Alongside the great journey of reform and opening up, the private sector has weathered storms and flourished, growing from small to large and from weak to strong. A large number of private enterprises have ventured abroad, competing in the global market and increasingly demonstrating formidable market competitiveness. Today, China's private economy has reached a considerable scale and holds significant weight, with many notable highlights: private enterprises account for over % of the total number of enterprises; among national high-tech enterprises, more than , are private, exceeding % of the total; in the robust export sectors known as the "new three," private enterprises contribute over half; and in the Fortune Global 500, the number of Chinese private enterprises has increased from in to . The private sector has become a vital force in advancing Chinese modernization, an important foundation for high-quality development, and a key driver in building China into a modern socialist powerhouse and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The remarkable achievements of the private sector have been made under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the scientific guidance of the Party's principles and policies. Especially since the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has strengthened its leadership over the work related to the private economy, introduced a series of decisions and plans to promote the development and growth of the private sector, and driven its sustained, healthy, and high-quality development. Multiple policy documents, including the "Opinions on Creating a Better Development Environment to Support the Reform and Development of Private Enterprises" and the "Opinions on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy," have been successively issued, leading to an increasingly sound policy system supporting private sector development. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee explicitly proposed the "enactment of a Private Economy Promotion Law," and the upcoming 14th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress will conduct a second review of the draft Private Economy Promotion Law, providing a solid legal guarantee for fostering the growth of the private economy. The Party and the state's fundamental principles and policies for the development of the private sector have been incorporated into the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and will be consistently upheld and implemented without change—now or in the future.

To ensure the implementation of policies and measures and take a long-term perspective, it is essential to foster a favorable business environment that promotes the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy. A good business environment is like sunshine, water, and air—it enables private enterprises to take root, thrive, and even grow into towering trees. Efforts should be made to further cultivate a cordial and clean relationship between government and business, engaging with enterprises in an open and aboveboard manner while proactively providing services. At the same time, it is crucial to resolutely prevent issues such as power-for-money deals and commercial bribery from undermining government-business relations and the business environment, allowing enterprises to focus wholeheartedly on their core operations and dedicate themselves to growth. Recently, the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou" have gained widespread popularity, prompting many to ask: Why Hangzhou? The answer lies in its effective implementation of policies to boost the private economy and its commitment to creating an excellent business environment—key factors behind its success.

In the spring of the Yisi year, this high-profile symposium for private enterprises has sounded the rallying call for a new era and journey to promote the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy. By thoroughly and meticulously implementing the key task of "solidly carrying out policies and measures to boost the private economy," the forest of private enterprises is bound to flourish with even more lush and vibrant foliage.