The modern industrial system is the material and technological basis of Chinese path to modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must place the development of new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions in a more prominent strategic position, guided by technological innovation and based on the real economy, adhere to comprehensively promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, actively developing emerging industries, and advancing the layout of future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system." The "15th Five Year Plan" proposes the deployment of 12 strategic tasks, with the first being "building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy. The first task is to demonstrate the importance of weight and send a clear signal - 'China's economy started with the real economy and also relies on the real economy to move towards the future.'. ”Stability, the real economy is the foundation of a country's strength. How has the real economy become an important support for China's economy? Analyzing a sample will provide a visual experience. Xingfu Town, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, has gathered more than 2800 commercial kitchenware upstream and downstream enterprises. However, a few years ago, the development of the kitchenware industry in Xingfu Town was struggling: outdated technology, weak brands, and declining corporate profits year by year. Do we still need to guard the industry? Do you want to find a new path? Do you want to find some industries that make quick money? After careful consideration, Xingfu Town has decided to stick to kitchen utensils and focus on innovation: increasing investment and introducing advanced equipment on one hand; Attracting talents nationwide and collaborating with universities for research and development. Innovation led, some enterprises have developed energy-saving and efficient gas stoves, with thermal efficiency increased by more than 30%; A company has developed intelligent cooking robots... Nowadays, the kitchenware industry in Xingfu Town accounts for about 40% of the national market, with 42000 employees. The development of a town prioritizes industry; The same applies to the development of a country. Looking back, the real economy is the foundation of our existence. Let's first look at a set of data. In 2024, China's industrial added value will reach 40.5 trillion yuan, accounting for about 30% of the gross domestic product. In the first three quarters of this year, industrial added value increased by 6.1% year-on-year, driving economic growth by 1.8 percentage points. Let's look at another set of data. The real economy has employed over 400 million people, accounting for more than half of the country's employed population. The 2025 Global Innovation Index Report shows that China has 24 of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, ranking first in the world; Among them, the Shenzhen Hong Kong Guangzhou cluster ranked first in the world for the first time. Looking ahead, the real economy remains a top priority. Industry is the foundation of the economy. The modern industrial system connects production and consumption, occupies a key hub position in the national economy, and is an important lever for achieving high-quality development. ”Li Yan, Deputy Minister of the Industrial Economics Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said. "Today, the trend of localization and regionalization of the industrial chain and supply chain is more and more obvious. Accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with integrity, progressiveness and security as its internal requirements is conducive to winning strategic initiative in international competition. ”Li Yan said. How to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by the real economy? In the latitude and longitude of time and space, the 14th Five Year Plan period has laid a solid foundation for the construction of a modern industrial system. Stronger family background - the added value of manufacturing industry accounts for nearly 30% of the global total, and the overall scale has remained the world's largest for 15 consecutive years; Among the 504 major industrial products, most of them have the highest production volume in the world. Stronger strength - "Chang'e" landing on the moon, "Tianhe" stationed in the air, "Beidou" networking, domestic large aircraft put into commercial operation... Since the 14th Five Year Plan, China's manufacturing industry has accelerated its "follow-up", increased "parallel running", and emerged as a "leader". In the Global Innovation Index ranking, China has entered the top ten globally for the first time. Huang Qunhui, a researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, "The key to building a modern industrial system is to promote the intelligent, green, and integrated transformation and upgrading of the real economy." Walking into an old factory, one can feel the revitalizing power of "intelligence". Shanghai Steam Turbine Factory, the first steam turbine manufacturing enterprise in New China. Nowadays, in the blade workshop of an enterprise, one can only see the five axis linked milling machine running at high speed and the algorithm automatically scheduling production. This' smart revolution 'has had a significant effect: production capacity has increased by 12% to 15% compared to traditional models, and Shanghai Turbine Factory has become a leader in the industry. Observing an industry can appreciate the surging vitality of "greening". Compare a set of data. In 2010, the annual production of new energy vehicles in China was less than 10000 units; In 2024, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China will both exceed 12 million units, with a penetration rate of 40.9%. After more than 10 years of development, China has seized the opportunity of green transformation, taken the lead in changing the track, and