Backing for industry to boost innovation By MA SI and CHENG YU | China Daily | Updated: 2021-08-03 06:40 Share CLOSE An employee works on the production line of escalator components in Nantong, Jiangsu province. GU HUAXIA/FOR CHINA DAILY Specialists: Sci-tech efforts will become resilient, motivating companies to excel China's efforts to strengthen industry and supply chains will also boost the resilience of its scientific and technological innovation, and motivate companies to overcome technological bottlenecks, experts said. Qiao Biao, deputy head of the China Center for Information Industry Development, a Beijing-based think tank, said a more resilient and flexible industry chain is an important foundation for the growth of China's economy, as uncertainties continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic.