BEIJING,March16(Xinhua)--Atthejust-concludedsessionsofChina'stoplegislatureandtoppoliticaladvisorybody,orthe"twosessions,"ChinesePresidentXiJinpingcalledformajormovestodeepenreformtoinjectstrongimpetusintopromotinghigh-qualitydevelopment,arousingheateddiscussionsamongthemediaandthepublic.So,whatexactlyishigh-qualitydevelopment?AndwhatareChina'splanstoachieveit?QUALITYOVERQUANTITYHigh-qualitydevelopmentmeansachangefrommerelyseekinggrowthtoseekingbettergrowthandseekingqualityoverquantity.InXi'sview,high-qualitydevelopmentcanmeetpeople'sever-growingdesireforabetterlife.Itreflectsthenewdevelopmentphilosophyfeaturinginnovative,coordinated,green,openandshareddevelopment.High-qualitydevelopmentmeansshiftingthegrowthmodelfromcrudetointensive,withafocusoninnovation.Itwillnolongerbemainlydrivenbytraditionalfactorssuchaslabor,capitalandlandbutbynewinnovativefactorssuchasinformationtechnology,bigdataandartificialintelligence.High-qualitydevelopmentaimstoachievegreaterefficiency,equity,sustainabilityandsecurity.Obsoleteproductioncapacityandtechnologywillgraduallybephasedoutwhilegreenemergingindustriesandrenewableresourcetechnologywillbedeveloped.Thiswillleadtoanewpatternofinnovation-driven,greendevelopmentthatfostersaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.Suchdevelopmentwillestablishamoreequitableincomedistributionsystemandensureequalizationofpublicresourcesbetweenurbanandruralareas.Thiswillallowthebenefitsofeconomicgrowthtohaveamoresignificantandfairimpactonallindividuals,leadingtotheircommonprosperity.In2017,XistatedthatChina'seconomywastransitioningfromaperiodofrapidgrowthtoastageofhigh-qualitydevelopment.HenotedthatChinahadreachedacriticalstageintransformingitsgrowthmodel.Itfacedproblemssuchasrisinglaborcosts,growingconstraintsfromresourcesandtheenvironment,andimpedimentsineconomicflows.ThecurrentprincipalcontradictioninChina'ssocietyhasbeentransformedintothecontradictionbetweenpeople'sgrowingneedsforabetterlifeandunbalancedandinsufficientdevelopment.Thereisaneedforamoreprominentpositionforhigh-qualitydevelopment.NEWQUALITYPRODUCTIVEFORCESStrollthroughtheHefeiHi-techZoneandexpecttoseethebirthplaceoftheworld'sfirstquantumscienceexperimentsatellite,"Mozi,"thecountry'sfirstquantumchipproductionlineandtheworld'sleadingvoicerecognitionsystem.Startingfromapieceoffarmland,theHefeiHi-TechZonehasdevelopedrapidlyovertheyears.In2015,itsGDPexceeded50billionyuan(6.95billionU.S.dollars)forthefirsttime.Onlyfouryearslater,thefiguredoubledto100billionyuan(about13.8billiondollars).Mostnotably,73.8percentofitsindustrialoutputvaluecamefromemergingandhigh-techindustries,morethandoublingthe30.6percenttenyearsago.Thezone'srapidgrowthgivespeopleaglimpseofChina'seffortstorealizehigh-qualitydevelopmentinrecentyears,drivenbytechnologyandinnovation.Sincelastyear,aseriesoftechnologicalbreakthroughshaveemergedinChina,includingthecommercialmaidenflightofthedomesticlargeaircraftC919,theundockingofthefirstdomesticlargecruiseship,thecompletionoftheliftingoftheworld'sfirst16-megawattoffshorewindturbineandtherecordlengthoftimesetbyasingletestofthemainengineofChina'smannedlunarlandingrocket,amongmanyothers.AreportreleasedbytheChinaAcademyofScienceandTechnologyDevelopmentStrategyshowsthatChina'snationalinnovationindexhadrisento10thintheworldin2023,upthreeplacesfromtheyearbefore.Itistheonlydevelopingcountrytoenterthetop15.Duringthisyear's"twosessions,"ChinesePremierLiQiangannouncedaprojectionofaround5percentgrowthforChina'seconomyfor2024,highlightingthegovernment'sfocusonmoderateyethigh-qualitygrowth.Toachieveit,Chinawilllaunchayear-longprogramtostimulateconsumption;launchpoliciestopromotedigital,environmentallyfriendlyandhealth-relatedconsumption;increaseeffectiveinvestment;modernizetheindustrialsystem;anddevelopnewqualityproductiveforcesfaster."Chinahasdesignedahigh-qualityeconomicdevelopmentmodelforitscurrentstageofdevelopment,advocatingforagreeneconomyandhigh-techdevelopment,"saidLuisFernandez,seniorresearcherattheWorldEconomicResearchCenteroftheUniversityofHavana."Thiswillinjectstrongvitalityintotheworldeconomy."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.