During the 2025 National Two Sessions, representatives and members of the construction machinery industry actively performed their duties, closely followed the contemporary propositions of "new quality productivity" and "modernized industrial system", and set off a wave of suggestions and advice from practice around core issues such as technical research, talent cultivation, industry-education integration, financial taxation, green transformation, intelligent development, and achievement transformation. These suggestions not only reflect the hot and difficult issues in the development of the industry, but also reflect the in-depth thinking of the representatives and members on the future development of the industry, and demonstrate their high sense of responsibility and mission in promoting the high-quality development of the industry.

Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, director of the School of Engineering of Zhejiang University, and dean of the Institute of High-end Equipment of Zhejiang University: Use scientific and technological innovation to create new development advantages, so that the achievements and innovations of universities can be more transformed into mass production technologies and products of enterprises

As an expert in fluid transmission and control, Yang Huayong, a member of the Standing Committee, has been deeply involved in the manufacturing field for many years, actively promoting the development of new quality productivity, and paying special attention to the pilot problems in the process from innovative research and development to mass production. In the process of researching and transforming manufacturing-related technologies, he found that the pilot link of new product research and development was weak, which became a bottleneck restricting the upgrading of China's manufacturing industry. Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee, called on the majority of manufacturing enterprises to open up the real scenes of R&D and manufacturing to universities and other scientific research institutions, especially the leading enterprises to work together with scientific research institutions to build pilot platforms to break through the "death valley" of scientific and technological achievements transformation.

Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee, suggested: "I hope to strengthen the construction of pilot base platforms so that the achievements and innovations of universities can be more transformed into mass production technologies and products of enterprises."

"Pilot is the key link in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into productivity, and it is also the key to crossing the "death valley" from laboratory to market." Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee, proposed to build a national pilot platform by discipline and industry, so that the scientific research results of universities and institutes can be realized from small batches to mass production through pilot, and the "last mile" from science and technology to industry can be opened. At the same time, it is also hoped that more scientific and technological achievements and application sites can be opened to students, to create internship and training platforms for college students, and to carry out popular science education for primary and secondary school students and all walks of life, so as to further create a strong atmosphere of scientific and technological innovation.

In view of the vigorous development of artificial intelligence technology, a series of phenomenal applications have become the focus of public discussion. Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee, mentioned that "humanoid robots are an important part of the intelligent robot industry and the best medium for artificial intelligence and robots to enter human society. Everyone has high expectations for their future development and application."

"In the long run, we should explore more application scenarios of humanoid robots, such as elderly care, education, entertainment, disaster relief, industry, etc." Yang Huayong, member of the Standing Committee, said that giving full play to the role of humanoid robots in various fields, entering ordinary people's homes, and serving more groups is the future development trend. How to further promote the "blossom and fruition" of domestic humanoid robots? Standing Committee member Yang Huayong believes that the key lies in coordinating technical research and market cultivation, creating an "industry-university-research-application" innovation community, and vigorously supporting the long-term and stable in-depth cooperation between leading scientific and technological enterprises and universities and research institutes. "Governments, enterprises, schools, financial institutions, etc. work together to transform the innovative results in the laboratory into mass products that meet people's actual needs as soon as possible."

National People's Congress representative, XCMG Chief Engineer and Vice President Shan Zenghai: Promote the greening and intelligence of the construction machinery industry, and standardize and improve the order of the second-hand construction machinery market

Shan Zenghai said that as a "production tool", users of construction machinery are more concerned about cost and return, while the initial purchase cost of new energy equipment is high and the applicable scenarios are limited. At a time when the penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles is constantly increasing, construction machinery products with continuous operation and discrete operation areas face problems such as high pure electric costs, insufficient battery life, and power that cannot fully meet the use needs.

"Range-extended technology exists as a supplement to pure electricity and fuel, and its advantages are that it can improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and reduce costs. As environmental protection policies become increasingly stringent, range-extended technology has broad room for development." Representative Shan Zenghai proposed that relevant policies can be introduced to support the replacement of traditional power products with range-extended hybrid engineering machinery and agricultural machinery. For example, efforts should be made to expand the scope of large-scale equipment renewal and consumer goods trade-in policies, and include range-extended hybrid engineering machinery and agricultural machinery in the promotion and subsidy catalog.

In terms of technological breakthroughs, Representative Shan Zenghai believes that the development of special range extenders suitable for engineering machinery and agricultural machinery is extremely challenging, especially in highly integrated special engines, motors, and electronic controls. Technical difficulties such as spatial layout, power output, precise control, and electromagnetic interference still need to be overcome. He suggested supporting industry leading enterprises to take the lead in establishing joint innovation bodies, gathering resources from scientific research institutions, universities, and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, accelerating the overcoming of technical difficulties in range-extended systems and components for engineering machinery and agricultural machinery, and promoting the green transformation and development of the industry.

