China's light-industry sector to promote high-quality development

2023 年 1 月 26 日，在中国东部浙江省嘉兴市南湖区玉新镇的一家电器公司，工作人员正在制作电器设备。（新华社/徐宇）

Staff members make electrical equipment at an electrical appliance company in Yuxin Town of Nanhu District, Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

北京，3月22日（新华社）——中国轻工业联合会负责人在一份新闻稿中表示，中国轻工行业将增加产品种类、提高质量、加强品牌建设，以刺激消费需求，推进产品创新和升级。周二发布。BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- China's light-industry sector will increase product variety, improve quality and strengthen brand-building to stimulate consumption demand and advance product innovation and upgrading, the head of the China National Light Industry Council said in a press release Tuesday.

张崇和表示，今后一个时期，理事会将引导企业精准刺激需求，推进高端智能产品研发，促进功能食品、智能家电、婴幼儿产品等产品生产。以及绿色产品。Zhang Chonghe said that, in the coming period, the council will guide firms to accurately stimulate demand, promote research and development for advanced smart products, and facilitate the production of functional food products, smart home appliances, products for babies and senior citizens, as well as green products.

张说，将开展工作，推进全行业生产装备数字化改造，加快智能制造示范工厂建设，以数字技术为支撑，提升消费品质量。Work will be done to advance the digital transformation of production equipment across the whole industry and accelerate the building of intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories to improve the quality of consumer goods with the support of digital technology, Zhang said.

行业还计划在家电、食品化妆品、儿童用品等领域培育一批国际高端品牌。The industry also plans to cultivate a batch of high-end international brands in the fields of home appliances, food and cosmetics, and products for children.

张补充说，该委员会将对消费品安全标准进行微调，并加快制定和修订重点行业的强制性国家标准。Zhang added that the council will fine-tune consumer goods safety standards and speed up the formulation and revision of mandatory national standards in key sub-sectors.

工业和信息化部官员何亚琼说，将采取措施引导企业积极应用新技术、新工艺、新材料，提高产品的舒适性、安全性和功能性。Measures will be taken to guide enterprises to actively apply new technologies, processes and materials to improve the comfort, safety and functionality of products, said He Yaqiong, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Aticle and picture are from People's Daily Online