Editor's note: The annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also known as the two sessions, are underway in Beijing. Chinese entrepreneurs who are serving as NPC deputies or CPPCC members have made suggestions and submitted several proposals.
Lei Jun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), attends a group interview ahead of the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2025. [Photo/VCG]
Lei Jun, an NPC deputy, CEO and chairman of Xiaomi Corp
Lei suggested the establishment of a nationwide testing and verification system for autonomous vehicles, with the aim of putting in place a seamless cross-regional and cross-provincial mutual recognition mechanism before the end of this year.
Lei also emphasized the importance of accelerating the commercial mass production process of autonomous vehicles, along with setting clear expectations for the mass production timeline, with the goal of enabling autonomous driving functions on highways, expressways and urban roads by 2026.
To lower the barriers for the adoption of autonomous vehicles, Lei said more effort is needed to establish a dedicated insurance system for autonomous vehicles by 2026.
Liu Qingfeng, chairman of iFlytek, delivers a speech at an event in Hefei, Anhui province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Liu Qingfeng, an NPC deputy, chairman of Chinese AI company iFlytek
Liu suggested efforts be made toward providing special financial support to enterprises that are developing domestic AI chips and those that use domestic chips for large language model training.
He called for more support to encourage State-owned enterprises in prioritizing the procurement of AI models developed on domestic chips and promote industry-specific vertical applications based on these AI models.
He also urged greater efforts to leverage China's extensive AI application scenarios to actively apply large language models in industrial fields, forming a data flywheel that will make the nation the first to reap the benefits from AI in industrial applications.
Zeng Yuqun, founder of CATL, attends an event in Beijing, Aug 6, 2024. [Photo/VCG]
Zeng Yuqun, a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, founder of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
According to Zeng, new-type energy storage is the key technology and fundamental equipment that supports China's new power system, and it is also a new strategic area in international energy competition.
Although new-type energy storage in China has achieved scaled development, the market mechanism for energy storage has not yet been established. Domestic new-type energy storage faces issues such as low frequency of dispatch and low utilization rates.
Zeng added that it is urgent for the country to further improve the market participation and guarantee mechanisms for energy storage in order to enhance the market application level of new-type energy storage.
Zhou Hongyi receives interview before the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, March 4, 2025. [Photo/VCG]
Zhou Hongyi, a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, founder and chairman of 360 Security Group
Zhou focused on the safety of large models and the phenomenon of "hallucinations". According to Zhou, the development of large models is of vital importance and should not be restricted in creativity simply for the sake of accuracy.
He called for flexible regulation of large models and related products and services. This approach should moderately tolerate the "hallucinations" of large models. For general mistakes caused by "hallucinations," enterprises should be given the opportunity to correct themselves. This will encourage companies to take bold moves to innovate and compete, allowing more enterprises to replicate the success of DeepSeek.
Wang Caiyun, director of scientific research with Yili Global Innovation Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Wang Caiyun, an NPC deputy and director of scientific research with Yili Global Innovation Center
This year, Wang's suggestions mainly focus on the development of the dairy deep-processing industry, as well as accelerating industrial upgrading through technological innovation to consolidate the foundation of the dairy industry.
According to Wang, although the development level of China's dairy industry continues to rise, the country's dairy deep-processing sector has not yet been fully established. In particular, key raw materials and auxiliary materials, such as whey protein, lactoferrin and milk fat globule membrane protein still face some technological constraints. Therefore, she hopes that her suggestions can promote and realize innovative breakthroughs and industrial application of dairy deep-processing technologies, and contribute to the high-quality development of China's dairy industry.
