On October 25, 2024, Pan Yishan, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Liaoning University delivered a lecture on ideological and political theories at the academic lecture hall of Chongshan Campus Library titled ‘Learning New Quality Productive Forces from General Secretary Xi Jinping: Understanding and Thinking’.
He delivered a wonderful lecture to students from four perspectives, including the background, meaning and significance of new quality productive forces, the 48 frontier technologies of new quality productive forces, new quality productive forces and digital economy as well as the five characteristics, five changes and five breakthroughs of new quality productive forces.
He studied with students the important remarks of General Secretary Xi Jinping on new quality productive forces. First, he interpreted the meaning of new quality productive forces by saying that it plays a leading role in scientific and technological innovation. He added that differing from the old development modes that rely on massive resources input and consume a lot of resources and energies, it gets rid of the traditional growth paths and meets the requirements of high-quality development. He also added that developing new quality productive forces can alleviate the labor shortage, promote the development of future industries and services and provide more high value-added employment opportunities, which is of strategic value to solve the internal development pressure.
Also, based on the Implementation Plan of New Industry Standardization Pilot Project (2023-2035), Pan Yishan studied the 48 frontier technologies of new quality productive forces, the relationship between new quality productive forces and digital economy as well as the meaning and evolution of digital economy with students. Finally, he summarized the five characteristics, five changes and five breakthroughs of the new quality productive forces, stressing that the new quality productive forces have been applied to every aspect of economic and social development and people’s life. He also pointed that by innovating institutions and mechanisms and refining the high-level talent training system, the innovation-driven strategy, the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and the strategy of reinvigorating the country through talents will be eventually achieved.
Pan Yishan also put forth expectations and requirements for the Ph.D. students at the lecture. He noted that education, science and technology and talents play a fundamental and strategic role in Chinese modernization. Scientific and technological innovation is not only important to achieve Chinese modernization, but also a core element to develop new quality productive forces. He hoped that the students can play a leading role in the country’s scientific and technological innovation, shoulder the mission of promoting social progress and prosperity and closely integrate their personal growth with the overall development of the society. He continued that facing the development tasks in the new era, the young generation should aim high and not be defeated by difficulties and challenges and forge ahead with a staunch resolve. He encouraged them to study more theoretical knowledge, dare to practice and to innovate to contribute to the scientific and technological progress and industrial upgrading of the country.
