Long Yongtu: Digital technology is the golden key for the upgrading and transformation of the manufacturing industry

"There is an idiom in China called Ruhu Tianyi. Today we develop the digital economy to put wings on the big tiger of the manufacturing industry." At the "2022 China · Nanjing Golden Autumn Economic and Trade Fair and the Digital Economic Summit" on September 5, Long Yongtu, former chief negotiator of China Entry Entry, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Trade, and former Secretary -General of the Boao Forum for Asia, delivered a keynote speech "Digital Economy Create High -quality Manufacturing".

Under the circumstance where the economic situation is very severe, it is particularly important to establish confidence. Long Yongtu believes that the current force that China's economy can bring confidence is the development of foreign trade. Since the new crown epidemic, except for individual months, my country's foreign trade import and export have increased at a rate of double digits.

"Why can our foreign trade imports and exports maintain high -speed growth under such difficulties?" Long Yongtu felt that there were two main reasons.

First of all, from the perspective of demand, affected by the epidemic, major changes have taken place in the entire foreign consumption structure and consumption methods. Especially in developed western countries, the consumption of services such as tourism, leisure, entertainment, catering, culture, sports and other services they favored in the past were replaced by more goods. This brings great opportunities to the global manufacturing industry.

Secondly, the prevention and control of China's epidemic is relatively successful, and the resumption of work and re -production is fast. In addition, with a strong and complete manufacturing industry chain, we seize the opportunity of major changes in global consumption forms. The export and exports rose sharply.

"Through the new crown epidemic, we have seen the vitality, power, and tenacity of China's manufacturing industry." Long Yongtu said that in the past few years, the added value of China's manufacturing industry accounted for more than 30%of the global proportion. When major challenges, the manufacturing industry helped us turn in danger. So today we are talking about the digital economy, and we must not forget a major foundation of our economic development -manufacturing.

While emphasizing the important position of my country's manufacturing industry, Long Yongtu also pointed out the main problems that exist: big but not strong, lacking brand. Long Yongtu said: "Under such circumstances, digital technology is a golden key for our manufacturing upgrade and transformation. When the manufacturing industry can combine with digital technology, the entire manufacturing industry will have a qualitative leap."

In addition, the digital economy can form a connection for our manufacturing industry and the service industry. In recent years, in our foreign trade exports, cross -border e -commerce has played a great role, and cross -border e -commerce needs a lot of supporting service industries in operation, such as cross -border logistics, cross -border payment, financing, insurance, law, accounting, accounting, accounting, accounting , Taxation and many other funds services. "Therefore, the digital economy has a great empowerment of the manufacturing industry and the service industry. It can promote the development of the Chinese economy faster and more quality." Long Yongtu said.

Jiangnan Times reporter Zhang Yaqian

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