Heavy industry and light industry, choosing different emphases indeed means choosing different paths.
The development of heavy industry is more akin to the foundation and pillars, capable of solidifying the foundation of economic development.
It provides the machinery, energy, and some raw materials needed for non-agricultural light industrial production necessary for the development of light industry.
It can be said that the development of light industry heavily relies on the progress made by heavy industry; without the foundation of heavy industry development, the advancement of light industry would be out of the question or restricted by others.
But this does not mean that light industry is unimportant. After all, the development of heavy industry is more closely related to the citizens' lives, providing consumer goods, funds, markets, and some raw materials for the development of heavy industry.
