Private firms getting more policy boost
China DailyWorkers lay the track of the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway in Wenling, East China's Zhejiang province, on June 22, 2021. Noting that some private enterprises have been facing mounting pressures, such as rising production costs and financing difficulties, Zhou said, "It is important to encourage financial institutions to step up support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, deepen reform to eliminate barriers that hinder the development of the private sector, and support private enterprises in enhancing innovation capacities." In July last year, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a top-level guideline detailing 31 measures, such as facilitating private enterprises' access to funding, reducing market entry barriers and promoting fair competition, to promote the development of the private sector. The third plenary session's resolution said that efforts will be made to remove barriers to market access, improve the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in major national projects, support capable private companies in leading significant national technological and innovation projects, and provide private enterprises with greater access to major national scientific research infrastructure. Thanks to recent efforts to promote the private sector's participation in major projects, Chongqing One-Tale Electric Co has received special support from the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic regulator, to establish a sensor technology service platform, said Tian Yongchao, head of research and development at the company, a private-sector provider of electrical equipment.