WhatareNewQualityProductiveForcesandWhyShouldChinaWatchersTakeNoteoftheConcept?_GuangmingOnlineWhatareNewQualityProductiveForcesandWhyShouldChinaWatchersTakeNoteoftheConcept?ChinesePresidentXiJinping,alsogeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteeandchairmanoftheCentralMilitaryCommission,takespartinadeliberationwithhisfellowdeputiesfromthedelegationofJiangsuProvinceatthesecondsessionofthe14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)inBeijing,March5,2024.(Xinhua/JuPeng)ByLightBladeOntheafternoonofMarch5,ChinesePresidentXiJinping,whileattendingthedeliberationoftheJiangsudelegationduringtheSecondSessionofthe14thNationalPeople’sCongress,emphasizedtheneedtofirmlygrasptheprimarytaskofhigh-qualitydevelopment,andtodevelopnewqualityproductiveforcesaccordingtolocalconditions.Earlierinthemorning,theGovernmentWorkReportdeliveredbyPremierLiQiangalsopledgedtobuildamodernindustrialsystemandacceleratethedevelopmentofnewqualityproductiveforces.“Newqualityproductiveforces”hasbecomeabuzzwordduringthisyear’s“TwoSessions”,sowhatexactlydoesitimply?It’sacomprehensiveconceptdifferentfromtraditionalproductiveforcesinthatithighlights“new”:newtechnology,neweconomy,andnewindustry.Theword“quality”pronouncestheessenceofinnovation-drivendevelopment,namely,developmentthatisdrivenbytechnological,institutional,andmanagementinnovation.Fromtheeverydayperson’sperspective,thisconceptprioritizesempoweringworkersandtheirtools.Itemphasizeshumaningenuityandcreativityalongsidetechnologicaladvancements.ResearcherWangGuocheng,fromtheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,highlightsscienceandtechnologyasthedrivingforcebehindprogress.HearguesthatChina’scurrentfocusonmergingvirtualandphysicaltechnologiesalignsperfectly.Wangemphasizes,“Thisconceptcallsfordisruptiveinnovationsacrossvariousfields–bigdata,AI,medicine,materials,andecology,tonameafew.Scaleorownershipstructurenolongermatters.Aslongasaninnovationdisruptstraditionalproductionmethods,createswealth,andimproveslivingstandards,itqualifiesasanewqualityproductiveforce.”ThenwhatdoestheconceptmeanforChina’ssocio-economicdevelopmentgoingforward?First,injectingnewmomentumintohigh-qualitydevelopment.Amidstrisingglobaluncertainty,fiercecompetitions,aswellaseconomicrestructuringandenvironmentalpressuresathome,fosteringnewqualityproductiveforceswillinvigorateChina’shigh-qualitygrowth.TianKun,aTaiheThinkTankresearcher,identifiesfourwaysnewqualityproductiveforcescanfuelChina’shigh-qualitydevelopment:1)enhancethequalityofgrowthbyshiftingfromquantitytoquality,prioritizingefficientgrowthoversheerexpansion;2)uplifttheindustrialstructurethroughsci-techinnovation,upgradingtraditionalindustrieswithup-and-comingsectorsandstrengtheningtheinherentdrivingforce;3)boostthecapabilityofinnovationandenhancethecountry’soverallstrengthinscienceandtechnology;and4)promotesocialharmonyandstabilitythroughimprovedlivingstandards,andbetterpublicservicesineducationandhealth.HuangBaorong,aCPPCCmemberandDeputyDirector-GeneralofGansuProvincialDepartmentofIndustryandInformationTechnology,emphasizeshownewqualityproductiveforcescaninvigoratebothnationalandlocaleconomiesbycultivatingnewbusinessmodelsandexpandingtheapplicationofnewtechnologies.HealignswithresearcherWangGuocheng,statingthatrisingsocialproductivitytranslatestogreaterwell-being,ultimatelyfulfillingpeople’sdesireforabetterlife.Second,pointinganewdirectionforregionalindustrialdevelopment.Chinaisnowgrapplingwithacomplexdomesticandinternationallandscape,markedbyregionalimbalancesinvariousdimensionsincludingeconomicdevelopment,socialprogress,andinfrastructure.AfterfirstproposingtheconceptduringaninspectioninHeilongjianginSeptember2023,XiJinpingreiteratedtheimportanceofhigh-qualitydevelopmentduringarecentvisittotheJiangsudelegationduringthe2024“TwoSessions”.QinRongsheng,aCPPCCmemberandprofessoratBeijingNationalAccountingInstitute,recalledthatbackin2023,XihadencouragedJiangsutotaketheleadinhigh-qualitydevelopment.HisrecentremarkscalledforJiangsutomaintainitsmomentuminleadingthenationindevelopingnewqualityproductiveforcesaccordingtolocalconditions.Third,newopportunitiesforforeigninvestmentandforeignenterprises.In2024,asthecountryadvanceswithnewqualityproductiveforcesandhigh-qualitydevelopment,Chinawillalsocontinuetoexpanditsopennesstotheoutsideworld,engageininternationaleconomicandtradecooperation,andcontributeChinesewisdomtoglobalrecovery.Thiswillbringaboutaseriesofnewchallengesandopportunitiestoforeigninvestorsandenterprises.ResearcherWangGuochenghighlightsthegrowingrecognitionofChina’sstrongindustrialandeconomicbaseamongforeigninvestorsandenterprises.HeemphasizesthevastpotentialofChina’sdevelopment,stating,“NoforcecanhaltChina’sprogress.Foreigncapitalandenterprisesthatembraceandalignwiththistrendearlywillreapthemaximumbenefits.”EchoingWang’sobservations,researcherTianKunhighlightsthefuturepotentialoftheChinesemarket.China’seconomictransformation,heargues,willcreateexcitingnewopportunities.Furthermore,China’slongstandingcommitmenttoopeningupitsmarketswillcreateanidealenvironmentforcollaborationandtechnologicalinnovation.“ToensuresustainablegrowthinbothChinaandtheglobalmarket,”Tianargues,“foreigninvestorsandenterprisesmustadapttotheriseofChina’snewqualityproductiveforcesbyactivelyseizingmarketopportunitiesandrespondingflexiblytoemergingchallenges.”Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.