Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium in Shanghai on the morning of the 30th, focusing on the economic and social development plans of various provinces, regions, and municipalities during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. During the event, he underscored the critical importance of fostering new-quality productive forces tailored to local conditions and emphasized the pivotal role of scientific and technological innovation and the real economy in this endeavor. Xi Jinping emphasized the necessity of comprehensively advancing the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, vigorously cultivating emerging industries, and pioneering the deployment of future industries to expedite the establishment of a modern industrial system. He further called for enhancing the national innovation system, igniting the dynamism of innovative entities, aiming at the forefront of global science and technology, fortifying foundational research and original innovation capabilities, and addressing key core technologies and cutting-edge technologies. Additionally, he proposed fostering integrated development among education, science, and technology, as well as talent, to provide fundamental and strategic backing for the advancement of new-quality productive forces.