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South China's Guangdong Province is determined to continue developing traditional, emerging, and future industries simultaneously and further integrating chains of innovation, industries, talent, and capital, echoing the nation's call for creating new productive forces.
This remark was revealed during an inaugural ceremony for an investigation tour of the province's solution for new productive forces on May 14. Over 100 representatives from 21 national and local media outlets embarked on the journey in Guangzhou, lasting a week to tour several mainland GBA cities, including Shenzhen and Zhuhai.
Guangdong Province, an economic powerhouse in South China, held its provincial high-quality development conference on the first working day after the Chinese New Year holiday, emphasizing the combination of sci-tech innovation and industrial development.
According to the province's latest statement, efforts will be made to support traditional industries such as food, beverages, textiles, garments, home appliances, and household supplies, to improve quality and efficiency, diversify products, improve quality, and create brands.
Also, the province will continue to develop emerging industries such as integrated circuits, new energy storage, cutting-edge new materials, UHD video displays, bio-manufacturing, and commercial spaceflight.
Moreover, this year, Guangdong has launched action plans for specific future industry clusters such as 6G, quantum technology, life sciences, humanoid robots, etc., with sufficient foresight.
To better promote the combination of sci-tech innovation and industrial development, Guangdong has announced plans to further integrate chains of innovation, industries, talent, and capital, upgrade the industrial foundation, and modernize the industrial chain.
According to the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province, in the first quarter of 2024, the provincial industrial economy has achieved a good start, with the added value of industries above the designated scale increasing by 6.1%. Industrial investment has also grown by 23.5%, maintaining a double-digit growth rate.
Related links:
Guangdong's Solution 2024 ① | How to develop new productive forces? Here is Guangdong's solution
Guangdong's Solution 2024 ② | Sci-tech development among top priorities in GBA construction
Reporters | Nan, Nina, Eastbrook, and Guo Chuhua
Editors | James
