FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, China January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Li also singled out the integrated circuits and artificial intelligence industries as priority areas for the government to build up domestic capabilities.
Li said the government, whose recent crackdowns on industries from e-commerce to private education has roiled global markets, would continue to improve “regulatory rules”.
“We will further the implementation of policies to ensure fair competition and take stronger action against monopolies and unfair competition to ensure a well-ordered and fair market environment,” he said, according to the report.
“We will act quickly to improve regulatory rules for key industries, emerging sectors, and sectors with foreign involvement and introduce new measures to make regulation more targeted and more effective.”
In supportive measures, the government said it would raise the tax deduction coverage for small and medium science and tech enterprises from 75 per cent to 100 per cent, and support more foreign investment in medium- and high-end manufacturing and R&D.
The work report also said the government would push the large-scale rollout of 5G networks, “smart cities and digital villages”.
“We will improve the governance of the digital economy and unleash the potential of data as a factor of production, to further stimulate economic development and enrich people’s lives,” said Li.