Translated by Graham Webster. Edited by Sam George and Johanna Costigan.

Source: http://www.news.cn/politics/2022-05/17/c_1128659464.htm

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Translation

CPPCC Convenes Special Meeting on 'Promoting the Continued Healthy Development of the Digital Economy'; Wang Yang Attends and Speaks

BEIJING (Xinhua, May 17, 2020) – The Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) on May 17 convened a special meeting in Beijing on Promoting the Continued Healthy Development of the Digital Economy. Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee and Chairperson of the CPPCC Wang Yang attended and spoke. Li emphasized that it is necessary to earnestly study and grasp General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on the development of the digital economy; to scientifically study and discuss the situation; to strengthen confidence in development; to treat dialectically and comprehensively grasp the relationship between development and security; to continuously strengthen, improve, and grow the digital economy; and to make it better serve and integrate into the new development pattern and the promotion of high-quality development.

Nearly 100 CPPCC members participated in the conference. Twenty-nine members and experts addressed the meeting, and more than 140 members expressed opinions through the members' work platform. The members believe China's position as a major country in digital economy development is stable, and the prospects for future development are vast. It is necessary to give play to the advantages of the New Whole State System and the super-large scale market, to strengthen strategic breakthroughs in critical core technologies, and to firmly grasp in our own hands sovereignty over the development of the digital economy. The integration of the digital economy and the real economy must be deepened; small and medium enterprises must be guided in their digital transformation; the development potential of the industrial internet must be fully unearthed; and new generation information technology must be spurred to add intelligence to equipment, value to enterprises, and capability to industries. It is necessary to clarify data property rights, usage rights, operations rights, collection rights, etc., and to build a more secure and efficient market for data factors. It is necessary to strengthen overall coordination, innovate in supervision methods, complete the digital economy governance system, and stimulate the vitality of enterprise innovation on the foundation of safeguarding national cyber and data security. It is necessary to encourage international cooperation in the digital economy and to actively participate in the course of global data governance. 

Member of the Politburo of the CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council Liu He attended and spoke at the conference. He said, since the 18th Party Congress, under the strong leadership of Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party Center, China's digital economy development successes have attracted worldwide attention. The global digital economy is exhibiting new features such as intelligentization, quantumization, blending across boundaries, deep permeation, and exponential transformation. It is necessary to work hard to adapt to the transformations brought by the digital economy in all aspects, and to improve comprehensive national power and international competitiveness. It is necessary to wage a successful battle for the strategic ground of critical core technologies, improve the quality of basic research, and focus on the research and development and diffusion of advanced applied technology. Entrepreneurs are the most important agents of innovation; it is necessary to support the platform economy and the continued healthy development of the private economy, to research and support specific measures for the standardized and healthy development of the platform economy, and to urge platform enterprises to participate in the great science and technology innovation project of the nation. The relationship between the government and the market must be handled well, plans formulated comprehensively, laws and administrative regulations completed, government direct investments increased, the quality of digitization improved for all ethnicities, and digital enterprises supported to list on domestic and foreign capital markets. The development of the digital economy must support opening to the outside world, in particular, focusing attention and efforts on people and using openness to spur competition and competition to spur innovation.

CPPCC Vice Chairperson Zhang Qingli chaired the morning session. Ho Hau-wah, Li Bin, Bate'er, Wang Yongqing, He Lifeng, Zheng Jianbang, Gu Shengzu, and Gao Yunlong attended the conference. Responsible comrades from Party Center, and relevant departments and units of the State Council attended to listen to opinions and advice and engaged in consultation and exchange with CPPCC members.

Chinese-language original

全国政协召开“推动数字经济持续健康发展”专题协商会 汪洋出席并讲话

新华社北京5月17日电  全国政协17日在京召开“推动数字经济持续健康发展”专题协商会，中共中央政治局常委、全国政协主席汪洋出席并讲话。他强调，要认真学习领会习近平总书记关于发展数字经济的重要论述，科学研判形势，增强发展信心，辩证看待和统筹把握发展和安全的关系，不断做强做优做大数字经济，使之更好服务和融入新发展格局、推动高质量发展。

近100位全国政协委员参加会议，29位委员、专家在会上发言，140多位委员通过委员履职平台发表意见。委员们认为，我国数字经济发展大国地位稳固，未来发展前景广阔。要发挥新型举国体制优势、超大规模市场优势，加强关键核心技术攻关，把发展数字经济自主权牢牢掌握在自己手中。要推动数字经济和实体经济深度融合，引导中小企业数字化转型，充分挖掘工业互联网发展潜力，促进新一代信息技术为设备赋智、为企业赋值、为产业赋能。要厘清数据所有权、使用权、运营权、收益权等权利，建设更为安全高效的数据要素市场。要加强统筹协调，创新监管方式，健全数字经济治理体系，在保障国家网络和数据安全的基础上激发企业创新活力。要鼓励数字经济国际合作，积极参与全球数字治理进程。

中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理刘鹤出席会议并讲话。他指出，党的十八大以来，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下，我国数字经济发展成就举世瞩目。全球数字经济正呈现智能化、量子化、跨界融合、深度渗透、变革速度指数化等新特征。要努力适应数字经济带来的全方位变革，提高综合国力和国际竞争力。要打好关键核心技术攻坚战，提高基础研究水平，重视先进适用技术研发推广。企业家是最重要的创新主体，要支持平台经济、民营经济持续健康发展，研究支持平台经济规范健康发展具体措施，鼓励平台企业参与国家重大科技创新项目。要处理好政府和市场关系，统筹制定规划，健全法律法规，增加政府直接投入，提高全民族数字化素质，支持数字企业在国内外资本市场上市。数字经济发展必须坚持对外开放，特别是着眼于人、着力于人，以开放促竞争，以竞争促创新。

全国政协副主席张庆黎主持上午的会议，何厚铧、李斌、巴特尔、汪永清、何立峰、郑建邦、辜胜阻、高云龙出席会议。中共中央、国务院有关部门和单位负责同志到会听取意见建议，与委员协商交流。