Only by working together can we achieve win-win results. On December 20, 2024, XCMG, the China Academy of Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. reached a strategic cooperation. The three parties cooperated to build the Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Artificial Intelligence. The research will focus on the fields of intelligent design, manufacturing and control of engineering machinery, and strive to break through key core technologies and promote the intelligent upgrading of the industry.

"At present, the domestic engineering machinery market has changed from an incremental market to a stock market. Compared with the mature international engineering machinery market, nearly 70% of its profits come from the aftermarket, of which used cars account for a large proportion." Representative Shan Zenghai suggested that the state level can regulate and improve the market order of used engineering machinery vehicles and increase policy support for used engineering machinery vehicles. At the same time, support the export of used engineering machinery vehicles and enhance the ability and influence of Chinese brand used cars in international operations.

Wang Dujuan, deputy to the National People's Congress, chief engineer of China Railway Industry and chief expert of China Railway Equipment: Helping the high-quality development of high-end equipment manufacturing industry

The 2025 government work report emphasized the need to accelerate the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry; continue to promote the "artificial intelligence +" action, and better combine digital technology with manufacturing advantages and market advantages. In this regard, Representative Wang Dujuan suggested that multiple measures should be taken to implement the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises. She said that accelerating the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry and promoting the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry are the inevitable requirements for promoting the value chain of the industrial chain to climb to the middle and high end and enhancing the competitive advantage of the industry. After the integration of artificial intelligence, it will definitely bring a qualitative leap to the manufacturing industry, and will play a big role in predictive maintenance, process parameter optimization, flexible production scheduling and other aspects.

Taking the shield machine as an example, the shield machine launched now can not only be hit horizontally, but also vertically, not only can it climb a slope at a large angle, but also can make small turns like earthworms. It is developing in the direction of intelligence, unmanned and green. Representative Wang Dujuan said that in the next step, the pace of research and development will be accelerated in cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent applications and new rock breaking methods, and efforts will be made to seize the commanding heights of shield machine technology in the world.

Representative Wang Dujuan noticed that many small and medium-sized manufacturing companies have the idea of ​​innovative AI applications, but are trapped by a shortage of construction funds. To this end, she suggested setting up special funds, and the government, associations, etc. will work together to establish a diagnostic mechanism for enterprises and provide upgrading and transformation plans.

With the further deepening of the reform of the construction of the industrial workforce and the rapid development of digital technologies such as AI big models, new requirements have been put forward for the ability and quality of practitioners. Strengthening vocational education has become an important measure to consolidate the talent foundation for high-quality development. At this year's two sessions, Wang Dujuan, a representative, also suggested that strengthening vocational education and improving the quality and skills of workers will play an important role in improving labor productivity and shaping new momentum and new advantages. She said that at present, my country's vocational education should continue to make efforts in promoting the integration of industry and education. It is recommended to build a national-level demonstration base for the integration of industry and education in key industrial parks, and encourage enterprise engineers and highly skilled talents to teach part-time in vocational colleges. Develop standardized courses for emerging fields such as intelligent manufacturing and green energy, and promote the "online + offline" integrated training model. Promoting the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry is even more inseparable from talents.

Zhou Yingfeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a special technician of Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.: I hope to bring more "original" opinions and suggestions from the masses to the conference

During the two sessions, Zhou Yingfeng, a representative, combined the direction of high-quality development of the manufacturing industry and his own actual work, focused on the training of skilled talents, the integration of industry and education, and financial taxation, and put forward relevant suggestions.

1. Vigorously cultivate high-quality skilled talents

Representative Zhou Yingfeng believes that accelerating the integration of industry and education and cultivating a large number of high-quality skilled talents has become an urgent task to promote high-quality economic development. To this end, he put forward four suggestions: First, establish a "dual system" with Chinese characteristics, and achieve seamless connection between the vocational education system and the industry; second, support the construction of "craftsman cities" in western industrial cities to form a concentrated area for the cultivation of high-level skilled talents; third, support the establishment and improvement of cross-regional talent cooperation mechanisms to improve the matching and effective supply of high-skilled talents; fourth, support the optimization of high-skilled talent management mechanisms and training paths, and stimulate the sense of honor and initiative of technological innovation.

2. "Tax power" empowers and improves corporate innovation

"The achievement of advanced technological achievements is inseparable from the country's good policies and services. Tax and fee preferential policies help enterprises to go into battle lightly. The real tax and fee bonus funds are applied to technological reform and innovation, making corporate products more competitive, corporate brands more influential, and corporate development more vital." Representative Zhou Yingfeng said. In 2024, Guangxi Zhongyuan Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Liugong, received a tax reduction of 4.98 million yuan, of which 1.8 million yuan was deducted from the relevant corporate income tax for equipment and appliances.

As a representative from an equipment manufacturing company, Zhou Yingfeng said that Liugong has always regarded innovation as the soul of high-quality development. In 2024, Liugong continued to work hard on scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, released more than 130 new products throughout the year, and took the lead in compiling national standards and industry standards for electric construction machinery.