Xi’s Jiangsu visit

“Turning the beautiful picture of Chinese-style modernization into reality step by step”

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s inspection of Jiangsu documentary

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Xiaosong and Zhu Jichai
People’s Daily reporters Du Shangze and He Cong

Jiangsu, with the spirit of connecting the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, and the vastness of the Yellow Sea, accounts for 1% of the country’s land area and 6% of the population, but it creates more than 10% of total economic output and plays an important role in China’s reform, opening up and socialist modernization. status.

On March 5 this year, the opening day of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to his Jiangsu delegation to participate in the deliberations, delivered an important speech, and encouraged Jiangsu to “continue to be at the forefront in high-quality development.”

Four months later, from July 5th to 7th, General Secretary Xi Jinping went to Jiangsu, Suzhou, Nanjing and other places for investigation and investigation, and listened to the work reports of the provincial party committee and the provincial government. This is also the fourth time the general secretary has come to Jiangsu since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

“Jiangsu has always been my focus, research point and research point. As early as when I was working in Zhengding, I went to Jiangsu for research. My attention here is always in progress.”

During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping asked Jiangsu to take the lead in promoting Chinese-style modernization and set an example, to write a new chapter in Jiangsu’s modernization construction of “strong, rich, beautiful and high”, and at the same time asked all localities to fully grasp the scientific connotation and essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization , based on reality, give full play to its own advantages and characteristics, make steady progress, and turn the beautiful picture of Chinese-style modernization into reality step by step.

“The key to Chinese-style modernization lies in the modernization of science and technology”

In the east of Suzhou City, beside Jinji Lake, Suzhou’s new landmark “Gate of the East” towers into the sky, witnessing the modern changes of this ancient and famous city.

On the afternoon of the 5th, General Secretary Xi Jinping had just arrived in Suzhou and went to Suzhou Industrial Park by car. Outside the car window, as far as the eye can see, there are row upon row of high-rise buildings, vividly interpreting the surging vitality of this “innovative city, extraordinary park”.

In the 1990s, an important cooperation project between the governments of China and Singapore - the Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park was established in Suzhou.

In the past 30 years, the paddy fields and fish ponds outside Gusu City have undergone tremendous changes and become a modern high-tech park: gathering nearly 2,500 state-level high-tech enterprises and 62 listed companies, creating a total import and export value of nearly 1.5 trillion US dollars , Achieved “seven consecutive championships” in the comprehensive development level evaluation of national economic development zones by the Ministry of Commerce.

Standing at thirty, amidst great changes, there are also some changes.

In the exhibition center of the industrial park, a display board attracted the attention of General Secretary Xi Jinping.

There are three pictures printed on the exhibition board: one is the hand-drawn plan of the park when it was established in 1994, and the other two are the real scenes of the park taken in 2012 and 2022 respectively. Comparing the present and the past, the actual photos are strikingly similar to the planning drawings.

“In the process of urban construction and industrial development, we always insist on drawing a blueprint to the end.” The comrade in charge of the park said.

180-ton new energy electric drive system, foldable and curly flexible screen, silicon cube immersion liquid-cooled computer, nano-vacuum interconnection experiment station... In the exhibition hall, Suzhou is in high-end equipment manufacturing, new generation information technology, new nano-materials, biomedicine, etc. There are so many “star products” in the field, the general secretary looks at them as he walks.

In front of a domestically produced artificial heart - “Implantable Left Ventricular Assist System”, the General Secretary stopped and carefully inspected the operating principle. The general secretary was very happy when he heard that more than 100 patients had used this device, and the earliest patient had used it for more than 6 years.

During the two sessions of the country this year, when General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, he sent a message to Jiangsu to “strive to build an industrial technology innovation center with global influence”. Now, Suzhou Industrial Park is aiming at this goal and has detailed its action plan and specific indicators until 2025.

The general secretary encouraged: “If my country’s economy is to develop upwards, achieve high-quality development, and become an economically powerful country, it must rely on science and technology. I once said that the Suzhou Industrial Park must be built into a technological innovation center with international influence. You are responsible Such a historical mission is both important and glorious.”

Suzhou Huaxing Yuanchuang Technology Co., Ltd., located in the park, is the first listed company on China’s Science and Technology Innovation Board. Intensively cultivating in semiconductor testing equipment, this company has run out of its core competitiveness on the track of subdivided fields.

