportJin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, has a background in flight dynamics. He participated in the entire process of C919 from project initiation to maiden flight and served as the overall project commander. The C919 is currently undergoing a total of 100 hours of verification flights, while Jin Zhuanglong is working in a new position at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, fully committed to the development of China's industrial economy.
2022 Industrial Sector "Transcript"
Looking back at the just passed year of 2022, Jin Zhuanglong admitted that various unexpected factors have brought huge challenges. In order to fully maintain the stability and smoothness of the industrial and supply chains, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with various regions and departments, has timely introduced a series of measures to revitalize the industrial economy and promote its recovery and stabilization in a relatively short period of time. Jin Zhuanglong summarized last year's achievements in the industrial sector using a series of statistical data:
From January to November 2022, the added value of China's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.8% year-on-year, while the added value of high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing industries increased by 8% and 6.2% respectively. The proportion of manufacturing industry in GDP has remained relatively stable, playing a "ballast stone" role in stabilizing the macroeconomic situation through industry. At the same time, the quality of development has steadily improved, and a number of landmark achievements have been made in fields such as new energy vehicles, large passenger aircraft, and photovoltaics.
Prospects for the Development of China's Industrial Economy in 2023
Jin Zhuanglong said that this year is a crucial year for implementing the 14th Five Year Plan. In 2023, China's industrial economy still faces many difficulties and challenges, and the impact of the external environment is deepening. The triple pressure of demand contraction, supply shock, and weakened expectations is still significant. Despite this, Jin Zhuanglong still has confidence in the overall improvement of the economy, which stems from China's complete industrial system and the scale and technological advantages formed in some important fields.
Let's first take a look at the lifeline of the national economy - the manufacturing industry. The key to building a modern industrial system lies in revitalizing the manufacturing industry. After years of development, China's manufacturing industry has accounted for about 30% of the global total, ranking first in the world for 13 consecutive years. Manufacturing is the foundation of the real economy, while the digital economy is another important engine driving China's economic growth and an important advantage in building a modern industrial system. After several years of vigorous development, China's digital economy has steadily ranked second in the world in terms of overall scale, and the role of digital economy in empowering the real economy is becoming increasingly prominent.
Jin Zhuanglong told reporters that China already has the world's largest and technologically advanced network infrastructure, with 2.28 million 5G base stations built and opened, over 50000 5G application cases accumulated, and a gigabit optical network capable of covering 500 million households, achieving "gigabit connectivity in cities", "5G connectivity in counties", and "broadband connectivity in villages".
A solid information and communication infrastructure has laid a solid foundation for accelerating the growth of the digital industry. From January to November 2022, China's software business revenue reached 9.46 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%; The annual transaction volume of mobile payments has reached 52.7 trillion yuan, and Chinese enterprises' global share in fields such as smartphones, optical communication equipment, and fiber optic cables has reached 50%. Industrial digitalization has been comprehensively accelerated. Industrial Internet has been widely integrated into 45 major categories of the national economy. There are 248 influential industrial Internet platforms, more than 80 million industrial equipment connections on key platforms, and nearly 300000 industrial APPs. The popularity of digital R&D and design tools in manufacturing enterprises has reached 76%, and the numerical control rate of key processes has reached 57.2%.
Work focus for 2023: Developing the real economy and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system
When it comes to the focus of work in 2023, Jin Zhuanglong first mentioned developing the real economy and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system. We will firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development, strengthen our confidence and determination, focus on self-reliance and self-improvement, coordinate development and security, forge strengths, make up for weaknesses, strengthen the foundation, strengthen the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, accelerate the cultivation and growth of emerging industries, and comprehensively enhance the modernization level of the industrial system
Jin Zhuanglong stated that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with relevant departments, has recently issued 17 policy measures to boost the industrial economy. This year, they will increase the supply and implementation of policies to stabilize growth.
