On May 28 Minister Li Lecheng chaired a MIIT reform steering-group meeting to
review 2025 reform delivery and set 2026 priorities. The ministry urged swift
implementation of central reform tasks and key measures from the Third Plenum
decision and Fourth Plenum directives, stressing equal emphasis on policy
support and reform-driven innovation and anchoring actions on achieving new-type
industrialization. Priority reforms cited: maintain a reasonable share for
manufacturing; deepen integration of technological and industrial innovation;
accelerate convergence of informatization and industrialization; and promote
development and scaling of specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative
SMEs.
