China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's value-added industrial output expanded by 6.1 percent year on year in April, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The industrial output is used to measure the activity of large enterprises each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.78 million U.S. dollars).

Addressing a press conference in Beijing, Fu Linghui, NBS spokesman, briefed reporters on the added value of these large enterprises in April.

"In April, the added value of industries above designated size went up 6.1 percent year on year and 0.22 percent month on month. A breakdown of the figures by industries showed the value-added industrial output of mining increased by 5.7 percent, and that of manufacturing climbed 6.6 percent year on year, while the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water rose by 2.1 percent. The value-added output of equipment manufacturing was up by 9.8 percent, and that of high-tech manufacturing went up 10 percent, respectively 3.7 and 3.9 percentage points faster than the added value of all industrial enterprises above designated size," said Fu.

In the first four months of this year, the country's industrial output gained 6.4 percent compared to a year ago, the data showed.

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in April

With China's southern island province of Hainan gearing up to launch its special customs operations, the expected higher level of openness is set to bring together high-quality resources from both China and abroad, providing crucial support for building a modern industrial system.

Hainan has outlined its strategic development framework for this modern industrial system with distinctive characteristics and advantages, featuring a tiered and structured layout, which has been dubbed "45432".

The first "4" stands for optimizing and upgrading the four leading industries: tourism, modern services, high-tech industries, and efficient tropical agriculture, which currently contribute over 67 percent of the provincial GDP.

The "5" signifies cultivating new quality productive forces along five strategic fronts, leveraging Hainan's unique advantages in climate, ocean depth, latitude, and green ecology to forge strengths in seed development, the marine economy, aerospace, green development, and the digital economy.

The second "4" reflects a forward-looking plan to develop four advanced industries: bio-manufacturing, hydrogen energy, brain-computer interfaces, and embodied AI.

The "3" focuses on excelling in three key consumption areas: expanding duty-free shopping, developing international healthcare, and refining education into world-class offerings.

Finally, the "2" underpins the entire structure by building Hainan into both an Island of Talent and an Island of Technological Innovation.

Together, the "45432" framework comprehensively connects industrial upgrading, cutting-edge innovation, premium consumption, and talent, cementing Hainan's role as a strategic and high-value frontier for broader opening-up and high-quality development.

Decoding Hainan's strategic blueprint for modern industrial system