Jin Guanping: The modern industrial system needs the integration of the three industries.
The first meeting of the 20th Central Committee of Finance and Economics held recently emphasized that we should adhere to the three-time industrial integration development and avoid splitting the opposition. This requirement is of great significance for clarifying the wrong understanding and speeding up the construction of a modern industrial system with integrity, advancement and safety.
Competition among big countries requires industry. Modern industrial system is the most critical winner. Without the modernization of industrial system, there will be no economic modernization; Without a solid material and technological foundation, it is impossible to build a socialist modernization power in an all-round way. Accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system supported by the real economy is related to our winning strategic initiative in future development and international competition.
After years of development, China has basically built an industrial system with large scale, complete system and strong competitiveness, and is the only country in the world with all industrial categories in the United Nations industrial classification. However, compared with the traditional developed countries and the requirements of high-quality development, the modernization level of China’s industrial system is still not high, which is manifested in the following aspects: the industrial base is relatively weak, and the stability and impact resistance of the industrial chain are insufficient; Modern service industry is not developed enough, and its integration with manufacturing industry is insufficient; The virtuous circle among science and technology, industry and finance has not yet formed.
China’s industrial system has obvious advantages and super-large-scale market advantages. With the deepening of new industrialization, informationization, urbanization and agricultural modernization, it has broad prospects and great potential to play the integration multiplier effect of the three industries.
There are still some misconceptions and practices about the development of the three industries. For example, the "dichotomy" is adopted for manufacturing and service industries, and the manufacturing and service industries are considered to be independent. There is also a view that China’s economic development mainly depends on the service industry, and the third production exceeds the second production, which is the optimization of industrial structure, and even the development of the tertiary industry at the expense of distorting other industries, and the proportion of manufacturing industry has dropped too early and too fast. The practice of separating or even opposing the three industries not only does not conform to the law of industrial development, but also adversely affects industrial security, economic security and national security. The scope, degree and level of industrial integration in China are not wide enough, and the role of supporting and leading high-quality economic development is not obvious.
The new development pattern is based on the modern industrial system, and the smooth economic cycle requires orderly linkage and efficient smoothness of all industries. At present, China’s economy has shifted from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage, so it is necessary to promote the transformation and adjustment of production functions, improve the total factor productivity and shape new competitive advantages. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly requires the construction of a new service system with high quality and high efficiency, and promotes the deep integration of modern service industry with advanced manufacturing industry and modern agriculture. Industrial integration, especially the deep integration of advanced manufacturing industry and modern service industry, is an important way to conform to the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, enhance the core competitiveness of manufacturing industry, cultivate modern industrial system and achieve high-quality development. It is necessary to focus on the key areas and key links of building a modern industrial system, accelerate the cultivation of integrated development subjects, explore the path of integrated development, form a new mode of integrated development, and improve the level of inter-industry and intra-industry integrated development. To speed up the construction of an agricultural power and continuously enhance the core competitiveness of manufacturing industry, we should not only base ourselves on the industry, but also promote the deep integration of modern service industry with advanced manufacturing industry and modern agriculture, promote the extension of producer service industry to specialization and high-end value chain, and realize the mutual promotion and progress of China service and China manufacturing. (This article Source: Economic Daily Author: Jin Guanping)