The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.4% year-on-year, the output of industrial robots surged by 35.6%, and the profits of high-end manufacturing industries increased by double digits The Chinese industrial economy has shown strong resilience in the first half of 2025. On July 28th, Li Lecheng, Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out at a symposium of responsible comrades of the national industry and information technology authorities that since the beginning of this year, China's industrial economy has maintained stable operation, demonstrated strong resilience and vitality, continuously optimized industrial structure, continuously strengthened new driving forces, strengthened industry governance, and achieved new results in high-quality development. Stable chassis and resilience have become the key words for China's industrial economy in the first half of the year, as the industrial economy moves towards stability. In the complex and ever-changing international environment, China's industrial economy has demonstrated strong resilience. The year-on-year growth of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 6.4%, and the proportion of manufacturing added value to GDP reached 25.7%, providing solid support for the national economy. The vitality of enterprise entities continues to be released. In the first five months, the number of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 520000, an increase of over 8000 from the end of last year, and the profits of manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 5.4% year-on-year. From the perspective of enterprise types, private enterprises have shown stronger adaptability, with a profit growth of 1.7%. The industrial province plays a prominent role in carrying the heavy burden. All 31 provinces achieved year-on-year growth in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size, with Fujian, Anhui, Henan, and Hunan achieving growth of over 8%. The profit growth rate of 8 industrial provinces is higher than the national average, with Henan, Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangsu achieving double-digit growth. Driven by innovation, the "new" force is flourishing, and the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is accelerating, becoming the most eye-catching scenery of the industrial economy in the first half of the year. The robot industry is experiencing explosive growth. With the implementation and operation of humanoid robot training fields and datasets, the production of industrial robots and service robots increased by 35.6% and 25.5% respectively year-on-year in the first half of the year. In Fujian, the production of service robots increased fivefold year-on-year, while industrial robots grew by 39.0%. The scale of technology transfer continues to grow. In the first half of the year, nearly 410000 technology contracts were registered nationwide, with a transaction volume exceeding 3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%. The construction of innovation platforms is steadily advancing. As of the end of June, China has established 33 national level manufacturing innovation centers and included 241 pilot platforms in the key cultivation database. The hardware ecosystem construction has achieved fruitful results. In the first half of the year, several domestic enterprises released key products with the "world's first" nature, covering high growth areas such as security chips, high-end processors, intelligent terminal devices, and AI all-in-one machines. New technologies unleash consumer potential. There are over a hundred AI terminals such as AI smartphones, AI computers, and AI glasses developed by domestic manufacturers. During this year's 618 shopping festival, the transaction volume of AI glasses on JD.com platform increased sevenfold year-on-year. Structural optimization and industrial upgrading are moving towards excellence, with high-end manufacturing leading growth. In the first half of the year, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry accounted for 35.5% of all industries above designated size, an increase of 0.9 percentage points from last year, driving the growth of all industries above designated size by 3.4 percentage points. The high-tech manufacturing industry has shown impressive performance. The added value increased by 9.5% year-on-year, contributing 23.3% to the growth of all industries above designated size. The manufacturing profit of electronic specialized materials increased by 68.1%, and the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries increased by 72.8%. The profit of black metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased significantly by 13.7 times year-on-year. The electronic information manufacturing industry has become a growth engine. In the first half of the year, the added value of electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 11.1% year-on-year, with growth rates 4.7 and 1.6 percentage points higher than those of industrial and high-tech manufacturing industries during the same period, respectively. Among the main products, the production of smartphones reached 563 million units, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%; The production of microcomputer equipment reached 166 million units, an increase of 5.6%; The production of integrated circuits reached 239.5 billion blocks, an increase of 8.7%. Green and digital, accelerating the pace of transformation, and achieving significant results in green transformation. Data shows that at the national level, the output value of green factories accounts for over 20% of the total manufacturing output value, and the energy consumption per unit of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size continues to decline. The comprehensive promotion of digital transformation. The relevant departments have newly identified 26 pilot cities to carry out the second batch of new manufacturing technology transformation, and support 35 pilot cities to implement digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Accelerate the promotion of digital transformation in industries such as electronic information, power equipment, and light industry. The digital penetration rate has significantly increased. As of the first half of this year, the penetration rate of digital R&D tools in large-scale light industrial enterprises has reached 86.2%, and the penetration rate of digital management has reached 82.3%. It is worth noting that the digital transformation in Fujian Province has achieved particularly significant results. The equipment manufacturing industry led the industry with a growth rate of 15.2%, with the electrical machinery manufacturing industry growing by 18.9% and the railway, shipbuilding, and aerospace equipment manufacturing industry growing by 19.2%. This confirms that the dual wheel drive of "high-end manufacturing+intelligent manufacturing" has achieved practical results. (New Society)