In order to stabilize the industrial growth fundamentals, we will focus on key industries and regions in 2023. For pillar industries with large scale, high proportion, and strong driving force such as machinery, petrochemicals, light industry, automobiles, and electronics, separate policies will be implemented and classified research will be conducted to formulate measures for stabilizing growth; We will increase support and cultivation efforts for emerging industries with rapid growth and great potential, such as new energy, new materials, new generation information technology, and high-end equipment, and create more new growth points. Support manufacturing enterprises to increase investment in high-end, intelligent, and green development. Implement the leading and strong foundation project for new energy vehicles, carry out pilot projects for the admission of intelligent connected vehicles, and vigorously cultivate information consumption demonstration cities.
At the same time, we need to identify key core technologies and weak links in components, deeply implement key core technology research and development projects, and accelerate the breakthrough of a number of industry chain bottlenecks; Consolidate the leading position of advantageous industries and create a batch of Chinese manufacturing business cards. Accelerate the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G, deepen the integrated application of "5G+industrial Internet", deeply implement intelligent manufacturing projects, and create a number of intelligent factories and digital workshops; Accelerate the cultivation and growth of strategic emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, biomanufacturing, the Internet of Things, the Internet of Vehicles, and green and low-carbon innovation, and cultivate a number of advanced manufacturing clusters in key areas.
Solving problems for small and medium-sized enterprises
As the leading unit of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium sized Enterprises under the State Council, solving problems for small and medium-sized enterprises is also a key task of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Jin Zhuanglong said that General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, emphasizing that "small and medium-sized enterprises connect thousands of households and are an important force in promoting innovation, employment, and improving people's livelihoods. They play an important role in enhancing the stability of industrial and supply chains and promoting economic and social development." This has pointed out the direction and provided fundamental guidance for our work.
In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will introduce a series of policy measures to alleviate difficulties and support the stable and healthy development of small and medium-sized enterprises. In terms of tax reduction fees, small and micro enterprises have accumulated over 1.35 trillion yuan in new tax reductions, fee reductions, as well as tax refunds, deferred taxes, and deferred fees. In terms of increasing financing, the National Small and Medium sized Enterprise Development Fund has driven a cumulative investment of 35 billion yuan from social capital. As of the end of November 2022, the balance of loans for inclusive small and micro enterprises in China was 23.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%. Simultaneously carrying out a special action to prevent and resolve arrears of accounts to small and medium-sized enterprises, promoting the clearing of outstanding debts without any discrepancies in the ledger.
With the support of various preferential policies for enterprises, the vast number of small and medium-sized enterprises have persevered and overcome difficulties. From January to November 2022, the operating income of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size increased by 6% year-on-year, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality.
Jin Zhuanglong emphasized that small and medium-sized enterprises contribute more than 50% of tax revenue, more than 60% of GDP, more than 70% of technological innovation, more than 80% of urban labor employment, and more than 90% of the number of enterprises. Promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is of great significance.
In the new year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will introduce several measures to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in stabilizing growth, adjusting structure, and strengthening capabilities. It will further strengthen policies that benefit enterprises, promote environmental revitalization, provide services to assist enterprises, innovate and strengthen enterprises, and promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises. By the end of 2023, we strive to have over 80000 specialized, refined, unique, and new small and medium-sized enterprises and over 10000 'little giant' enterprises nationwide. We will build a high-quality and efficient service system, carry out specialized actions to empower small and medium-sized enterprises through digitalization, transform scientific and technological achievements into intelligent ones, and assign quality standards and brands to small and medium-sized enterprises. We will guide high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises to connect with the capital market, support the agglomeration and development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and create a number of characteristic industrial clusters
Key words for the work of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2023: release
If a keyword is used to describe the work of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2023, Jin Zhuanglong's choice is to release.
Jin Zhuanglong stated that looking ahead to the development trend of the industrial economy in 2023, optimizing epidemic prevention and control policies, and combining existing and incremental policies will further enhance market confidence, effectively release the vitality of market entities, unleash the potential of consumer spending, and unleash the driving force of industrial upgrading, which will further promote the active recovery and steady recovery of the industrial economy.
Jin Zhuanglong said, "We must be down-to-earth, roll up our sleeves and work hard. We believe that as we slide like an airplane, we will eventually take off
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