Productivity refers to the ability of human beings to transform and influence nature in production practice. As the most basic category of Marxist political economy and historical materialism, productivity is not only the material basis of human history, but also the most active and revolutionary element to promote social progress. Without the development of productivity, there will be no social progress. The new quality productivity is the contemporary advanced productivity, which is expedited by the revolutionary breakthrough in technology, the innovative allocation of production factors, and the in-depth transformation and upgrading of industries. In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping first put forward the term "new quality productivity" during his investigation in Heilongjiang, and then made in-depth discussions on cooperation in several important fields. These important statements are new developments in the Marxist theory of productivity, further enrich the connotation of Xi Jinping's economic thought, and provide fundamental guidance and action for comprehensively grasping the breakthrough direction of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform in the new era, promoting high-quality development of productivity, and comprehensively promoting the construction of Chinese style modernization.
On September 7, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the symposium on promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast in the new era that we should actively cultivate new energy, new materials, advanced manufacturing, electronic information and other strategic emerging industries, actively cultivate future industries, accelerate the formation of new quality productivity, and enhance new driving forces for development. On September 8, 2023, when listening to the work report of Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and Heilongjiang Provincial Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that we should integrate scientific and technological innovation resources, lead the development of strategic emerging industries and future industries, and accelerate the formation of new quality productivity. Industry is the specific form of productivity change. The new quality productivity is the productivity led by the new industry, characterized by innovation, the key is quality, and the essence is advanced productivity. Strategic emerging industries and future industries are the main positions for the formation of new quality productivity. Strategic emerging industries play a leading role in the transformation of new and old driving forces. The future industry represents the new direction of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development. Both of them are advanced productive forces that move towards "new" and "real". We should focus on the development of new quality productive forces, layout the industrial chain, timely apply scientific and technological innovation achievements to specific industries and industrial chains, accelerate the digital, networked and intelligent transformation of traditional manufacturing, cultivate strategic emerging industries, layout and build future industries, promote the extension of the industrial chain upstream and downstream, and form a perfect modern industrial system, Continuously inject surging momentum into high-quality development.
From December 11 to 12, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the Central Economic Work Conference that the core of deepening the supply side structural reform is to promote industrial innovation through scientific and technological innovation, especially to promote new industries, new models, new drivers and develop new quality productivity through disruptive technologies and cutting-edge technologies. The core of the "new" of new quality productivity is to promote industrial innovation through scientific and technological innovation. To develop new quality productivity is to apply the latest discoveries of scientific research and the advanced achievements of technological inventions to specific industries and constantly create new value. At present, the technological achievements bred by a new round of global scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation have reached the critical point of application transformation. The disruptive technologies and cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, life science, controllable nuclear fusion, and quantum technology have entered a window period to accelerate the transformation to real productivity. Cultivating and developing new quality productivity is the key to seize the historical opportunity of the new scientific and technological revolution, grasp the initiative of future development, shape new advantages in international competition, and promote high-quality economic development. We should firmly grasp this opportunity of new science and technology and industrial transformation, integrate scientific and technological innovation resources, optimize the scientific and technological innovation system, strengthen national strategic scientific and technological strength, cultivate and expand scientific and technological leading enterprises, and comprehensively promote the coordinated development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.
