President Xi Jinping's word is like an engine that immediately activates the gigantic propaganda machine. “The new productive forces mean advanced productivity freed from traditional models of economic growth,” defined the top leader.

The intention, he added, is to “promote a new leap forward,’ using an expression reminiscent of the Great Leap Forward. The shift also suggests a prolonged commercial, technological and geopolitical battle with the West, in the style of what has happened with the United States.