Summary of the State Council Information Office press conference, involving 5G, chips, etc.

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On the morning of September 13, the State Council Information Office held a press conference in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing and others introduced the relevant situation of "promoting the construction of a strong manufacturing country and a strong network country to help build a moderately prosperous society in all respects" and answered questions from reporters. Based on the transcript of the press conference, Smart Manufacturing Network has summarized the following summary for your reference!

On the overall situation of industrial and information development

According to Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, my country's industrial and information development has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes:

First, China's status as a manufacturing power has been further consolidated. Since 2010, my country's manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years. From 2012 to 2020, my country's industrial added value increased from 20.9 trillion yuan to 31.3 trillion yuan, of which the added value of manufacturing increased from 16.98 trillion yuan to 26.6 trillion yuan, and its share of the world's total increased from 22.5% to nearly 30%.

Second, major breakthroughs have been made in innovation in key areas. Major equipment has shown great potential, including ultra-high voltage power transmission and transformation, large-scale tunneling equipment, large-scale complete sets of coal chemical equipment, and small-scale metal nanostructured materials, which are among the best in the world, indicating that China's manufacturing level is constantly improving and my country's manufacturing industry is moving from Made in China to Created in China.

Third, the industrial structure is upgrading rapidly. The proportion of high-tech manufacturing in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased from 9.4% in 2012 to 15.1% last year; the proportion of equipment manufacturing in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased from 28% to 33.7%, and the contribution rate to the growth of industrial enterprises above designated size exceeded 70% in 2020. At the same time, the proportion of technological transformation investment in industrial investment also increased to 47.1%.

Fourth, the strength of manufacturing enterprises has been significantly enhanced. Key leading enterprises have accelerated their development and growth. The total assets and operating income of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing enterprises have increased from 19.7 trillion yuan and 21.7 trillion yuan in 2012 to 39.19 trillion yuan and 37.4 trillion yuan in 2020, respectively. Small and medium-sized enterprises are very active in entrepreneurship and innovation, and their level of specialization continues to improve. More than 40,000 "specialized, refined, and innovative" enterprises, more than 4,700 "small giants", and nearly 600 single champions in the manufacturing industry have been cultivated.

Fifth, the information and communication industry has achieved a new leap forward. The world's largest optical fiber and mobile communication network has been built, fixed broadband has been upgraded from 100M to 1G, and optical network cities have been fully built; mobile communications have evolved from 4G to 5G, achieving global leadership in networks, industries, and applications. Among them, the number of 5G base stations and terminal connections accounts for more than 70% and 80% of the world respectively. The integration of new technologies such as 5G and industrial Internet with the manufacturing industry has accelerated.

Comprehensively build a modern socialist country

Xiao Yaqing said that in order to fully build a modern socialist country, industrial informatization is both the main force, the main battlefield, and the vanguard. In the future, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will carry out a series of work around the "four focuses":

First, we should focus on self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, and fight hard to upgrade the industrial base and modernize the industrial chain. We should speed up the improvement of the technological innovation system with enterprises as the main body, promote the deep integration of production, learning, research and application, and build a new industrial innovation ecology. We should build an efficient and coordinated manufacturing innovation network. We should implement key core technology research projects and strive to break through the "stuck neck" technical bottlenecks. At the same time, we should coordinate "making up for shortcomings and strengthening strengths" and carry out industrial chain strengthening and chain supplementing actions.

Second, we will focus on improving the quality of the supply system and promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure. First, we will improve the level of the manufacturing industry, focus on upgrading and transforming the stock, and further extend, expand and deepen the industrial chain. Secondly, we will improve the overall quality of the industry and the "three products" of variety, quality and brand through the implementation of traditional industrial technology transformation and upgrading projects and quality improvement actions. In addition, we must implement the deployment of carbon neutrality and carbon peak, and deeply cultivate specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises.

Third, we should focus on the development of the digital economy and promote the digitalization of industries and digital industrialization. On the one hand, we should promote the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, promote the in-depth application of digital technology in the entire process and all fields of the manufacturing industry, and cultivate and develop new business forms and models such as networked R&D, personalized customization, and flexible production. On the other hand, we should accelerate the deployment of 5G networks, build application scenarios and industrial ecology based on 5G, and cultivate and expand emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain.

Fourth, focus on deepening reform and creating a good environment for the development of industry and information technology. Better play the breakthrough and leading role of reform, deepen the reform of "delegating power, de ...

On the development of new energy vehicle industry

Xiao Yaqing introduced that, in general, the development of new energy vehicles in my country is in an accelerated development period. There have been "three breakthroughs" in the development of new energy vehicles: first, technological breakthroughs, establishing a complete industrial system that connects upstream and downstream, and breakthroughs in key technologies such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls. Second, product breakthroughs, with a significant increase in cruising range on the original basis, and many vehicles reaching more than 500 kilometers. Third, market breakthroughs, with production and sales ranking first in the world for six consecutive years.

Next, our company needs to become bigger and stronger, changing the current situation where there are too many new energy vehicle companies, which are small and scattered.

First, we should give full play to the role of the market, encourage enterprises to merge and reorganize to become bigger and stronger, and further improve the concentration of the industry. Second, we should strengthen the promotion and application, accelerate the construction of charging and swapping infrastructure, continue to carry out the activities of new energy vehicles going to the countryside, and also do a good job in the urban pilot of the full electrification of public vehicles. Third, we should promote cross-border integration and promote the integrated development of electrification and intelligent network technology. Fourth, we should improve product quality, provide higher standards and stricter requirements in terms of quality safety, low temperature applicability, etc., guide enterprises to improve product quality, improve service level, establish brand image, so that consumers like to buy more and use them more assured.

