In the first quarter of this year, China's industrial economy generally maintained the momentum of continuous recovery. At present, the complexity, severity and uncertainty of China's economic development environment are rising, and the industrial economy is facing new downward pressure. At the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held on April 29, it was required to "effectively coordinate the epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development", "solidly stabilize the economy, strive to achieve the expected objectives of economic and social development throughout the year, and maintain the economic operation within a reasonable range". In the next step, what measures will the Ministry of industry and information technology take to promote the steady growth of industrial economy? The reporter interviewed Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of industry and information technology. Multiple policies should be taken simultaneously to smooth the supply chain of the industrial chain, and the pace of resumption of work and production of key industries in key areas should be accelerated Reporter: what are the new challenges facing the current industrial economy? In terms of ensuring the smooth and stable supply chain of the industrial chain, what has the Ministry of industry and information technology done and what is the current progress? Xin Guobin: in the first quarter, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points faster than that in the fourth quarter of 2021, maintaining the momentum of continuous recovery. However, since the middle and late March, some new situations and problems have emerged in the industrial economy, facing new downward pressure. From the analysis of the situation reflected by various places, the most prominent difficulty at present is that the external environment is severe and complex, the instability and uncertainty are increased, and the superimposed epidemic situation is distributed at multiple points, resulting in increased shutdown of enterprises and poor logistics and transportation. In addition, the price of bulk raw materials continued to fluctuate at a high level, increasing the cost of middle and downstream enterprises, increasing the pressure on the capital turnover of small, medium-sized and micro enterprises, and affecting the stable operation of the industrial chain and supply chain. In the face of these difficulties, the Ministry of industry and information technology took unblocking the industrial chain supply chain as the primary task of its current work, immediately established a "white list" system for key industrial chain supply chain enterprises, and quickly took a series of measures together with relevant departments to play a "combined fist" to ensure smooth and stable chain relief. Strengthen multi-party coordination. Print and distribute the work plan, send forward working groups to key areas, and do a good job in medical material support and promoting the resumption of work and production of enterprises. Determine the focus of support. Focusing on the four fields of epidemic prevention and medical materials, residents' living necessities, important materials for agricultural production and key materials for strategic emerging industries, we established the "white list" system of key enterprises, successively determined 1624 key enterprises in four batches, and guided 17 provinces to establish the "white list" of key enterprises at the local level, timely coordinate and solve the specific difficulties and problems reflected by key enterprises, and do a good job in factor service guarantee. Focus on key industrial chains and ensure smooth transportation. A supply chain coordination platform for key industrial chains such as automobiles, integrated circuits and medical materials has been built, focusing on key regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, promoting and solving the problems of employee return, logistics and transportation reflected by industrial chain enterprises one by one, and striving to ensure the collaborative production of upstream and downstream enterprises, so as to ensure the smooth operation of key industrial chains. Through the joint efforts of all regions and departments, preliminary results have been achieved in ensuring the continuity of the industrial chain supply chain, and the pace of resumption of work and production in key regions and industries has been accelerated. As of April 28, among the first batch of 666 "white list" enterprises in Shanghai, the resumption rate reached 86.8%, of which the resumption rate of complete vehicle and parts supporting enterprises in the automobile manufacturing industry reached 77%, and the resumption rate of integrated circuit design, manufacturing, sealing and testing and other related enterprises reached 91%. The resumption rate of 50 key enterprises monitored by Jilin Province reached 98%. In the next step, we will make efforts from three aspects: first, ensure the stable production of key enterprises. Promote regional mutual recognition of the "white list" of local Baotong and Baochang key enterprises, and coordinate and refine the practical service guarantee. Second, ensure the stable operation of key industries. Give full play to the role of industrial chain supply chain coordination platform, open up blocking points and checkpoints, concentrate resources and give priority to ensuring the resumption of work and production of key industries such as integrated circuit, automobile, equipment manufacturing and biomedicine. Third, ensure the smooth circulation of industries in key regions. Focus on key industrial clusters such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, strengthen cross regional and cross provincial coordination, and adopt a point-to-point, one-to-one, short-term and fast way to effectively solve practical problems and promote regional coordination and resumption of work and production. The industrial economy shows signs of stabilization and improvement, and the fundamentals of long-term improvement will not change Reporter: how to view the new situation and new problems in the current industrial economy, and what measures will be taken to promote the steady growth of the industrial economy in the next step? Xin Guobin: the epidemic should be prevented, the economy should be stable and development should be safe. With the joint efforts of all parties, the industrial economy has gradually shown signs of stabilization and improvement since mid April. Since the second week of April, the decline of industrial power consumption has narrowed for two consecutive weeks; The employment index of industrial agglomeration monitored by mobile signaling has also stabilized and