Zheng Jianbang, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, called for more favorable policies and premium resources for China's real economy when speaking at the China Real Economy Forum held on March 27 in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province.

Pointing out the great importance of the real economy to a country's overall economic development, Zheng, who is also executive vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK), stressed the need to speed up construction of world-class manufacturing clusters, accelerate high-quality development of China's manufacturing sector, and further modernize the country's industrial and supply chains.

Efforts should be focused on making overall planning and coordination, enhancing the self-dependence of China's industrial and supply chains, giving full play to the major role of enterprises, and promoting opening-up at a higher level, according to Zheng.

Participants at the forum also discussed how to improve China's industrial and supply chains and to promote the sustainable and high-quality manufacturing development in key industries.

The forum was jointly hosted by the RCCK Central Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPPCC.