Wang Dongfeng, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), led a team to East China's Zhejiang province from May 19 to 23 on a survey of improving the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in national technological research and development initiatives.

The survey team visited the cities of Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Taizhou, where they toured industrial parks, enterprises, production workshops, universities, and research institutes. They talked with industrial park managers, private entrepreneurs, and scientific researchers to better understand private enterprises' involvement in major national technological projects, technology research efforts, and their contributions to innovation. The team also held a symposium to gather opinions and suggestions.

The team noted that, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012, the CPC Central Committee has placed great importance on the development of the private sector, launching a series of key measures including the introduction of the private sector promotion law, which have encouraged eligible private enterprises to participate in major national technology projects. Notable progress has been achieved ever since with great prospects ahead, they added. 

The team emphasized the need to further improve the system and mechanisms, build collaborative innovation platforms, focus on key technologies and major projects, and guide private enterprises to participate in major national technological projects, thereby promoting the integration of technological and industrial innovation.

The team called on CPPCC members to deepen research into critical and challenging issues related to private enterprises' involvement in major national technological breakthroughs and offer targeted suggestions, contributing to deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese modernization.