Delegates bring 'Shandong voices' to two sessions

Over the past year, National People's Congress deputies and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference members in Shandong province have conducted in-depth research, refined proposals and endeavored to bring the most resonant voices of Shandong to the national two sessions this year. New quality productive forces Developing new quality productive forces is an intrinsic requirement and an important focus for boosting high-quality development, which cannot be achieved without innovation. "I am more concerned about how to promote high-quality and sustainable development through technological innovation," said Zhai Yanping, an NPC deputy and vice-dean of the Rare Earth Catalysis Innovation Research Institute Co Ltd. For many years, Zhai has led a team dedicated to solving the application of rare earth catalytic materials in the automotive industry. Rural vitalization Sun Dongwei, an NPC deputy and Party secretary of Shandong Luhua Group, urged tapping into the growth potential of domestic oil seeds and reducing reliance on soybean imports from abroad. Wang Chuanxi, a CPPCC member and Party secretary of Daicun village in Lanling county, suggests bolstering urban-rural integrated development and expanding new types of rural collective economy.