(Source: "People's Daily Overseas Edition" 2026-01-05)

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Continuously updated multi-copter aircraft make "air taxis" possible; car power-swapping robots distributed across the city can solve car owners' battery anxiety within 5 minutes; with the assistance of remote communications, doctors thousands of kilometers apart operate surgical robots to rescue patients... "Everything sounds futuristic and incredible, but it shows China's ambition to lead clean energy technology." The New York Times described the development trend of China's future industry in a recent report. Why can China become a fertile ground for future industrial growth? How should we seize the initiative in this round of global technological competition? This is not only related to China's own development, but also affects the evolution of the global innovation landscape.

China’s economic development has entered a new stage. Through accumulation of industrialization and scale, we have completed many expansions and are now gradually forming original capabilities and needs "from 0 to 1".

The future industry is such a blue ocean that needs to be developed urgently. From technology to product, from concept to application, there is often no ready-made path to follow. This not only brings challenges, but also breeds opportunities. From the perspective of the industrial development cycle, higher originality often means stronger irreplaceability and more considerable profit margins. Whoever can lead in originality can control higher added value and voice.

In China, profound scientific research accumulation, complete industrial support and diversified market demands jointly build an ecology for the vigorous growth of industries in the future. Chinese scientists have repeatedly topped the global nature index, and the scale and strength of the scientific research team continue to stand out. The world's most complete industrial system helps scientists transform their "insights" into tangible products and services, and then promote them across the country. On the demand side, the ultra-large-scale domestic market with diverse groups provides diverse application scenarios for innovation, and a sense of technology and the future are oncoming: In Shenzhen, Guangdong, self-driving taxis shuttle through the Nanshan Science and Technology Park, which has become a "technological daily routine" for many young commuters; in Shanghai, "AI + elderly care" focuses on areas such as intelligent anti-shake, emotional companionship, and health monitoring. Technology is allowing the elderly to enjoy the warmth of the digital age.

However, to truly realize the transition from “following” and “running alongside” to “leading” is inseparable from a broader global perspective. The competition in the future industry will not be about going it alone, but a competition among innovative ecosystems. This requires a more active approach to integrating into the global innovation network, forging strong links and contributing wisdom through in-depth interaction with the world.

International scientific and technological cooperation is not only about complementing resources, but also focusing on building capabilities. For example, in the fields of digital economy, new energy, life sciences, etc., joint research and development and joint construction of laboratories by Chinese and foreign companies have gradually become the norm. On the other hand, Chinese enterprises’ “going global” strategy is opening up new avenues for international innovation cooperation. These nodes that penetrate into the markets of different countries are not only windows for the implementation of Chinese technologies, but also channels for absorbing global nutrients and promoting local R&D upgrades. Whether it is the smart irrigation system in the farmland of Southeast Asia or the new low-carbon cities rising in the deserts of the Middle East, Chinese technology is being flexibly adjusted according to local needs and gathering a wider range of innovation power.

Explore the world, calculate everything intelligently, empower life, and live intelligently... The development picture of the future industry is slowly unfolding. Responding to the common challenges of mankind with pragmatic collaboration and allowing technological progress to truly benefit more people is a practical and critical step for China in its future industrial development.

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