rebounded. Generally speaking, the current difficulties encountered by the industrial economy are short-term and temporary. We have a complete range of industries, a complete supporting system, a broad market space and the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee. The fundamentals of China's industrial economy will not change for a long time. In the next step, we will earnestly implement the spirit of the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, effectively coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, strengthen confidence, overcome difficulties, and focus on four aspects: First, go all out to ensure smooth traffic and stabilize the circulation of the industrial chain. Implement the "white list" system of supply chain enterprises in key industrial chains, ensure the stable production of key enterprises, strengthen cross regional coordination, strive to open up the existing industrial chain supply chain blockages in some places, and accelerate the resumption of work and production of enterprises on the basis of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control. Second, go all out to help enterprises out of difficulties and help enterprises tide over difficulties. Promote the implementation of policies to help and benefit enterprises, provide accurate services, carry out special rectification of "Three Chaos" related to enterprises, and make concerted efforts to help small and medium-sized enterprises develop stably and safely through the three pronged approach of policy, service and environment. Third, go all out to expand domestic demand and deeply stimulate growth potential. We should focus on both sides and expand investment at the same time. Accelerate the implementation of major projects and projects in the 14th five year plan of the manufacturing industry, support the implementation of major technological transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas, and guide basic telecom enterprises to appropriately deploy 5g base station construction in advance. Focus on expanding consumption. Fully tap the potential of automobile consumption, information consumption and green consumption, organize a new round of rural activities for new energy vehicles, start the pilot of comprehensive electrification of vehicles in the public domain, cultivate information consumption demonstration cities and demonstration projects, and accelerate the integrated application of 5g technology with vertical industries such as energy and education. Fourth, go all out to stabilize expectations and boost the confidence of market participants. On the one hand, we should strengthen overall planning and coordination, promote the implementation and effectiveness of the policies that have been issued, and give the majority of enterprises a sense of gain. On the other hand, we should make policy reserves, formulate and improve response plans for possible new situations and challenges, and introduce effective measures in time. Adhere to both policies and services, and further help small and medium-sized enterprises to solve difficulties Reporter: what has the Ministry of industry and information technology done in terms of benefiting enterprises and helping SMEs in the next step? Xin Guobin: we adhere to the policy of benefiting enterprises, helping enterprises with services and revitalizing enterprises with the environment, and implement a package of measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises. First, focus on policy supply. Since the beginning of this year, the state has introduced various policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises, including tax reduction and fee reduction, job stabilization and expansion, financing promotion, smooth logistics and so on. Second, focus on services to help enterprises. Improve the service system for small and medium-sized enterprises, gather and drive all kinds of high-quality resources to serve small and medium-sized enterprises, and guide financial institutions to increase their support for small and medium-sized enterprises. Third, pay attention to the business environment. Organize the special rectification of the "Three Chaos" problems related to enterprises, carry out in-depth prevention and resolution of arrears to small and medium-sized enterprises, and strive to reduce the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises. All localities have also taken effective measures in combination with their own reality. For example, in terms of smooth logistics, guide the industrial park to set up material transportation connection areas and establish a "white list" system for truck drivers; In terms of supporting enterprises to resume work and production, set up special classes to solve the problem of ensuring the production factors of enterprises, carry out "big visits" and go deep into the front line to help enterprises solve difficulties; In terms of reducing the operating costs of enterprises, employees of relevant enterprises will be included in the free nucleic acid testing population, and the cost of water, electricity and gas of enterprises will be reduced. A series of innovative measures will effectively alleviate the impact of the epidemic on small and medium-sized enterprises. In the next step, we will actively work with all regions and relevant departments to continue to focus on policies and services, and further help small and medium-sized enterprises to solve difficulties. On the one hand, ensure that the policies have been put in place. Improve the digital platform for policy services, organize public service platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises at all levels to enter enterprises, parks and clusters, and carry out policy interpretation and publicity. Organize and carry out special supervision on reducing the burden on enterprises and promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, solve the difficult problems of blocking points, and ensure the implementation of various "reduction, exemption and mitigation" policies to help enterprises benefit enterprises. On the other hand, focus on providing accurate services. Organize and carry out the service month for small and medium-sized enterprises, focus on the weaknesses of small and medium-sized enterprises in Entrepreneurship and innovation, digital transformation, management improvement and market development, help small and medium-sized enterprises effectively solve the specific difficulties and problems encountered in production, operation and development, continuously improve the service quality, strive to provide small and medium-sized enterprises with accessible, affordable and guaranteed services, and further enhance the sense of access of enterprises. (Xinhua News Agency)