On March 19, reports indicated that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will zero in on crucial application domains, leveraging advanced basic materials, pivotal strategic materials, avant-garde new materials, and the convergence of 'artificial intelligence + materials' as springboards for innovation. The ministry is set to bolster support through policy measures, talent development, and resource allocation, fostering collaborative innovation throughout the entire industrial chain and persistently refining the innovation ecosystem for new materials. Li Lecheng emphasized that entrepreneurs ought to proactively align with national strategies, expedite the growth of the new materials industry in response to the manufacturing sector's demands, concentrate on vital materials and address vulnerabilities within the industrial chain, thereby enhancing self-sufficiency capabilities. Concurrently, they should ramp up investments in research and development, actively engage in major national science and technology initiatives, hasten advancements in leading-edge technologies, and spur the creation of groundbreaking innovations.