SOEs pumping large sums into R&D
China DailyChina's centrally-administered State-owned enterprises have played a leading role in developing new quality productive forces by investing more than 1 trillion yuan annually in research and development over the past two years, and major technological achievements have continued to emerge, according to a new report. Tan added that SOEs should strengthen cooperation in industrial and supply chains, boost efforts to promote the transformation and industrial application of scientific and technological achievements, jointly transform traditional industries and cultivate emerging industries. Last year, investments by SOEs in strategic emerging industries increased by 32.1 percent year-on-year, and total annual revenues of the industries exceeded 10 trillion yuan, the report said. "Private enterprises account for more than 80 percent of national specialized and sophisticated 'little giant' businesses, and over 90 percent of high-tech enterprises, playing an indispensable role in the development of new quality productive forces," said Qiu Xiaoping, deputy chairman of the federation.