formed a new international competitive advantage. Nowadays, China's production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years, making it the world's largest exporter of automobiles. Being in a scene, one can experience the collaborative charm of "fusion". Take a photo of the unfinished house, choose your favorite decoration style, and the mini program will automatically generate exquisite renderings; One click switching of styles, various types of ceilings, walls, floors, sofas can be freely matched... "We are about to launch an artificial intelligence design assistant to provide customers with a one-stop home solution that is what they feel, what they want, what they design and manufacture, and what they manufacture and serve," said Zhu Yaojun, Vice President of OPPEIN Home Group. Manufacturing+modern service industry ". Currently, more and more enterprises are transforming from" product manufacturers "to" ecological service providers "to integrate and extend the industrial chain, and improve the value chain. With intelligence, greenness, and integration as the entry point, and industrial upgrading as the foothold, China's industrial system will achieve "strong muscles and bones" and "strong blocks and strong strength". New, building a new engine for China's economic development. Looking through the suggestions of the 15th Five Year Plan, there is a new proposal that attracts attention: focus on building emerging pillar industries. What is an emerging pillar industry? Emerging pillar industries need to have both the characteristics and impacts of emerging industries and pillar industries. ”Qu Shenning, a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, analyzed that it not only occupies an important strategic position in the national economy and plays an important supporting role in economic growth, but also has high technological content and added value. From strategic emerging industries to emerging pillar industries, emerging industries will shoulder the responsibility of becoming the new engine of China's economic growth. This is a practical requirement for breaking through the bottleneck of economic growth. Observing the current situation, the driving effect of some traditional key industries on economic growth is gradually weakening. The petrochemical industry and other industries may face the problem of peak domestic demand, coupled with the deterioration of the international trade environment, and the expansion of some traditional key industries faces huge challenges. ”Qu Shenning said that in order to maintain reasonable economic growth, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of emerging pillar industries, providing solid support for expanding employment and increasing income. This is an important lever for achieving high-quality development. The emerging pillar industries have the characteristics of new business models, high technological content, sufficient green background, great growth potential, and good comprehensive benefits. The emerging pillar industries can be regarded as an upgraded version of strategic emerging industries, which will promote a qualitative leap in China's economic development, "said Qu Shenning. Building emerging pillar industries has a solid foundation. According to forecast data, the added value of strategic emerging industries will account for over 17% of the gross domestic product by 2025, which is about 5.3 percentage points higher than the end of the 13th Five Year Plan period. Building emerging pillar industries with vast future space. The proposal for the 15th Five Year Plan proposes to accelerate the development of strategic emerging industry clusters such as new energy, new materials, aerospace, and low altitude economy, which will give rise to several trillion yuan or even larger markets. ”Zheng Zhajie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated. Low altitude economy is one example. The Qiqu Mountain Scenic Area in Zitong County, Sichuan Province, nestled among ancient cypress trees, has a new helper for forest patrol: patrol personnel only need to tap their phones to summon with one click, and the tower 3 kilometers away slowly opens. Drones soar into the sky and patrol along the set route in all directions, without blind spots. The core area of over 20 square kilometers can be inspected by drones in 30 minutes, and the time for smoke and fire warning verification has been reduced from 20 minutes to 2 minutes. ”Zhao Songbai, Deputy General Manager of China Mobile Sichuan Zitong Branch, said. From inspection drones to crop protection drones, and then to "air taxis", the market size of China's low altitude economy will reach 1.5 trillion yuan this year, and is expected to reach 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035. Of course, while focusing on building emerging pillar industries, we should also pay attention to optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, and proactively layout future industries. Traditional industries, the "basic sector" of China's current industrial system, account for about 80% of the added value in the manufacturing industry. Promoting the upgrading and upgrading of key industries, it is preliminarily estimated that there will be an additional market space of about 10 trillion yuan in the next five years, releasing huge development momentum and livelihood dividends, "said Zheng Zhajie. Future industries, today's seedlings, may be tomorrow's strategic emerging industries, and the pillar industries of the day after tomorrow. These industries are gaining momentum, and the new scale added in the next 10 years is equivalent to rebuilding a high-tech industry in China, "said Zheng Zhajie. Keeping the foundation of the real economy and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system will lay a solid material foundation for Chinese path to modernization and create a new situation for Chinese path to modernization. (New Society)