Table of Contents

Chapter One An Overview of China’s Development
I. Development Environment in 2023
II. Strategies for Development in 2023
III. Development Achievements in 2023

Chapter Two Innovative Development
I. New Changes in the Innovation Development Landscape
II. Key Measures for Deepening Innovation-Driven Development
III. New Achievements in Building a Modern Industrial System Through Scientific and Technological Innovation

Chapter Three Coordinated Development
I. New Strides in Coordinated Regional Development
II. New Steps Taken in the Integration of Urban and Rural Development
III. Coordinated Development of Material Wellbeing and Cultural-Ethical Standards

Chapter Four Green Development
I. New Circumstances Facing China’s Green Development
II. New Plans and Measures to Promote Green Development
III. New Achievements in Green Development

Chapter Five Open Development
I. Foreign Trade Remained Resilient
II. Two-Way Investment Developed Steadily
III. High-Standard Financial Opening Up Progressed Steadfastly
IV. Platforms for High-Standard Opening Up Played a Bigger Leading Role
V. China Boosted World Economic Recovery with Open Cooperation

Chapter Six Shared Development
I. China Made New Progress in Modernization of Education
II. Employment Remained Stable in General
III. China Made Further Refinements to Income Distribution
IV. Social Security Continuously Enhanced
V. The Healthy China Initiative Made Steady Progress
VI. China Maintained Overall Social Stability

Thematic Report 1 China’s New Energy Industry: Market-Based Support for Global Green and Low-Carbon Transition
I. China’s Rapid Development in New Energy Industry Stems from Its Unwavering Commitment to Green and Low-Carbon Transformation and the Sector’s Economies of Scale and Comparative Advantages, Which Have Taken Shape over a Long Period of Time
II. It Is Essential to View New Energy Production Capacity from a Holistic, Historical, and Evolutionary Perspective, Instead of Arriving at the Absurd, Oversimplified Conclusion of “Overcapacity” Through One-Sided, Static Lenses
III. China’s New Energy Sector Conforms to the Global Trends of Green and Low-Carbon Transformation and Economic Globalization and Benefits Humanity and the World

Thematic Report 2 Understanding the Development of China’s Future Industries
I. Future Intelligence
II. Quantum Information
III. Future Network
IV. Future Materials
V. Low-Carbon Energy
VI. Life and Health
VII. Future Space

Thematic Report 3 Major Trends and Implications of the Development of AI
I. The Nature, Features and Trends of AI
II. The Impact of AI on Human Society
III. China’s Main Advantages in the Development of AI

Thematic Report 4 Capturing the Economic Characteristics of Data
I. Data – a Fundamental Resource in the Digital Era with New Characteristics, Different from Traditional Resources
II. New Products and Services Catalyzed by Data
III. Data Promotes Economic Growth and Social Development
IV. Some Noteworthy Risks in the Development and Use of Data

Thematic Report 5 Improving the Carbon Market Trading Mechanism and Pursuing the Goals of Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality
I. Progress of China’s Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Efforts
II. Imperative for Carbon Pricing Mechanism to Play a Bigger Role in Reaching the Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Goals
III. China Has Formed an Initial Carbon Pricing System with the National Carbon Market Playing the Principal Role
IV. The National Carbon Market Has Proven Effective
V. The Improvement of the National Unified Carbon Market Will Be Accelerated

Appendix Key Indicators of China’s Development

References

Afterword

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