The next 'China' is still China - a better China: Global Times editorial

BEIJING, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, several mainstream international media outlets have expressed admiration for China's technological progress. For example, Bloomberg said the AI boom sparked by DeepSeek has injected "new energy" into the two sessions; CNN focused on China's upcoming establishment of a national venture capital guidance fund to "support technological innovation"; and the BBC discussed China's cultivation of tech talent by featuring stories such as an 8-year-old boy in Beijing playing chess against AI and the introduction of general AI courses in Beijing's primary and secondary schools. Nikkei Asia reported that by 2025, China's mature chip production capacity will account for about 28 percent of the global market. Increasingly, the global consensus on China's development is that the next "China" is still China - a better China.

For the "explosive" technological breakthroughs, foreign media have been asking, "How did China manage to do it?" Chinese technological development is not achieved overnight. It results from long-term strategic planning and precise policies at the national level, a strong societal atmosphere that respects knowledge and champions innovation, the innovative practices of countless companies increasing their R&D investments, and the dedicated spirit of generations of professionals willing to "sit on the sidelines." The "spectacular rise" China is experiencing in the eyes of the international media is not a brief firework display but a story of bursting from the accumulated strength. As China's economic, technological, and overall national power continues to grow, this "innovation forest" will only flourish further.

China's comprehensive industrial system provides a solid foundation for technological innovation, while its enormous market of more than 1.4 billion people serves both as a "stress test" for technological iteration and a "value amplifier" for innovation. The multidimensional improvement in population quality and talent pipelines, combined with strong support from national policies, capital, and infrastructure, has together forged the robust core of a "high-quality development China." For example, the swift and efficient deployment of AI applications in China relies heavily on strong investments in 5G networks, cloud computing, and big data centers. China's infrastructure is like a high-speed expressway that enables innovation to accelerate more quickly and steadily. Similarly, the achievements stemming from the innovative practices of private enterprises benefit from the positive interaction between various levels of government and businesses. As Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said during his interview at the two sessions "deputies' passage," "I feel deeply the care and support from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for private enterprises, and this has greatly boosted our confidence."

In the recently approved 2025 Government Work Report at the two sessions, "high quality" is a keyword that has been repeatedly emphasized. The report explicitly states that "high quality development" is the "top priority" to be focused on, and we need to place equal emphasis on winning through quality and economic scale.

It sets high quality requirements in various specific fields, such as "advancing the high quality development of high standard cropland," "accelerating high quality development of key industrial chains in the manufacturing sector," and "moving faster to build a high quality education system." At the same time, high quality is also defined as the means to achieve policy goals, for example, "to encourage local governments to foster new sources of revenue in pursuing high quality development," and "to steer and generate demand through high quality supply." This year will continue to promote the "AI+" initiative, consumer electronics, and other products, demonstrating China's determination and action in "steering demand through high quality supply."

From the accumulation of quantity to the advancement of quality, along with the value-driven leap in China's development logic, a China marked by "high quality" is injecting more confidence into the world.

The global tech community has been amazed by DeepSeek, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype has made a dazzling debut on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Black Myth: Wukong has opened new doors for China's AAA gaming industry on the international stage, and Ne Zha 2 continues to make waves in the global cinema market.

Beyond these well-known success stories, high quality development has permeated all aspects of China's industries and daily life. In Fujian's Zhangzhou pineapple farms, precision flowering control technology has boosted yields per mu by 2,000 jin (1,000 kg). At Shougang's cold-rolled galvanized steel production line, the agile arms of the slag-scooping robot have made the risks of manual labor a thing of the past, enhancing worker safety and happiness. And when visiting the Great Wall, ordering a drone-delivered coffee has become a reality, showcasing the everyday benefits of China's booming low-altitude economy.

The executive vice president of Siemens stated that the next "China" is still China, but it will be a "different" China. This "difference" refers to a "better China" that is firmly advancing on the path of high quality development. The deeper driving force behind China's high quality development lies in the organic integration of "independent innovation" and "opening-up and inclusiveness."

The Chang'e-6 mission, carrying international payloads, provides a broad platform for global scientific collaboration. The China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite helps safeguard the ecology of the Amazon rainforest. DeepSeek's open-source technology approach has accelerated the widespread adoption of AI globally, earning it the reputation of being a true "OpenAI."

A "better China" is promoting the creation of a broader innovation community based on principles of inclusivity and shared benefits, offering development opportunities to the world.

SOURCE Global Times