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　　The proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan call for forward-looking planning for six major future industries, including quantum technologies, biomanufacturing, hydrogen energy, and nuclear fusion. Since the beginning of this year, multiple national ministries and commissions have rolled out supporting policies in quick succession. Building on their respective strengths, regions across China have stepped up efforts on multiple fronts—ranging from technological breakthroughs and scenario-based applications to industrial clustering—accelerating the transition of future industries from the laboratory to real-world deployment.

　　At present, a number of flagship projects in future industries are advancing at an accelerated pace. China’s first Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) has entered the final assembly stage. As a core component of the nuclear energy industry layout during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the device targets the commercialization of fusion energy, promoting the transition of nuclear fusion from scientific validation to engineering development and large-scale application.

　　Since the start of the year, China’s future industries have not only achieved continuous breakthroughs in core technologies but also delivered a series of landmark outcomes in key areas, accelerating industrial implementation. Notably, China has independently developed several quantum sensors, which have already been applied in precision equipment across a range of fields.

　　In Shenzhen, China’s latest independently developed Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System has been operating stably for over 500 hours in real seawater conditions, achieving a carbon dioxide capture efficiency of over 70%. The system is capable of converting CO₂ dissolved in seawater into “green feedstock” for manufacturing plastic products, accelerating the transition of biomanufacturing from laboratory prototypes to industrial-scale products.

　　In Tianjin, brain–computer interface (BCI) technology has been integrated into the medical sector. Local hospitals have established dedicated wards where non-invasive intracranial pressure monitoring is carried out using BCI devices. More than a dozen BCI-based rehabilitation devices have entered clinical trials, collectively serving over 200 patients.

　　From technology R&D breakthroughs to scenario-based deployment, and from isolated advances to industrial clustering, China’s future industries are entering a critical stage of high-quality development. By 2025, the market size of embodied intelligence is expected to exceed RMB 5 billion, the BCI market to surpass RMB 3.8 billion, and the total scale of the biomanufacturing industry to approach RMB 1 trillion.

　　Looking ahead, China will continue to strengthen policy support, focus on core tracks across the six major future industries, develop a number of future industry development clusters, foster specialized and sophisticated enterprises and industrial clusters, and cultivate new trillion-yuan industrial growth tracks.