Cctv newsAccording to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the 18th China International SME Expo and the 2nd SME International Cooperation Summit Forum opened in Guangzhou on June 27th. Jin Zhuanglong, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the opening ceremony by video and delivered a speech. Xu Xiaolan, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting.
Jin Zhuanglong said that General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attached great importance to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, emphasizing that small and medium-sized enterprises can do great things and are an important force in promoting innovation, promoting employment and improving people’s livelihood. In recent years, with the care and support of all parties, the small and medium-sized enterprises in China have been brave and innovative, and the pace of development has been accelerated. Scale benefits have increased steadily. By the end of 2022, the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in China exceeded 52 million, and the operating income of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size exceeded 80 trillion yuan. The innovation ability has been significantly enhanced, and more than 80,000 specialized and innovative enterprises and 9,000 specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises have been cultivated. The role of stabilizing the chain and strengthening the chain is outstanding. Over 40% of the "little giant" enterprises specialize in new materials, new generation information technology, new energy vehicles and intelligent networked vehicles, over 60% are deeply involved in industrial basic fields, and over 90% are supporting suppliers of well-known large enterprises at home and abroad, playing an important role in supporting the steady economic growth and maintaining the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain.
Jin Zhuanglong emphasized that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will thoroughly implement the spirit of a series of important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, thoroughly implement the 2022 APEC Leaders’ Declaration, strengthen coordination and linkage with all parties, strengthen policies to benefit enterprises, help enterprises with the environment, help enterprises with services, strengthen enterprises with innovation and promote enterprises with talents, deepen international exchanges and cooperation, and fully support the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Create a level playing field. Adhere to the "two unwavering", enhance policy transparency and predictability, and continue to create a market-oriented, rule-of-law and international first-class business environment. Adhere to the maintenance of the multilateral trading system, support small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out extensive technical exchanges and promote the sharing of results. Support specialization and new development. Actively share the experience of cultivating and developing high-quality enterprises, support small and medium-sized enterprises to focus on their main business and intensive cultivation, and continuously enhance their innovation ability and core competitiveness. In-depth implementation of the "scientific and technological achievements to empower", "quality standard brand assignment" and "digital empowerment" special actions for small and medium-sized enterprises, and continue to stimulate new kinetic energy of enterprises. Strengthen high-quality and efficient services. Strengthen intergovernmental policy coordination and docking, and focus on factor protection to provide high-quality public services. Encourage and support the development of high-quality and efficient market-oriented services, and improve the level of standardization, standardization and convenience. Deepen cooperation between bilateral and multilateral mechanisms. Support small and medium-sized enterprises to deepen pragmatic cooperation in trade and investment, scientific and technological innovation, technical talents and other fields to achieve complementary advantages and mutual benefit.Build a "One Belt, One Road" cooperation service platform to help SMEs connect resources and deeply participate in the global industrial chain supply chain.
The China Expo and the Summit Forum are co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Market Supervision and the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as the main guests. China Expo invited more than 2,000 domestic and foreign enterprises to participate. At the summit forum, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Market Supervision, relevant responsible comrades of Inner Mongolia, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Gansu, Xinjiang and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps jointly launched the "Three Taxes" campaign nationwide, and facilitated the signing of a number of projects. Ministerial officials from some countries, officials from embassies and consulates in China and heads of international organizations attended the meeting online and offline. Some provincial people’s governments, responsible persons of small and medium-sized enterprises, domestic and foreign experts, business associations, service agencies and representatives of specialized and new enterprises attended the meeting.