Zhang Yunming, Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology, stated at the "China's High Quality Economic Development Achievements" series of press conferences held by the State Council Information Office on the 21st that more than 570 industrial enterprises in China have been shortlisted for the top 2500 global R&D investment, accounting for nearly 1/4. At present, the total number of high-tech enterprises within the validity period has reached 463000, and the number of industrial high-tech enterprises above designated size has reached 169000. The materials released at the meeting show that China has strengthened the research and development of key core technologies, deeply implemented the action plan for high-quality development of key manufacturing industry chains, coordinated the promotion of industrial foundation reconstruction projects and major technological equipment research and development projects, and further enhanced the innovation capability of the manufacturing industry. In 2024, China will establish five national level manufacturing innovation centers in the fields of new energy storage, micro nano manufacturing, molecular medicine, humanoid robots, embodied intelligent robots, and more. There are over 2400 pilot manufacturing platforms built nationwide, and more than 150000 industrial enterprises above designated size have carried out pilot activities. In 2024, the total transaction volume of technology contracts in China exceeded 6.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 11.2%. Zhang Yunming stated that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will strengthen collaboration and cooperation with relevant departments, with industrial development needs as the driving force and enterprises as the main body, to deeply promote the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and enhance the overall efficiency of the innovation system. (New Society)