Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 20 (Xinhua) -- A State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on September 20 studied ways to accelerate the development of a new type of industrialization, reviewed and adopted the "Special Action Plan for Clearing Up Overdue Payments to Enterprises," listened to a report on the inspection and research on promoting sustained economic recovery and improvement, and reviewed and adopted the "Draft Regulations on the Protection of Minors Online".
The meeting stressed the importance of thoroughly studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on promoting a new type of industrialization, deeply analyzing and grasping the changes in the domestic and international situation and the characteristics of the current stage of China's new type of industrialization, and doing a solid job in various key tasks to comprehensively improve the quality, efficiency, and international competitiveness of industrial development. It is necessary to simultaneously promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the cultivation and expansion of strategic emerging industries, accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing, synergistically promote digital industrialization and industrial digitalization, and focus on addressing shortcomings, extending advantages, and forging new advantages. It is necessary to adhere to deepening reforms and expanding opening up, fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of various business entities, giving full play to the supporting role of the national unified market, guiding the rational layout of industries with the strategy of functional zones, making good use of both domestic and international markets and resources, and effectively enhancing the dynamism and vitality of promoting a new type of industrialization.
The meeting pointed out that resolving the issue of overdue payments to enterprises is crucial to enterprise production and operation, investment expectations, and sustained economic recovery and improvement, and must be given high priority. Provincial governments should assume overall responsibility for debt clearing in their respective regions, promptly address the issue of government arrears to enterprises, break the "vicious cycle" of mutual arrears among enterprises, and central and state-owned enterprises should take the lead in repayment. It is necessary to emphasize substantial repayment, strengthen policy support, coordination, and supervision and assessment, strive to ensure that all overdue payments are cleared, and work to establish a long-term mechanism.
The meeting heard a report on the inspection and research on promoting sustained economic recovery and improvement. The meeting stressed that regarding the problems identified in the inspection and research, all regions and departments should attach great importance to them and keep a close watch on them, treating the "problem list" as a "responsibility list," and promptly rectifying and implementing them one by one, expanding the results of rectification through lessons learned, and conducting timely "reviews" of the rectification situation, focusing on promoting the implementation and effectiveness of the policies that have been introduced. Regarding the suggestions collected from the inspection and research, relevant departments should, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, consider them in conjunction with the planning of next year's economic work, conduct in-depth research, accelerate the introduction of relevant policies and the implementation of work, and further consolidate the trend of sustained economic recovery and improvement.
The meeting pointed out that minors are the future of the country and the hope of the nation. It is necessary to build a legal foundation for the online protection of minors, promote the strict implementation of the responsibility for the online protection of minors by all relevant parties, guide and support relevant enterprises to actively implement the regulations and comply with regulations, and promote the healthy growth of minors.
The meeting also studied other matters.
