2016年CRI China Makes Every Effort to Push Forward Technology Innovation

 

Over 40 billion ballpoint pens are made in China every year. Yet, the key materials and equipment are, for the most part, imported.

Thus, most Chinese stationery¹ companies are lingering at the low end of the industrial chain.

Ding Zhangrong, president of domestic stationery company Guanghua, said manufacturers make less than 10 cents on each ballpoint pen.

Qin Yong is in charge of high and new technology development at the Ministry² of Science and Technology. He explained the main weakness lies in the material of the ball seat, the material and producing technology of ink, and processing equipment.

At the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference session five years ago, the top advisory³ body set up a special team to promote the domestic production of ball point pens. 

Thanks to the efforts of many, the project has seen success.

CEO of domestic stationery company TrueColor, Mo Xiaoxi, said that once they began using domestic raw material and equipment, they have seen huge savings⁴.

"We found that the production cost of a ball pen which is sold at one yuan or more will be cut by four to five cents. Our company manufactures millions of ball point pens everyday. So we can save hundreds of thousands yuan each day and 60 to 70 million yuan annually⁵."

However, Qin Yong pointed⁶ out though China has made breakthrough in ball point pen production, many companies still depend on import.

"I think the problem is though we have owned advanced material, we failed to produce advanced material steadily⁷ and still need to improve our manufacturing process. Moreover, we need to extend the market for domestic material. We have to promote our products and let more Chinese companies to trust and buy domestic produced material."

Deputy of National People's Congress Zhang Zhao'an emphasized the importance of support from research institutes and government in innovation and industrial upgrades.

"The major and high-end technical progress should not merely depend on companies. Research institutes and government should also be involved. Thanks to the support from the government, we have made substantial progress in ball point pen production within only five years. In conclusion, I believe the development of new technology needs the efforts of many parties to transform China into a true manufacturing giant."

Qin Yong added the country is still facing great challenges in industrial upgrading, such as unbalanced technological⁸ development among different regions and technological weakness in innovation.

He promised the ministry will be dedicated⁹ to pushing forward the "Made in China 2025" program and ensure a manufacturing process that is both intelligent and green.

For CRI, this is Fei Fei.

1 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

5 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

7 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。