Xinhua News Agency commentator: Developing new quality productive forces, cultivating and strengthening new driving forces - Four discussions on studying and implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference

Innovation is the primary driving force behind development. The Central Economic Work Conference has deployed the "Eight Adherences" key tasks for next year's economic work, one of which is to adhere to innovation driven development and accelerate the cultivation and growth of new driving forces. To study and implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and do a good job in next year's economic work, we must closely focus on developing new quality productive forces, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and solidly promote high-quality development.

New quality productivity is the most innovative, cutting-edge, promising, and influential part of productivity, representing the direction of productivity evolution. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has continuously deepened his understanding of the laws of productivity development, creatively proposed the important concept of new quality productivity, and the major task of developing new quality productivity. General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important statements on developing new quality productive forces have innovated and developed Marxist theory of productive forces, enriched and developed Xi Jinping's economic thought, and provided scientific guidance for promoting high-quality development and Chinese style modernization construction.

In the first three quarters of this year, the transition between new and old driving forces continued. The added value of China's equipment manufacturing industry increased by 9.7% year-on-year, and the added value of high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 9.6%. Green growth points such as new energy vehicles accelerated their formation, injecting vitality into economic development. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, China's total number of R&D personnel ranked first in the world, with over 500000 high-tech enterprises. The construction of a modern industrial system continued to advance, and the role of new quality productivity as a "key variable" became increasingly prominent. It promoted the revitalization and upgrading of traditional driving forces, the accumulation of new driving forces, and the continuous shaping of new advantages. Looking ahead to the 15th Five Year Plan and promoting high-quality development, the most important thing is to accelerate high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, actively develop new quality productive forces, make substantial and breakthrough progress in promoting technological innovation, accelerating the cultivation of new driving forces, and promoting the optimization and upgrading of economic structure, so that our country can always maintain its role as a trendsetter in the modern economic tide.

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that "scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models, and new driving forces, and is the core element of developing new quality productive forces." To develop new quality productive forces and cultivate and strengthen new driving forces, it is necessary to strengthen scientific and technological innovation and accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement. We must seize the historical opportunity of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, coordinate the construction of a strong education country, a strong science and technology country, and a strong talent country, enhance the overall efficiency of the national innovation system, comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, seize the high ground of scientific and technological development, and continuously stimulate new quality productivity. The key core technology cannot be obtained, bought, or obtained. We need to strengthen original innovation and key core technology research, and promote decisive breakthroughs in key core technology research in key areas. We need to improve the new national system, enhance the national innovation system and regional innovation system, formulate an integrated plan to promote the development of education and technology talents, and build international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing Tianjin Hebei), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. We need to strengthen the position of enterprises as the main body of innovation, stimulate the vitality of various innovation entities, and make new development drivers more vigorous and new advantages more prominent.

Technological innovation and industrial innovation are the fundamental paths for developing new quality productive forces. To promote technological innovation, we must focus on building a modern industrial system, adhere to the joint efforts of education, technology, and talent, and not only produce more scientific and technological achievements, but also transform them into tangible productive forces. To promote industrial innovation, we must firmly adhere to the foundation of the real economy, correctly handle the relationship between emerging industries and traditional industries, adhere to promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and give equal importance to opening up strategic emerging industries and new tracks for future industries. We need to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, which serve as the basic basis for economic growth and employment income, implement a new round of high-quality development actions for key industrial chains, deepen and expand "artificial intelligence+", improve artificial intelligence governance, innovate technology and financial services, and form a joint force to promote high-quality development. To integrate technological innovation and industrial innovation, we need to build platforms, improve institutional mechanisms, strengthen the position of enterprises as the main body of innovation, and seamlessly connect the innovation chain and industrial chain.

Productivity determines production relations, which in turn affect productivity. Production relations must be adapted to the requirements of productivity development. To develop new quality productive forces and cultivate and strengthen new driving forces, we must resolutely eliminate the institutional and mechanism drawbacks that affect and restrict high-quality development, and improve production relations that are more compatible with new quality productive forces. We should focus on breaking through the bottlenecks that hinder the development of new quality productivity through reform and innovation, accelerate the construction of institutional mechanisms that are conducive to the development of new quality productivity, and enable various advanced and high-quality production factors to flow smoothly towards the development of new quality productivity. To expand high-level opening up to the outside world, continuously build a market-oriented, rule of law, and international first-class business environment, shape new advantages for a higher-level open economy, and create a favorable international environment for the development of new quality productive forces.

Developing new quality productive forces and cultivating and strengthening new driving forces is a long-term task and systematic project. We must adhere to seeking truth from facts, starting from reality, analyzing specific problems, adapting measures to local conditions, and providing classified guidance to achieve practical results. Let us unify our thoughts and actions with the decision-making and deployment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, work hard and strive for excellence, make the development pace of new quality productive forces more stable and powerful, and let new industries, new models, and new driving forces continue to emerge, injecting a continuous stream of strong momentum into promoting high-quality development.