On January 19, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important instruction on the occasion of the first selection and commendation of the "National Engineer Award", and hoped that the vast number of engineering and technical personnel throughout the country would firmly adhere to the ideal of serving the country and the people through science and technology, dare to break through key core technologies, forge high-quality projects, promote the development of new quality productivity, accelerate the realization of self-reliance in high-level science and technology, and serve high-quality development, We will make greater contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation with Chinese style modernization. On March 6, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping paid a visit to the members of the national revolution, scientific and technological circles, environmental and resource circles who participated in the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, and attended the joint group meeting. When listening to comments and suggestions, he stressed that the members of the scientific and technological circles and the vast number of scientific and technological workers should further enhance their aspirations to invigorate the country through science and education, take on the important task of scientific and technological innovation, strengthen basic research and applied basic research, We will do a good job in tackling key core technologies and foster new momentum for developing new quality productivity. Science and technology are the first productive forces, talent is the first resource, and innovation is the first driving force. Talent is not only the initiator of innovation, but also the practitioner of technology application, and the most active and decisive active subject to form new quality productivity. To develop new quality productivity, we must constantly improve the quality of workers, accelerate the construction of national strategic talent force, and strive to cultivate more masters, strategic scientists, first-class scientific and technological leaders and innovation teams, young scientific and technological talents, outstanding engineers, craftsmen from large countries, and highly skilled talents. According to the requirements of developing new quality productivity, smooth the virtuous circle of education, science and technology, and talents, improve the working mechanism of talent training, introduction, use, and reasonable flow, and form a strong talent support for the convergence of developing new quality productivity.
On January 31, 2024, when presiding over the eleventh collective learning of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the development of new quality productivity is the internal requirement and important focus to promote high-quality development. We must continue to do a good job in this big article of innovation to promote the rapid development of new quality productivity. On March 5, 2024, when attending the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that we should firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development and develop new quality productivity according to local conditions. In the face of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform, we must seize the opportunity, increase innovation, cultivate and expand emerging industries, advance the layout of future industries, and improve the modern industrial system. High quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, and new quality productivity is an important focus to achieve high-quality development. High quality development needs the guidance of new productivity theory. New quality productivity represents a leap of productivity. It is a productivity that plays a leading role in scientific and technological innovation, and it is a productivity that breaks away from the traditional growth path and meets the requirements of high-quality development. New quality productivity has been formed in practice and has shown a strong driving force and support for high-quality development.
On February 2, 2024, when listening to the work report of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Tianjin Municipal Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that Tianjin, as a national advanced manufacturing R&D base, should give play to its advantages such as rich scientific and educational resources, and strive bravely and do good in developing new quality productivity. We should stick to scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation together, strengthen the construction of science and technology innovation parks, strengthen scientific and technological innovation collaboration and industrial system integration with Beijing, and work together to build world-class advanced manufacturing clusters. Scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new driving forces, and is the core element of developing new quality productivity. The key to developing new quality productive forces is to stick to scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation together, and plant new driving forces and new advantages for development. To accelerate the formation and development of new quality productivity, we should strengthen the construction of science and technology industrial parks, give full play to the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial agglomeration effect, and realize the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Improve total factor productivity by integrating digital technology, artificial intelligence and other new generation information technologies into traditional industries, promote the development of manufacturing industry in the direction of high-end, efficient and high-quality clusters through the integration of data and reality, increase research and development efforts and build a modern scientific and technological innovation system by establishing a joint scientific and technological innovation mechanism, Create a community of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development.
On February 29, 2024, when presiding over the 12th collective learning of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to aim at the world's energy science and technology frontier, focus on key areas and major needs of energy, reasonably select technical routes, give play to the advantages of the new national system, strengthen joint tackling of key core technologies, and strengthen the transformation and application of scientific research achievements, Cultivate energy technology and its related industries into new growth points to drive China's industrial upgrading and promote the development of new quality productivity. The energy issue is an overall and strategic issue related to the economic and social development of a country, and is crucial to the prosperity and development of the country, the improvement of people's lives, and the long-term stability of society. Energy technology and its related industries, including the new energy industry, are an important part of the new quality productivity, an important support to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, and a new growth point to drive China's industrial upgrading. Green development is the internal requirement of new quality productivity and the background of high-quality development. New quality productivity itself is green productivity. We must firmly follow the path of green, low-carbon and sustainable development of energy, accelerate the innovation of green science and technology and the promotion and application of advanced green technology, expand the green energy industry, build a green and low-carbon circular economy system, and provide a reliable energy base for supporting and promoting the development of new quality productivity.
