China News Service, Beijing, March 24 (Reporter Xia Bin) Zheng Shajie, director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said in Beijing on the 24th that the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to take pragmatic measures to accelerate the development of new productive forces. In terms of expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, we must make greater efforts to introduce foreign investment, accelerate the introduction of the 2024 version of the negative list for foreign investment access, continue to support the construction of a number of major foreign investment projects, expand market access for digital products and other markets, and vigorously promote the openness and circulation of data development use.
The 2024 annual meeting of the China Development Forum was held on the same day. Zheng Shanjie said at the meeting that China, as an important source of power for world economic growth, actively cultivates and develops new productive forces, which can not only develop itself, but also contribute to the recovery and growth of the world economy. Inject more and stronger power.
Regarding accelerating the development of new productive forces, Zheng Shanjie said that the first is to lead industrial innovation with technological innovation, the second is to promote institutional innovation, and the third is to expand high-level opening up to the outside world.
He said that it is necessary to accelerate the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, the integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, implement the "Data Element ×" action plan, and create biomanufacturing, commercial aerospace, new materials, low-altitude economy, etc. New growth engines. Accelerate the layout of future industries, open up new tracks such as quantum technology and life sciences, and carry out "artificial intelligence +" actions.
At the same time, the basic market system will be further improved, standard guidelines for the construction of a unified national market will be formulated, and a new version of the negative list for market access will be released. Further optimize the business environment, improve the normal communication and exchange mechanism with enterprises, and implement actions to improve the business environment. Further promote green and low-carbon transformation, strengthen green manufacturing, develop green service industries, expand green energy industries, and build a green and low-carbon circular economic system.
Zheng Shanjie also mentioned that it is necessary to strengthen international scientific and technological cooperation, support foreign-funded scientific and technological enterprises to jointly carry out scientific and technological research with domestic scientific research institutions or enterprises, and deeply implement the "Belt and Road" scientific and technological innovation action plan. Strengthen personnel exchanges and cooperation, further improve the convenience of personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries, and provide convenience for foreigners to work, study, and travel in China. Strengthen investment and economic and trade cooperation, steadily expand institutional opening up, and further promote high-level opening up of cross-border service trade and investment. (over)