Five private entrepreneurs and representatives of new social strata exchange views with Chinese and foreign journalists
On May 28, the State Council Information Office held a meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists titled “Strivers on the New Journey.” Five private entrepreneurs and representatives of new social strata gathered around the theme “Striving for the 15th Five-Year Plan: Private Enterprises Take Responsibility,” sharing their insights and experiences based on corporate practices and plans for integrating into the strategic layout of the 15th Five-Year Plan to shape their companies’ future development.
“The 15th Five-Year Plan outline clearly proposes accelerating the development of the cultural industry and cultivating outstanding cultural enterprises and brands. It encourages more cultural enterprises and excellent cultural products to go global,” said Wang Ning, founder, chairman, and CEO of Pop Mart International Group. Over 16 years of entrepreneurship, Wang Ning has led Pop Mart from a trendy novelty store in Beijing to a globally leading pop culture entertainment group, creating world-class IP brands with craftsmanship and innovation.
Wang Ning stated that as a Chinese cultural enterprise, Pop Mart has received support from various sectors in recent years. He hopes the company can grow like a “tree,” creating not only greater commercial value but also more social value, bringing culture and art into everyday life.
Yan Junjie, founder and CEO of Shanghai MiniMax Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., began researching artificial intelligence during his doctoral studies and started his company four years ago, now serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
Yan Junjie noted that the 15th Five-Year Plan outline provides a comprehensive exposition and layout for “AI+.” He said that artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years and has become a tangible productive force. In the future, efforts should focus on integrating AI with the entire industrial chain, accelerating industrial development through AI, and better serving society with AI.
“We hope to further improve our analytical capabilities, bring our models to a more advanced level, and enable them to serve more users,” Yan Junjie said.
Taking over the baton from the previous generation and carrying forward the spirit of industry, Chen Yanni, chairwoman and president of Wolong Holding Group Co., Ltd., is a second-generation successor in the motor and drive control industry. “Since childhood, my father often took me to the factory. The roar of lathes in the workshop and the scene of workers carefully winding wires are very deep memories of my childhood,” Chen Yanni said. It was only after taking over the company that she realized the heavy weight of the word “industry.”
From a small township factory to where it is today, how should the relationship between inheritance and innovation be handled?
“‘Inheritance’ tells us where we come from, and ‘innovation’ tells us where we are going,” Chen Yanni said. The entrepreneurial spirit and patriotic dedication to industry passed down by the previous generation are the cultural foundation and must be preserved. Driving the long-term high-quality development of the company relies on innovation. “Looking toward the 15th Five-Year Plan, we will closely follow the national strategy and continue on the path of serving the country through industry.”
Liu Wenfeng, chairman and general manager of Jiangxi Fisian Technology Co., Ltd., is a tech entrepreneur and a representative of new social strata. Since its founding nearly 16 years ago, the company has grown into an enterprise with over 1,000 independent intellectual property rights and more than 350 software and hardware products.
“The vitality of an enterprise comes from continuous innovation,” Liu Wenfeng said. In his view, with the constant iteration of technology, innovation must be ongoing.
“The 15th Five-Year Plan outline offers many opportunities for private enterprises, especially tech-oriented private ones,” Liu Wenfeng said. “In this era, as long as private enterprises can focus on their core business, root themselves in their main industries, continuously innovate, and align with the national strategy, they will have great potential.”
Similar to Liu Wenfeng, Gao Qing, general manager of Shenzhen Jingfeng Crystal Technology Co., Ltd., is also a representative of new social strata and a member of the national new social strata “Science and Technology Innovation China” service group.
“New social strata are energetic, knowledgeable, and powerful,” Gao Qing said. “They should continue to leverage their expertise and professional knowledge to serve the country.”
Having worked for many years in the quartz crystal industry, a key basic electronic component, Gao Qing has led the company to focus on technology, conduct in-depth research and development, and break the monopoly of foreign products. Today, Jingfeng Crystal has become a core supplier to many Fortune Global 500 companies.
“The 15th Five-Year Plan outline provides major opportunities for the development of our electronic components