Walking into the company’s R&D workshops and optoelectronic laboratories, General Secretary Xi Jinping was very pleased with the young faces next to the cutting-edge instruments and equipment: “They are all very energetic!”

“What school did you graduate from?” “How many years have you worked?” “What major did you study?” The general secretary asked cordially.

According to the person in charge of the company, the average age of the company’s employees is only 32 years old. They also set up a “Mount Everest Business Department” with young people as the main force to speed up the breakthrough of core technologies and bravely climb the peak of science and technology.

“What you are doing here is the work of climbing the peak, which is very meaningful. Young people can display your talents, okay!”

Hearing the general secretary’s encouragement, everyone gave warm applause.

Facing the vigorous corporate employees, General Secretary Xi Jinping said: “If the country wants to achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, you are born at the right time, and it is time to show your talents. You must seize the historical opportunity. In the future, you will definitely contribute to the rejuvenation of the nation. Proud of your contribution!”

On the morning of the 7th, when listening to the work report of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping talked about his feelings during this trip, and believed that Suzhou Industrial Park was indeed at the forefront in terms of technological innovation and high-quality development: I have the confidence to achieve high-level technological self-reliance.”

“The key to Chinese-style modernization lies in the modernization of science and technology.” General Secretary Xi Jinping has high hopes for Jiangsu, hoping that Jiangsu will take the lead in making new breakthroughs in technological innovation, build an important industrial technological innovation highland in the country, and make high-quality development more dependent on innovation-driven connotations increase.

“Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an inevitable requirement for advancing Chinese-style modernization”

In June of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping explained for the first time the major proposition of “building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation” at the Symposium on Cultural Inheritance and Development.

More than a month later, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the ancient city of Suzhou. He inspected the protection and cultural inheritance of the ancient city on the spot and pointed out that the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an inevitable requirement for promoting Chinese-style modernization and an important part of the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.

A Gusu city, half of Jiangnan poems.

Suzhou has a history of more than 2,500 years since Wu Zixu built the Great City of Helu in the Spring and Autumn Period. As time goes by, the city’s historical and cultural memory has been preserved and continued.

On the morning of the 6th, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Pingjiang Historical and Cultural Street located in the northeast corner of the ancient city of Suzhou for investigation and investigation.

On the exhibition board, a “Pingjiang Map” engraved in the Southern Song Dynasty clearly shows the plane outline and street layout of ancient Suzhou.

The general secretary approached and inspected it carefully.

The city gates are arranged, the streets and alleys are vertical and horizontal, and the waterways are intertwined. After years of vicissitudes, the current ancient city of Gusu is basically the same as the overall layout in the “Pingjiang Map”. One end is the highest point of the ancient city, the Beisi Pagoda built in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, and the other end is the skyscrapers rising from the Suzhou Industrial Park. The two echo each other through time and space.

Along the stone road, the general secretary walked into the ancient streets and alleys. Small bridges and flowing water, adjacent rivers and streets, white walls and black tiles, changing scenery every step of the way, is a typical Jiangnan water city style.

In a shop on the street, the general secretary met Lu Jianying, a representative inheritor of Suzhou embroidery. An embroidery frame, a pair of glasses, a steel needle, and a strand of silk thread flowed through the needles calmly, and a “Peacebird” pattern came to life.

Lu Jianying has been studying embroidery skills for more than 30 years. She showed the general secretary two works she had collaborated with her mother and daughter respectively: “It has been passed down to the fourth generation. My daughter studied painting and design, and loves this line of work. She can combine traditions for innovation.”

“How long will such a work take?” asked the general secretary.

“Some take a year.” Lu Jianying said.

The general secretary was very emotional: “How strong the inheritance of Chinese culture is, we can see it through this Suzhou embroidery. Kungfu like this fully reflects the resilience, patience and determination of the Chinese people, which is part of the spirit of the Chinese nation.”

General Secretary Xi Jinping strolled into the cultural and creative product store and asked the merchants about the hot-selling products, their prices, and how the business was.

Qiao Lanrong, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, is making Taohuawu woodcut New Year pictures in the store. When he saw the general secretary coming, he warmly invited the general secretary to experience it. The paint is evenly brushed on the engraving block, and then carefully overprinted on the drawing... A representative New Year painting “A Group of Harmony” in the Suzhou area is vividly displayed on the paper. The general secretary said: “The New Year picture of “A Harmony” has a very good meaning, and we must promote the formation of a harmonious social atmosphere!”