On the development of 5G industry

Xiao Yaqing said that my country has achieved positive results in the development of 5G. In terms of base station construction, we have built more than 1 million base stations, accounting for more than 70% of the world. The number of 5G terminal users has exceeded 400 million, which is the largest user group in the world.

At the same time, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Information and Communications Administration, added that the phased and landmark achievements achieved so far mainly include:

1. The world's largest 5G network has been built. As of August, a total of 1.037 million 5G base stations have been built, exceeding one million, covering all prefecture-level cities in the country, more than 95% of county towns and 35% of townships, and creating tens of thousands of 5G application innovation cases.

2. The 5G industry is developing rapidly. Chinese companies have a leading advantage in the world in terms of the number of 5G standard essential patents, domestic brand 5G system equipment shipments, and chip design capabilities. 5G mobile phone products are penetrating rapidly. From January to August this year, domestic 5G mobile phone shipments reached 168 million units, an increase of 80% year-on-year. In particular, in August, the proportion of 5G mobile phones has increased to 74%.

In the next step, we will continue to work on three key points: First, consolidate the network foundation. Comprehensively promote the construction of 5G networks and accelerate the extension of coverage to towns and villages. Deepen 5G co-construction and sharing, and promote roaming on different networks; second, expand application scenarios. Facing the three major areas of new information consumption, real economy, and people's livelihood services, focus on multiple key industries such as industry, transportation, medical care, agriculture, culture and tourism, and cultivate a batch of typical demonstrations of 5G integrated applications; third, optimize the ecological environment. Promote the research and development and industrialization of 5G chips, modules, terminals and other products for industry applications. Strengthen inter-departmental coordination, deepen supply and demand docking, and form a joint force to jointly promote the innovative development of 5G. At the same time, promote local governments to increase support for 5G in terms of venues, electricity consumption, talents, etc.

On the development of the digital economy

According to Xiao Yaqing, the current development momentum of my country's digital economy is very strong, new forms and models are constantly emerging, and many achievements have been made. For example, in terms of new infrastructure construction, the world's largest optical fiber and 4G network have been built; in terms of the development of the electronic information industry and information and communication industry, last year's operating income of electronic information manufacturing industries above designated size reached 12.1 trillion yuan, software business income reached 8.2 trillion yuan, and telecommunications business income reached 1.4 trillion yuan; in terms of manufacturing digitalization, networking and intelligence, by the end of June, the CNC rate of key processes in key manufacturing fields and the penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools reached 53.7% and 73.7% respectively, and the domestic market satisfaction rate of intelligent manufacturing equipment exceeded 50%. These have provided strong support for the development of the manufacturing industry.

In the next step, my country also needs to strengthen the research and development of key core technologies, accelerate the promotion of digital industrialization, vigorously promote the digital transformation of manufacturing, and create a good development ecology.

About the development of the Industrial Internet industry

Zhao Zhiguo said that in recent years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with relevant departments and all parts of the country, especially all parties in the industry, has deeply implemented the innovation and development strategy of the industrial Internet, and promoted the development of my country's industrial Internet to achieve phased results:

In terms of system, a network, platform, data and security system has been built; in terms of platform, there are currently more than 100 large-scale industrial Internet platforms with a certain influence, and the total number of connected devices exceeds 76 million sets; in terms of security, the National Industrial Internet Security Situation Awareness System is connected to 31 provincial platforms across the country, and dynamic monitoring can be carried out; in terms of integrated application, the industrial Internet has extended to 40 major categories of the national economy, and some new models and new business forms such as networked collaboration and service extension have emerged, and the role of empowerment, intelligence and value-added has become increasingly prominent, and four national-level industrial Internet industry demonstration bases have been built.

The next few years will be a critical period for the development of the industrial Internet. We must coordinate development and security, firmly grasp development on one hand, firmly ensure security and protect intellectual property rights on the other hand, and promote the healthy and orderly development of the industrial Internet. This is specifically reflected in the following aspects: First, strengthen planning guidance. Second, consolidate the industrial foundation. Third, deepen integrated applications, promote the deep integration of "5G+Industrial Internet" with the real economy, and integrate it into thousands of industries. Fourth, pay more attention to security.

On the development of the automotive chip industry

Tian Yulong, member of the Party Leadership Group, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in response to the current prominent problem of tight supply and demand contradictions, the Ministry and relevant departments have set up a working group for the promotion and application of automotive semiconductors to solve the current prominent problems of supply and demand contradictions with a special coordination mechanism. Give full play to local governments, automobile complete vehicle companies and chip manufacturers, strengthen their docking, and make them more precise in supply and demand to alleviate or minimize the impact on the development of the automobile industry and improve our supply capacity. At the same time, take some measures to speed up the promotion of alternative solutions, simplify the approval procedures and simplify the process to speed up the approval, so that alternative chips can be promoted and applied as soon as possible. Although it has been alleviated to a certain extent, overall, the problem of tight chip supply chain will still exist for some time, and the current problem is still quite serious.

In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also strengthen coordination and strengthen the precise docking of the supply chain, so that the supply capacity of automotive chips can be comprehensively improved, and the automotive industry can develop steadily and healthily. There are three main measures: First, to ensure stable operation. Strengthen the monitoring of the development of the automotive industry and the supply capacity of chip manufacturing, accelerate the operation and use of alternative solutions, optimize the layout of the entire industrial chain, and form a stable supply of chip supply capacity in the long run. Second, accelerate transformation and upgrading. Adhere to the development direction of electrification, networking, and intelligence, especially accelerate the development of new energy vehicles, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the automotive industry. Third, continue to deepen open cooperation. Increase international cooperation and stabilize and smooth domestic and foreign supply channels.

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