Ding Xeuxiang emphasized during his research in Hunan that technological innovation should lead industrial innovation and create a national advanced manufacturing highland.

Ding Xuxiang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted a research in Hunan on the 23rd. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the important speech spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspection in Hunan, lead industrial innovation with technological innovation, accelerate the cultivation and development of new productive forces, and build a national important advanced manufacturing industry hub. Ding Xuxiang visited the Hunan Advanced Technology Research Institute and the Malanshan Audio-Visual Laboratory to understand the operation of new research and development institutions and the integration of culture and technology. He stated that new research and development institutions should summarize experiences, focus on exploring new institutional mechanisms, achieve market-oriented operation, further unleash innovation vitality, strengthen the coordination of innovation resources and supply and demand, enhance awareness of public technological services, and improve the research and development capabilities of generic technologies. Hunan has a profound cultural heritage, and efforts should be made to promote the digital empowerment and intelligent transformation of cultural construction, continuously cultivate new cultural formats with new technologies. Hunan Province is an important source of innovation for Beidou technology and an application demonstration area. Ding Xuxiang visited the Hunan Zhongdian Xinghe Electronics Co., Ltd. to investigate the development and scale application of the Beidou industry. He pointed out that Beidou is a key national development tool independently developed by China, and we must resolutely follow the path of independent innovation, concentrate efforts on overcoming key technological difficulties, promote the coordinated development of Beidou and satellite internet. By integrating advantageous resources from production, academia, and research, innovate joint efforts and play the role of leading enterprises to speed up the transformation and application of Beidou achievements, improve the level of development of the whole industry chain, and promote the deep integration of Beidou with artificial intelligence, low altitude economy, widely enter key industries, expand applications in the consumer domain, and promote the scaling and steady development of Beidou applications. At China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation, Ding Xuxiang personally inspected the intelligent manufacturing production line and watched demonstrations of globally leading new energy and intelligent heavy machinery. He stated that manufacturing is the foundation of the country and the basis of a strong nation. Efforts should be made to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the development of emerging industries, and the cultivation of future industries. Develop characteristic industrial clusters according to local conditions and build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the core. Carry out a major initiative in enterprise technological innovation, break through a batch of original and leading key technologies, support "overtaking on a curve" with disruptive innovation, promote the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the industry. During the research process, Ding Xuxiang fully affirmed the achievements made by Hunan in scientific and technological innovation and industrial development. He hoped that Hunan would remember General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions, bravely leading the way in promoting the rise of the central region and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and striving to compose a chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Hunan.