Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits Chengdu International Railway Port in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 26, 2026. He made an inspection tour in Sichuan Province from Thursday to Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHENGDU, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has called for accelerating efforts to advance breakthroughs in core technologies, accelerate the building of a modernized industrial system, and foster new drivers of economic growth during an inspection tour in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

During visits to the cities of Chengdu, Deyang and Mianyang, He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected equipment manufacturers and enterprises that use special and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and unique products, learning about their technological innovation, foreign trade exports and project development. He also visited a land-port logistics hub to examine its operations.

He stressed the importance of leveraging the leading and driving role of major technological and engineering equipment and projects, advancing breakthroughs in key core technologies, achieving greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, enhancing the resilience and security of industrial and supply chains, and better serving the country's major national strategies.

He also called for reinforcing the leading role of enterprises in technological innovation, promoting collaboration among industry, universities and research institutes as well as cooperation between state-owned and private enterprises, fostering competitive industrial clusters, accelerating digital and intelligent upgrading, developing new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, and speeding up the building of a modernized industrial system.

He urged further efforts to unlock the potential of foreign trade by leveraging the China-Europe Railway Express and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor to support the development of inland areas as hubs of opening up and promote high-quality foreign trade growth.

He also emphasized balancing development and security, strengthening efforts to prevent and defuse risks in key sectors, and safeguarding local economic and financial stability.

He called on relevant authorities to carefully analyze common issues and practical difficulties faced by local governments and businesses, formulate targeted policy measures in a timely manner, and make every effort to sustain the country's economic recovery and growth. ■

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, presides over a symposium on economic performance in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 25, 2026. He made an inspection tour in Sichuan Province from Thursday to Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)