Industry is the cornerstone of the national economy. What is the development of China's industrial economy in the year of the end of the 14th Five Year Plan? What are the characteristics of industrial development? At the press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 21st, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced the achievements of industrial and information technology development in 2025. The role of "ballast stones" is highlighted, and the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.9% year-on-year throughout the year; The added value of the manufacturing industry has been ranked first in the world for 16 consecutive years; The total volume of telecommunications services increased by 9.1% year-on-year; The contribution of industry and information technology to economic growth exceeds 40%... A set of data shows a steady growth trend of China's industrial economy. In 2025, we will firmly shoulder the key task of achieving new industrialization, push forward the industrial economy under pressure, and develop towards new and optimal development. The main goals and tasks for the whole year will be successfully completed, achieving effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity. ”Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Zhang Yunming said. The stable situation continues to consolidate, and the pace of progress continues to accelerate. Data shows that the added value of large-scale equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries increased by 9.2% and 9.4% respectively year-on-year throughout the year. The digital transformation of the manufacturing industry has been solidly promoted, with a total of more than 35000 basic level, 8200 advanced level, 500 excellent level, and 15 leading level intelligent factories built. Accumulatively cultivating over 8000 national green factories, the added value energy consumption and water consumption of industrial units above designated size continue to decrease. Small and medium-sized enterprises are an important support for the resilience of the industrial economy. We are accelerating reforms in key areas, implementing special actions to reduce the burden on enterprises, accelerating efforts to clean up overdue payments to enterprises, promoting the implementation of policies that benefit enterprises, and making every effort to create a 'pool of living water' environment for enterprise development. ”Zhang Yunming said. As of now, China has cultivated a total of 17600 specialized, refined, and innovative "little giant" enterprises, over 140000 specialized, refined, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, and over 600000 technology-based and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. In 2025, the added value of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises above designated size will increase by 6.9% year-on-year, and the R&D investment intensity of specialized, refined, and new "little giants" enterprises will reach 7%. The new momentum continues to grow, and humanoid robots are showing off their 'kung fu mode'; Breakthroughs have been made in major equipment such as ultra large diameter shield tunneling machines; Domestic big models lead the global open source ecosystem... "Innovation" was frequently mentioned at the press conference. Efforts are being made to promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and the "new" momentum is continuously growing - by 2025, the added value of China's integrated circuit, electronic special materials and other industries will increase by 26.7% and 23.9% year-on-year, respectively; New energy vehicle production and sales reach new highs; The first phase of 6G technology testing has formed over 300 key technology reserves; Domestic enterprises have released over 330 humanoid robot products; Accumulatively promoting the entry of new material products worth over 55 billion yuan into the market. Artificial intelligence is being applied to the field of production and manufacturing with unprecedented depth and breadth. At present, the scale of intelligent computing power in China has reached 1590 EFLOPS, and the application of artificial intelligence has covered key industries such as steel, power, and communication. Zhang Yunming stated that the next step will be to accelerate breakthroughs in key technologies such as training chips and heterogeneous computing power. Strengthen the integration of applications and systematically promote breakthroughs in the implementation of large and small models and intelligent agents. Accelerate the development of urgently needed industry standards and improve the open source mechanism for artificial intelligence. Strengthen algorithm security protection, training data protection and other key applications. The deep integration of digital economy and real economy continuously empowers industrial transformation and upgrading. Following the experience of moderate advancement, we have built the world's largest and technologically advanced information infrastructure. ”Xie Cun, Director of the Information and Communication Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that there were more than 23000 "5G+Industrial Internet" construction projects, and new models and new business forms such as "Black Light Factory", "Unmanned Mine" and "Smart Port" were gradually expanding, becoming the key driving force for upgrading traditional industries. How to ensure a good start to the 15th Five Year Plan by vigorously promoting new industrialization? Zhang Yunming stated that in the new year, efforts will be made to stabilize growth, strengthen innovation, promote integration, optimize governance, prevent risks, vigorously promote new industrialization, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone. Enhancing the adaptability of consumer goods supply and demand is an effective measure to further unleash consumption potential and consolidate the stable and positive trend of the industrial economy. Tao Qing, Director of the Operations Monitoring and Coordination Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that the consumer goods industry is a traditional advantageous industry in China. The next step will be to closely follow the direction of supply and demand coordination, keep up with the trend of consumption upgrading, optimize product supply, continue to build a matrix of Chinese consumer goods, solidly promote the intelligent, green, and integrated development of the consumer goods industry, and release consumption vitality and enhance consumption momentum with more practical measures. In terms of cultivating and strengthening emerging and future industries, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will deepen the implementation of the "Developing and Strengthening Emerging Industries to Create New Momentum Action", the "Large scale Application Demonstration Action of New Technologies, New Products and New Scenarios in Manufacturing Industry", create a national demonstration base for the development of emerging industries, organize and implement a number of forward-looking and strategic major science and technology projects, support local construction of a number of future industry pilot zones according to local conditions, and increase government investment funds. Promoting green and low-carbon transformation is essential for building a modern industrial system. Tao Qing stated that in the future, we will focus on the difficulties and bottlenecks such as flexible hydrogen production and smart operation of microgrids, develop key energy-saving and environmental protection equipment and integrated system solutions that are suitable for different scenarios, revise a number of basic general and technical specifications and standards, and strive to cultivate new driving forces for green development. (New Society)