China’s Premier Li Qiang urges faster AI-driven manufacturing growth in Shanghai
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during a September 22 inspection in Shanghai, called for accelerating emerging and future industries to strengthen advanced manufacturing. He emphasized integrating AI with manufacturing to upgrade R&D, production, and management, and building smarter supply chains. Li visited the Shanghai Electric National AI Pilot Base and the Shanghai Future Qidian Community incubation platform, stressing key technology breakthroughs, patient capital, and talent cultivation.
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China Premier Li Qiang Urges Faster Growth of Emerging and Future Industries to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during an inspection in Shanghai on September 22, called for accelerating the development of emerging and future industries to strengthen advanced manufacturing. He emphasized integrating AI with manufacturing to upgrade R&D, production, and management processes, and to build smarter supply chains. Li visited an AI pilot base and a future-industry incubation platform, where he highlighted the need for key technology breakthroughs, a supportive innovation ecosystem, and patient capital to manage the long cycles and high risks of future industries. He also stressed the importance of talent cultivation for sustaining competitive advantage. The remarks align with China's broader strategy to lead in next-generation technologies such as AI, brain-computer interfaces, and quantum computing.
Read sourceChinese Premier Li Qiang Urges Faster Growth of Emerging Industries, Advanced Manufacturing in Shanghai
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during a September 22 inspection tour in Shanghai, called for accelerating the cultivation of emerging and future industries while strengthening advanced manufacturing. He emphasized following directions of intelligence, green development, and integration, and deepening the fusion of technological and industrial innovation. Li highlighted that rapid developments in AI and other emerging technologies are reshaping manufacturing systems, production models, and industrial forms, creating new space for innovation and brand enhancement. He urged combining China's manufacturing strengths with digital and intelligent technologies, advancing 'AI + manufacturing' to empower the sector, upgrading R&D, production, and management processes, unlocking data potential, and driving comprehensive digital transformation across more industries to build smarter supply chains.
Read sourceChina Premier Li Qiang Urges Faster Growth of Emerging and Future Industries
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during a September 22 inspection tour in Shanghai, called for accelerated development of emerging and future industries to strengthen advanced manufacturing. At the Shanghai Electric National AI Pilot Base, he emphasized integrating AI with manufacturing to upgrade R&D, production, and management, and urged the creation of service platforms to help SMEs adopt smart technologies cost-effectively. At the Shanghai Future Qidian Community, a sci-tech incubation platform, Li stressed the need to track future technologies, strengthen core tech breakthroughs, and build a supportive innovation ecosystem. He advocated for venture capital and patient capital to fund long-cycle, high-risk future industries, and highlighted talent cultivation as key to winning the future. The report was published by Xinhua and carried by cls.
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Premier Li Qiang Urges Faster Growth of Emerging Industries, AI-Driven Manufacturing in Shanghai
On September 22, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during an inspection in Shanghai, called for accelerating the development of emerging and future industries while strengthening advanced manufacturing. He emphasized the need to integrate technological and industrial innovation, focusing on intelligent, green, and integrated development. Li highlighted the rapid progress of AI and related technologies, which are reshaping manufacturing systems, production models, and industrial forms. He urged combining China's manufacturing strengths with digital and intelligent technologies to advance 'AI+manufacturing', enabling smarter upgrades across R&D, production, and management. The goal is to unlock data potential, drive comprehensive digital transformation across more industries, and build smarter supply chains. The remarks align with President Xi Jinping's directives on advanced manufacturing and the national advanced manufacturing conference.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang Urges Faster Growth of Emerging Industries, Advanced Manufacturing in Shanghai
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, during an inspection tour in Shanghai on September 22, emphasized the need to accelerate the development of emerging and future industries while strengthening advanced manufacturing. He called for integrating intelligent, green, and digital trends, and promoting deep integration of technological and industrial innovation. At Shanghai Electric, Li observed AI robot applications and stressed the importance of combining China's manufacturing strengths with digital technologies to advance 'AI+ manufacturing'. He also visited the Shanghai Future Qidian Community, a tech incubation platform, where he highlighted talent as a key resource for the future and called for new models to cultivate high-quality personnel. The remarks align with directives from President Xi Jinping and the National Advanced Manufacturing Conference.
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