The State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences on "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan". The assets of central enterprises reached 99.3 trillion yuan.

The State Council Information Office today held a series of press conferences with the theme of "Getting Started with the 15th Five-Year Plan". The relevant person in charge of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council introduced the implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan and the promotion of high-quality development of central enterprises.

As of the end of August, the total assets of central enterprises reached 99.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%; from January to August, the scale of R&D investment increased by 2.7% year-on-year, and it is expected to exceed 1 trillion yuan for the whole year. This will be the fifth consecutive year that central enterprises have invested more than one trillion yuan in R&D, achieving a good start.

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, our country will further optimize the layout and structure of the state-owned economy. Specifically, we must pay more attention to "strengthening the foundation" in areas related to national security and the lifeline of the national economy. Since the beginning of this year, central enterprises have accelerated the implementation of a number of major projects and landmark projects around the "Six Networks", with annual plans to arrange related investments of approximately 2 trillion yuan. In the field of forward-looking strategic emerging industries, more emphasis will be placed on “expanding capacity and improving quality.”

Pang Xiaogang, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: Central enterprises have further strengthened basic support such as industrial software and key components, taken the lead in promoting artificial intelligence to empower thousands of industries, innovatively developed service-oriented manufacturing, and strived to create emerging pillar industries.

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council will promote central enterprises to take the initiative to undertake a number of national-level and iconic major scientific and technological tasks, and continuously enhance the supply capabilities of forward-looking leading technologies, key core technologies and common technologies. At the same time, we will focus on solving common problems, bottlenecks, and deep-seated problems that restrict the development of enterprises, promote reform and empowerment, and better stimulate the vitality of high-quality development of enterprises.