Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 13 (Reporters Zhang Xinxin, He Yuxin) Facing fierce competition and the pressure of transformation, by embracing innovation and embarking on new practices of supply-side structural reform, "Made in China" has ushered in a new era of development and gained new momentum for transformation and upgrading.

　　New technologies and achievements are accelerating their transformation, new models and business forms are continuously emerging, and added value and influence are constantly increasing. Innovation is powerfully leading the "Made in China" ship forward through the waves.

　　Innovation, building a new brand for "Made in China"

　　On April 3rd, local time, at Boston City Hall Plaza in the United States, a Boston Orange Line subway train manufactured by CRRC China attracted a large number of people. This was the first time "CRRC Manufacturing" met its future passengers.

　　From the leveling of bogies and the assembly and meshing of gear screws, to breakthroughs in cold and high-temperature resistance technology and system integration control, the innovations in a single train are countless. Liu Hualong, Chairman of CRRC, said that China's rail transit industry has achieved overall export of its industrial chain, including traction and ventilation, becoming a "distinguished guest" in the international market with its excellent quality and technology. In the past six months, CRRC has successively received orders for 184 subway trains in Boston and Los Angeles.

　　Represented by rail transit, "Made in China" in the new era is gradually transforming from low value-added processing and manufacturing to "Created in China," which emphasizes high technology, high quality, and high standards. Shenzhou spacecraft, Tianhe computers, Beidou navigation... these well-known Chinese brands are testaments to the independent innovation of "Made in China" and shining "Chinese calling cards" in the international market.

　　It is worth mentioning that in recent years, "Made in China" has continuously accelerated innovation in frontier fields, with a number of achievements filling domestic gaps, gaining a foothold internationally, and potentially leading new industries and opening up emerging markets.

　　Huawei was the first globally to launch high-temperature long-life graphene-based lithium-ion batteries, which can increase the upper limit operating temperature of lithium-ion batteries by 10℃ and double their lifespan; "Sunway TaihuLight," using a domestically produced CPU, became the world's first supercomputer with an operating speed exceeding one quadrillion calculations per second; new technology products such as quantum dot TVs and OLED TVs are rapidly emerging...

　　Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that China has made significant progress in frontier research in various fields such as transparent display technology, lithium-ion batteries, and superconducting materials, maintaining a leading position internationally.

　　"Driven by technology, China's manufacturing industry is striving to seize opportunities, explore broader development paths, and bring about tremendous changes," said Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology.

　　Innovation, injecting new impetus for transformation and upgrading

　　Through innovation in product design, technical solutions, and material application, GoerTek Inc. and its partners have successfully designed virtual reality head-mounted display devices with a better wearing experience, and the product is expected to be launched by the end of this year.

　　As a manufacturing enterprise that grew up in China, GoerTek has become an important supplier to internationally renowned companies like Samsung and Sony over the past decade, thanks to its manufacturing advantages in micro-acoustic modules, sensors, and other areas.

　　"Although being a supplier is not bad, development has always been beyond our complete control," said Ji Yong, Vice President of GoerTek. He added that GoerTek will deeply cultivate fields such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence, accelerating transformation and innovation.

　　How to find new impetus as dividends from "late-mover advantage" and "comparative advantage" gradually run out; how to improve efficiency and value when facing overcapacity and high costs; how to coordinate unbalanced development between regions and industries... The problems facing "Made in China" all require solutions through innovation.

　　"To achieve uphill transformation, the key lies in existing assets. Innovative thinking must be introduced into every link of all industries to effectively promote quality improvement and efficiency enhancement," said Li Beiguang, Deputy Director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

　　What can be done in 2 seconds? At Qingdao Red Collar Group, using a world-leading 3D body scanner, this "blink of an eye" can capture 22 data points from 19 parts of a customer's body, automatically completing clothing measurements. By reshaping industrial production processes with Internet thinking, Red Collar not only solved the timeliness of measurements but also achieved personalized production on the assembly line, opening up new possibilities.

　　"Trying Internet industrialization was initially to solve inventory problems. After a few years, we discovered that this is a methodology that subverts the traditional logic of the industry," said Zhang Daili, Chairman of Red Collar Group.

　　Red Collar is not the only one changing. Since the release of "Made in China 2025," the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has successively identified 109 smart manufacturing pilot demonstration projects. These projects have shown an average increase in production efficiency of over 30% and an average reduction in operating costs of over 20%.

　　In addition to internal industrial structural adjustments, inter-regional industrial transfer has also become more balanced and targeted.

　　Shenzhen's drones, Zhuzhou's "Power Valley," Wuhan's "Optics Valley," Shenyang's robots... In recent years, some regions in China, building on their existing industrial foundations, have actively absorbed and integrated high-end production factors and advanced sharing technologies, achieving differentiated development among regions and outlining a "new map" for manufacturing.

　　"Innovation also requires applying suitable resources to the right places to achieve precise efforts. This is also the essence of supply-side structural reform," said Miao Wei. He added that the emergence of a new manufacturing landscape has not only driven the transformation and upgrading of local industries but also strengthened the confidence in achieving "overtaking on the curve."

　　Innovation, maintaining vitality through reform

　　Standing at the cusp of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, "Made in China" needs to rely on significant innovation more than ever to seize the initiative. This is both an unmissable opportunity and an undeniable challenge. Igniting the engine of innovation with reform, removing institutional and mechanistic obstacles hindering innovation, and releasing more development space are urgent priorities.

　　On the one hand, it is essential to continuously promote the transformation of government functions, eliminate "roadblocks," and pave the way for innovation and entrepreneurship.

　　From steadfastly promoting administrative streamlining and decentralization, to vigorously encouraging mass entrepreneurship and innovation, and further to accelerating broadband speeds and reducing telecommunication fees, government departments have further removed institutional and mechanistic drawbacks, stimulating market vitality and development potential. Last year, an average of 15,100 new enterprises were registered daily nationwide, marking a peak since the reform of the business registration system.

　　However, "as we move forward, others are also progressing." Reform cannot stop; it must continue to advance in depth, stimulating the vitality of every enterprise and every individual, and winning time and space for development.

　　On the other hand, it is also necessary to create a more suitable and tolerant institutional environment, lay "fast tracks," break the "glass ceiling" of cost transformation, remove institutional barriers to talent mobility, and fully activate innovative elements.

　　Miao Wei stated that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is promoting the construction of manufacturing innovation centers, establishing innovation platforms in important fields, integrating efforts for systematic breakthroughs, and facilitating the conversion of more scientific research achievements into productivity. Currently, a power battery innovation center has been established, and approximately 15 national-level innovation centers will be built by 2020.

　　With innovative achievements, industrializing them also faces challenges. This requires improving the fault-tolerance mechanism for innovation. In fields such as major equipment and new materials, our country has also launched pilot insurance compensation mechanisms aimed at market application, encouraging users to dare and be willing to try new technologies and new equipment. In the next step, policies will be continuously improved to expand their effectiveness.

　　It can be seen that innovation-driven initiatives are becoming increasingly perfect, and a favorable environment where the entire society reveres and yearns for innovation is taking shape. "In the future, the integration of science and technology with the economy will be strengthened, and through continuous reform, 'Made in China' will be propelled to a new level," said Miao Wei.