The local comrades in charge told the general secretary that Suzhou has seven world intangible cultural heritages in addition to the two world cultural heritages of Suzhou Gardens and the Suzhou Section of the Grand Canal.

“Which seven items?” The general secretary asked with interest.

“Kunqu Opera, Guqin, Song Brocade, Kesi, Xiangshan Gang’s traditional architectural techniques, Suzhou Dragon Boat Festival customs, and Biluochun.”

“It is a blessing to live here. It is antique, full of historical sites, places of interest, and culture everywhere. ‘Within a hundred steps, there must be fragrant grass’, this sentence can be used here.” The general secretary said.

In the small square by the street, under several big camphor trees, local residents and tourists enjoyed the Pingtan performance while drinking tea.

“Above is heaven, below is Suzhou and Hangzhou, there are gardens in the city, and water villages outside the city...” Wu Nong said softly, with a long-lasting charm. After the song “Suzhou Beautiful Scenery” was sung, the general secretary took the lead in applauding.

“I came here here because of the reputation. Yesterday I saw the Suzhou Industrial Park, and today I saw the excellent traditional culture of Suzhou. Suzhou has done a good job in combining tradition and modernity. There are not only historical and cultural heritage, but also high-tech innovation. High-quality development represents the direction of future development. The Pingjiang historical and cultural block is a precious wealth that inherits and promotes the excellent traditional Chinese culture and strengthens the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. Well, let’s pass it on in our hearts.”

“Stick to the real economy and build a modern industrial system”

The 80-year-old academician Liu Yunjie has gray hair, but she is full of passion when talking about the science and technology career she is engaged in. He can hardly forget the meeting with the General Secretary 8 years ago: On December 13, 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute in Nanjing and listened to Academician Liu Yunjie’s report on research and development work.

On the afternoon of the 6th, at the Purple Mountain Laboratory in Jiangning District, Nanjing, Academician Liu Yunjie was very excited to see General Secretary Xi Jinping again: “We have initially conquered a series of core technologies with ten years of hard work.”

General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully listened to the latest introduction and fully affirmed the progress made by the scientific research team.

The Purple Mountain Laboratory also gathered domestic scientific research teams that researched 6G earlier.

General Secretary Xi Jinping was very happy to learn that this team has not only achieved a significant increase in transmission rate and system efficiency, but also achieved independent control of key technologies by advancing key technology research.

The general secretary told the local responsible comrades: “We must seize the opportunity, make new contributions, and do this matter wholeheartedly. The Party Central Committee will pay attention to and support you.”

To build a modern industrial system, the dominant position of enterprises is crucial.

When listening to the work report of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping further emphasized that it is necessary to stick to the real economy and build a modern industrial system as the key to strengthening the province, and to show new achievements in strengthening the chain, replenishing the chain and extending the chain.

In recent years, Nanjing has been committed to building a national advanced manufacturing cluster for smart grids. It already has 1,200 such enterprises, and its industrial scale accounts for 80% of the national market.

On the afternoon of the 6th, the General Secretary visited one of the representative enterprises - NARI Group Co., Ltd.

In the enterprise exhibition hall, UHV transmission technology, power grid dispatching automation system, power grid safety and stability device and control system, giant hydropower station monitoring system and equipment... The person in charge of the enterprise introduced the core products and technologies like a few treasures.

The person in charge told the general secretary that the Jinsha River Wudongde Hydropower Station with the seventh installed capacity in the world, the Baihetan Hydropower Station with the second installed capacity in the world, and the world’s largest Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station in Hebei Province have all widely used their products .

The general secretary encouraged the person in charge of the company: “Your company has played a great role in the safety, efficiency, and intelligence of the country’s entire power grid system, and you must continue to do it well.”

In the enterprise’s intelligent manufacturing production area, enthusiastic employees gathered around and greeted the general secretary loudly.

“Are you satisfied with working here?”

“satisfy!”

“They all have goals to strive for in the next step, right?”

“have!”

Seeing that everyone is full of vigor and vitality, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words are full of expectations:

“We say late bloomers. What is a great weapon? It means the best things, the most sophisticated things. These things can’t be made all at once. It takes a lot of effort, and even a lifetime of energy. I hope everyone Aim high, be down-to-earth, move forward step by step, achieve a valuable life with the tenacity of ten years of sharpening a sword, and the persistence of “accomplishing one thing in a lifetime.”

Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, July 8