Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Step up efforts to clear overdue payments from enterprises and resolutely curb the increase of overdue payments.

The National Industrial and Information Work Conference was held in Beijing on December 25th and 26th. The meeting emphasized that in 2026, efforts should be focused on achieving a good start for the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan", focusing on key areas and key tasks, highlighting ten key areas of work. It is important to expedite the clearance of overdue payments to enterprises and resolutely curb new overdue payments. Revise the standards for classifying small and medium-sized enterprises. Establish a number of national public service demonstration platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises to enhance the functions of China's service network for small and medium-sized enterprises.