Qiushi Journal Issue Preview: No.11, 2024

An article by General Secretary Xi Jinping on developing new quality productive forces was published in this year's 11th issue of Qiushi Journal.

The article emphasizes that since the beginning of the new era in 2012, the CPC Central Committee has made a series of major decisions and arrangements, turning high-quality development into a consensus and conscious choice for the entire Party as well as a key theme throughout society. It is essential to bear in mind that high-quality development is the paramount principle of the new era, and fully and faithfully implement the new development philosophy on all fronts, thereby laying a solid foundation for promoting high-quality development.

According to the article, developing new quality productive forces is an endogenous requirement and a pivot of high-quality development. In summary, new quality productive forces represent a new type of advanced productivity that is compatible with the new development philosophy. Granting a leading role to innovation, they mark a break with traditional economic growth models and development pathways for productive forces and feature a high level of technology, efficiency, and quality.

They are born out of revolutionary breakthroughs in technology, the innovative allocation of production factors, and the in-depth transformation and upgrading of industry. They are primarily based on the transformation of laborers, the instruments of labor, and the subjects of labor, as well as their optimal combination. A central hallmark of these forces is a significant increase in total factor productivity, and their defining characteristic is innovation, with a key focus on quality. In essence, they represent advanced productivity.

Innovation is one of the most salient characteristics of new quality productive forces. We must keep prioritizing innovation to propel the accelerated development of new quality productive forces. Specifically, this involves several key strategies:

First, vigorously promoting scientific and technological innovation.

Second, driving industrial innovation through scientific and technological innovation.

Third, propelling innovation of development models.

Fourth, advancing innovations in institutions and mechanisms.

Fifth, deepening innovation in working mechanisms for talent.

Readers will find in this issue an editorial piece inspired by Xi's vision.

Han Jun, Secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, explains how Anhui has committed itself to driving industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, and accelerating the cultivation and development of new quality productive forces.

Jin Zhuanglong, Minister and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, elucidates on accelerating the development of new quality productive forces and advancing new industrialization.

An article by Li Xiaohong, President and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, highlights the principal role of scientific and technological innovation in developing new quality productive forces.

Huang Hanquan, President of the China Macroeconomic Research Institute, discusses the core tenets and practical requirements for developing new quality productive forces.

The article by Wang Guanghua, Minister and Secretary of the Leadership Group of the Ministry of Natural Resources, as well as National Chief Inspector of Natural Resources, elaborates on the rich connotations and experiences of Xiamen's practice in implementing Xi Jinping thought on ecological conservation.

Wang Junwei, Director of the Academic and Editorial Committee of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, explains why strict discipline is both a glorious tradition and a unique advantage of our Party.

The CPC Leadership Group of the National Energy Administration introduces the achievements of energy development of China in the new era and offers an explanation on accelerating the development of a new energy system.

The article by Zhang Zhigang, President and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the State Grid Corporation of China, presents the company's implementation of the new energy security strategy.

An article by a research team from the Publicity Department of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee summarizes the experiences of Guizhou Province in hosting Village Super League, also known as “Cun Chao,” and “Gorgeous Countryside” Basketball League, dubbed by Chinese netizens as “CunBA,” with “Cun” meaning village in Chinese.

Also in this issue a reporter with Xinhua News Agency recounts the practical achievements of building the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.

This issue closes with a diagram released by the National Bureau of Statistics which shows major indicators of China's national economy from January to April in 2024.

Editor: Yi Xiaowei