2026-09-23
Chinese Premier Li Qiang made an inspection tour at the Shanghai Future Qidian Community on Sept. 22, where a design prototype of a superconducting quantum computer for large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing, developed by Logical Qubit Technology, was on display.
Source: Xinwen Lianbo (CCTV News), Sept. 22, 2026
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday called for efforts to vigorously develop next-generation intelligent manufacturing, accelerate the cultivation of emerging and future industries, and continue to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing.
Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour in Shanghai.
He called for thoroughly implementing the important instructions of President Xi Jinping on developing advanced manufacturing and the guiding principles of the national conference on advanced manufacturing, adhering to the direction of intelligent, green and integrated development, promoting deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, vigorously developing next-generation intelligent manufacturing, accelerating the cultivation of emerging and future industries, and continuing to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing.
The Shanghai Future Qidian Community is a sci-tech innovation and incubation platform focused on future industries. There, Li learned in detail about the development of the community's innovation ecosystem and the operation of the Shanghai Future Industries Fund, viewed technological products in fields such as brain-computer interfaces and quantum computing, and exchanged cordially with researchers and community staff.
Noting that future industries are a potential blue ocean for advanced manufacturing, Li called for strengthening tracking, analysis and assessment of future technological development, intensifying research on core technologies, consolidating support for basic research, encouraging bold exploration and tolerance for trial and error, and continuously expanding the frontiers of industrial innovation.
He also called for building a first-class innovation ecosystem, promoting deep integration of industry, academia, research and application, strengthening sci-tech services, and actively cultivating and opening up application scenarios.
Given the long growth cycles and high market risks of future industries, Li urged vigorous development of venture capital and expansion of patient capital, as well as the establishment of mechanisms for growing investment in future industries and sharing related risks.
Li emphasized that talent is the first resource, and whoever has talent will win the future. He called for strengthening the role of research institutions, innovation platforms, enterprises and science and technology programs in gathering and cultivating talent, exploring new models for training top-notch innovative talent, and striving to foster more high-caliber personnel.
