my country's 5G terminal connections are approaching 420 million, and the digital economy is gaining momentum

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The State Council Information Office held a press conference on September 13 to introduce the relevant situation of promoting the construction of a strong manufacturing country and a strong cyber power and helping to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

Rural communications are no longer difficult

More than 99% of administrative villages have access to optical fiber and 4G

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has thoroughly implemented the strategies of building a strong manufacturing country, a strong cyber power and the development of the digital economy, and accelerated the improvement of new infrastructure construction.

my country has built the world's largest fiber optic and mobile communications network. Fixed broadband has been upgraded from 100 megabits to 1 gigabit, and optical network cities have been fully built. Mobile communications have evolved from 4G to 5G, achieving global leadership in networks, industries, and applications.

The problem of difficult rural communications has been solved historically. The proportion of administrative villages with access to optical fiber and 4G has exceeded 99%. Network applications have expanded from consumption to production. Mobile payment has become widely popular, and online shopping, online learning, and remote office have become new ways of working and living.

As of August, my country has built a total of 1.037 million 5G base stations, accounting for more than 70% of the world's total; the number of 5G terminal connections is nearly 420 million, accounting for more than 80% of the world's total.

Zhao Zhiguo, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Information and Communications Administration, said that Chinese companies have a leading edge in the world in terms of the number of 5G standard essential patents declared by them, the shipment volume of domestically produced 5G system equipment, and chip design capabilities. From January to August, domestic 5G mobile phone shipments reached 168 million units, an increase of 80% year-on-year. In particular, in August, the proportion of 5G mobile phones has increased to 74%.

According to reports, 5G base stations have covered all prefecture-level cities, more than 95% of county towns and 35% of townships across the country, creating tens of thousands of 5G application innovation cases, especially in the media, medical, transportation, education and other industries, forming a number of typical applications.

New technologies such as 5G and industrial Internet are accelerating their integration with the manufacturing industry, and new scenarios, new models, and new formats such as collaborative R&D design, unmanned intelligent inspection, digital factories, and smart mines are booming. "In the industrial field, '5G+Industrial Internet' has become one of the most active areas of application innovation." Zhao Zhiguo said that at present, there are more than 1,600 "5G+Industrial Internet" projects under construction in my country, covering 22 key industries such as electronic equipment manufacturing, forming a number of typical scenario applications such as remote equipment control and machine vision quality inspection.

Next, we need to consolidate the network foundation, expand application scenarios, optimize the ecological environment, and promote 5G network construction and application to a new level. In the construction of 5G networks, we must adhere to moderate advancement and comprehensive advancement, and accelerate the extension of coverage to townships. Deepen 5G co-construction and sharing, and promote roaming on different networks. Through 5G coverage in key areas such as transportation hubs and commercial centers, especially in special places such as universities and hospitals with relatively dense populations, we will increase key coverage and improve the 5G service experience.

In terms of optimizing the ecological environment, we will promote the research and development and industrialization of 5G chips, modules, terminals and other products for industry applications.

Consolidation of the status of a major manufacturing country

The added value of manufacturing industry accounts for nearly 30% of the world's total

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the development of industry and information technology has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes, significantly enhancing the country's economic strength, scientific and technological strength and comprehensive national strength, and making important contributions to improving the quality and level of people's lives and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Since 2010, my country's manufacturing value added has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years.

Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that the further consolidation of China's status as a manufacturing power is mainly reflected in: large scale. From 2012 to 2020, the added value of manufacturing increased from 16.98 trillion yuan to 26.6 trillion yuan, and its share of the global total increased from 22.5% to nearly 30%; a complete system, and it is the country with the most sound industrial system in the world; enhanced competitiveness, with key industries such as photovoltaics and new energy vehicles ranking among the world's best, and a large number of high-end brands such as communication equipment and high-speed rail going global.

Major breakthroughs have been made in innovation in key areas. Major projects have been reported frequently. The world's first million-kilowatt hydroelectric generator set was officially put into production, marking a new leap forward in my country's major equipment manufacturing. Major equipment of a great country has many highlights, including the commissioning of the first domestically-made aircraft carrier, the test flight of the C919 large passenger aircraft, the commissioning of the world's largest and most technically difficult Three Gorges vertical ship lift, and the completion and operation of the world's most advanced ultra-deepwater drilling platform. China's manufacturing level has been continuously improved.

According to reports, my country's digital industrialization and industrial digitization are accelerating, and the digital economy has provided a strong impetus for the sustained and healthy development of the economy and society. In terms of the development of the electronic information industry and the information and communications industry, by last year, the operating income of the electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size reached 12.1 trillion yuan, the software business income reached 8.2 trillion yuan, and the telecommunications business income reached 1.4 trillion yuan, which were 1.72 times, 3.27 times, and 1.26 times that of 2012 respectively.

In terms of digitalization, networking and intelligent manufacturing, by the end of June, the CNC rate of key processes in key areas of manufacturing and the penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools reached 53.7% and 73.7% respectively, and the domestic market satisfaction rate of intelligent manufacturing equipment exceeded 50%.

At present, the development momentum of the digital economy is very strong, and new business forms and models are constantly emerging, which will definitely provide strong support for the development of the manufacturing industry.

Industrial structure upgrades accelerated

Cultivate more than 40,000 "specialized, sophisticated, innovative" enterprises

Since the 13th Five-Year Plan, my country's industrial structure has been upgraded at a faster pace. Traditional industries have been revitalized, and significant results have been achieved in resolving excess production capacity. The goal of reducing steel production capacity by 150 million tons in the 13th Five-Year Plan was completed two years ahead of schedule.

At the same time, the energy consumption per unit of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size further decreased by 16% in the 13th Five-Year Plan, based on the substantial decline in the 12th Five-Year Plan. The regional layout of industries has been continuously optimized, and the leading role of key regions such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been further enhanced. A large number of advanced manufacturing clusters have been formed in the fields of electronic information and rail transportation.

The strength of manufacturing enterprises has been significantly enhanced. The total assets and operating income of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing enterprises increased from 19.7 trillion yuan and 21.7 trillion yuan in 2012 to 39.19 trillion yuan and 37.4 trillion yuan in 2020 respectively; in the latest list of the world's top 500 companies, 73 Chinese industrial enterprises were shortlisted, an increase of 28 from 2012, a very large increase.

Entrepreneurship and innovation among small and medium-sized enterprises are very active, and their specialization level continues to improve. They have cultivated more than 40,000 "specialized, precise and innovative" enterprises, more than 4,700 "little giants" enterprises, and nearly 600 single champions in the manufacturing industry.