The construction industry is an important pillar industry of China's national economy. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives on housing and urban-rural development work, fully, accurately and comprehensively implemented the new development philosophy, worked hard and forged ahead, and achieved new accomplishments in the high-quality development of housing and urban-rural development undertakings, making positive contributions to advancing Chinese-style modernization. On the morning of August 23, at the series-themed press conference on "Promoting High-Quality Development" held by the State Council Information Office, Ni Hong, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, stated that high-quality development is the primary task of building a modern socialist country in all respects and is the absolute principle of the new era. In terms of construction industry development, we have deepened reform of the construction industry, advanced the industrial, digital and green transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, and strived to contribute to economic development and the improvement of people's livelihoods.

　　Remarkable achievements have been made, showcasing the distinguished image of the "Built by China" brand. High-quality development is development that can incentivize scientific and technological innovation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's construction industry has thoroughly implemented the national innovation-driven development strategy, led the transformation and upgrading of the traditional construction industry with technological innovation, promoted China's transition from a "major construction country" to a "strong construction country," and polished the "Built by China" brand. Some construction equipment with independent intellectual property rights and internationally advanced levels has become a "national treasure" of the construction industry, such as building machines, shield tunneling machines, and bridge erection machines; a series of world-class engineering projects have been completed and put into use, such as Daxing Airport, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link; and major projects of a number of Chinese construction enterprises have "gone global" to become landmark projects and have been recognized by 190 countries around the world, such as Lusail Stadium, the main stadium of the Qatar World Cup, the Central Business District of Egypt's New Administrative Capital, and the Kuala Lumpur Landmark Tower in Malaysia. From "big" to "strong," today's Chinese construction industry is undergoing a transformation in high-quality development, gradually moving toward the mid-to-high end of the value chain, continuously enhancing its viability, competitiveness, development capacity and sustainability, and building the golden招牌 of "Built by China."

　　Persevering with determination to go far, advancing the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry. China's construction industry is entering a new era of innovative development in which new industrialization transforms production methods, digitalization drives comprehensive transformation, and greening achieves sustainable development. The press conference pointed out that in terms of reform goals, efforts will be made to build a modern construction industry system and promote the industrial, digital and green transformation and upgrading of the construction industry; in terms of methods and paths, science and technology will be used to improve the quality and efficiency of construction industry development; in terms of systems and mechanisms, the construction engineering standards system will be improved, with emphasis on reforming related foundational systems such as engineering supervision, engineering cost, and engineering completion acceptance, continuously improving the construction market and engineering quality and safety supervision systems, and creating a market environment of integrity, law-abiding, fair competition and the pursuit of quality; in terms of talent team building, emphasis will be placed on building a professional and dedicated talent team. The grand blueprint has been drawn, and the call of the times urges people to forge ahead; the reform tasks are clear and the direction is definite. Aiming broad and achieving the refined, the government should do a good job in top-level design, and industry enterprises should work together to jointly promote a new picture of high-quality development of the construction industry featuring industrialization, digitalization and greening.

　　With unwavering original aspiration, creating high-quality building products. In Chinese-style modernization, people's livelihoods are paramount. Strong relevance to people's livelihoods is the most prominent feature of housing and urban-rural development work. The original aspiration of construction industry reform is to strive to provide high-quality building products to the whole society and to keep striving for the high-quality development of the construction industry and a better life for the people. It is necessary to deeply practice the new development philosophy of "innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing" and strive to create premium projects. Strengthen and highlight the "product" attributes of buildings, and design, build and maintain building products well. Adhere to a people-centered approach, accelerate the improvement of building quality, and "building good houses that satisfy the people" will become the focus of high-quality development of the construction industry. We must work together, centering on the original aspiration of reform, to continuously push construction industry reform to greater depth.

　　Looking back at the magnificent journey, we set sail with vigor on a new journey. Standing at a new historical starting point, we must continue to showcase the distinguished image of the "Built by China" brand, advance the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, create high-quality building products, and continuously paint a splendid picture of the construction industry while moving forward with determination.