Xi Jinping presided over the 34th collective study of the Politburo of the Central Committee

Source: Overseas Network

On the afternoon of October 18, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee conducted the 34th collective study on promoting the healthy development of China's digital economy. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, stressed when presiding over the study that in recent years, the Internet, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies have accelerated innovation, increasingly integrated into the whole process of economic and social development in various fields, and the rapid development of the digital economy, the wide range of radiation, and the unprecedented depth of influence are becoming the key forces in reorganizing global factor resources, reshaping the global economic structure, and changing the global competitive landscape. It is necessary to stand at the height of coordinating the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the great changes in the world that have not occurred in a hundred years, coordinate the two major domestic and international situations, development and security, give full play to the advantages of massive data and rich application scenarios, promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, empower the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, give birth to new industries, new formats and new models, and continuously strengthen and optimize China's digital economy.

Professor Lu Jian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Nanjing University, explained this issue and put forward work suggestions. The comrades of the Politburo of the Central Committee listened carefully to his explanations and held discussions.

Xi Jinping made a speech while presiding over the study. He pointed out that since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to the development of the digital economy, implemented the strategy of network power and the national big data strategy, expanded the network economic space, supported various innovations based on the Internet, promoted the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy, built a digital China, smart society, promoted digital industrialization and industrial digitization, and built a digital industrial cluster with international competitiveness. Especially since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, digital technology and digital economy have played an important role in supporting the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic and resuming production and life.

Xi Jinping stressed that the development of the digital economy is a strategic choice to seize the new round of scientific and technological revolution and new opportunities for industrial transformation. First, the healthy development of the digital economy is conducive to promoting the construction of a new development pattern, digital technology and digital economy can promote the rapid flow of various resource elements, accelerate the integration of various market entities, help market entities reconstruct organizational models, achieve cross-border development, break the time and space restrictions, extend the industrial chain, and smooth the domestic and foreign economic cycle. Second, the healthy development of the digital economy is conducive to promoting the construction of a modern economic system, the digital economy has high innovation, strong penetration, wide coverage, not only a new economic growth point, but also a fulcrum for transforming and upgrading traditional industries, which can become an important engine for building a modern economic system. Third, the healthy development of the digital economy is conducive to promoting the construction of new advantages in national competition, in today's era, digital technology and digital economy are the first opportunities for the world's scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and are the key areas of a new round of international competition.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the key core technology research, hold the "bull nose" of independent innovation, give full play to the advantages of China's socialist system, the advantages of the new national system, and the advantages of the super-large-scale market, improve the basic research and development capabilities of digital technology, fight the key core technology battle, achieve a high level of self-reliance and self-improvement as soon as possible, and firmly grasp the autonomy of developing the digital economy in their own hands.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to accelerate the construction of new infrastructure, strengthen the strategic layout, accelerate the construction of a high-speed ubiquitous, integrated heaven and earth, cloud-network integration, intelligent and agile, green and low-carbon, safe and controllable intelligent and comprehensive digital information infrastructure, and open up the information "artery" of economic and social development. It is necessary to comprehensively promote industrialization and large-scale application, focus on breakthroughs in key software, promote the software industry to become bigger and stronger, and enhance key software technology innovation and supply capabilities.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to promote the integrated development of the digital economy and the real economy, grasp the direction of digitalization, networking and intelligence, promote the digitization of manufacturing, service industry, agriculture and other industries, use the new Internet technology to transform traditional industries in an all-round and full chain, improve total factor productivity, and give play to the amplification, superposition and multiplication of digital technology on economic development. It is necessary to promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence with the industry, and accelerate the cultivation of a number of "specialized, specialized, and new" enterprises and single champion enterprises in the manufacturing industry. It is necessary to promote the development of digital industries in key areas, focus on strategic frontiers and commanding heights, based on major technological breakthroughs and major development needs, enhance the competitiveness of key links in the industrial chain, improve the supply chain system of key industries, and accelerate the iteration of products and services.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to standardize the development of the digital economy, adhere to the promotion of development and regulatory norms, both hands must be hard, standardize in development, and develop in norms. It is necessary to improve the market access system, the fair competition review system, and the fair competition supervision system, establish an all-round, multi-level, and three-dimensional supervision system, and realize the supervision of the whole chain and all fields before and after the event. It is necessary to correct and standardize acts and practices that harm the interests of the masses and obstruct fair competition in the process of development, prevent platform monopolies and disorderly expansion of capital, and investigate and deal with monopolies and unfair competition acts according to law. It is necessary to protect the legitimate rights and interests of platform practitioners and consumers. It is necessary to strengthen tax supervision and tax inspection.

Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to improve the digital economy governance system, improve the laws, regulations and policy systems, improve the institutional mechanisms, and improve the modernization level of China's digital economy governance system and governance capabilities. It is necessary to improve the responsibilities of competent departments and regulatory agencies, divide labor and cooperate with each other. It is necessary to improve the techniques and means of supervision, and run supervision and governance through the whole process of innovation, production, operation, and investment. It is necessary to clarify the main responsibilities and obligations of platform enterprises and build an industry self-discipline mechanism. It is necessary to carry out social supervision, media supervision, and public supervision to form a joint force of supervision. It is necessary to improve the national security system. It is necessary to strengthen theoretical research on the development of the digital economy and put forward countermeasures and suggestions on issues related to the development of digital technology and digital economy. It is necessary to actively participate in international cooperation in the digital economy, take the initiative to participate in the negotiations on digital economy issues in international organizations, carry out bilateral and multilateral digital governance cooperation, maintain and improve the multilateral digital economy governance mechanism, timely put forward Chinese solutions, and give voice to China.

Xi Jinping stressed that the digital economy is related to the overall situation of national development, and it is necessary to do a good job in the top-level design and institutional mechanism construction of China's digital economy development, strengthen the analysis of the situation, seize the opportunity, and win the initiative. Leading cadres at all levels should improve their thinking ability and professional quality in the digital economy, enhance their ability to develop the digital economy, strengthen their awareness of security, and promote better services and integration of the digital economy into the new development pattern. It is necessary to improve the digital literacy and skills of the whole people and society, and consolidate the social foundation for the development of China's digital economy.

Source/Xinhua News Agency

Original title/ Xi Jinping stressed at the 34th collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to grasp the development trend and law of the digital economy and promote the healthy development of China's digital economy

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