China's emerging industries see rapid sales growth in first 11 months

Sales revenue in the high-tech industry grew by 14.7 percent year on year in the first 11 months, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Monday.

Among them, sales revenue in high-tech services increased by 17.2 percent year on year, while sales revenue in high-tech manufacturing rose by 11.1 percent. In manufacturing sectors such as integrated circuits and industrial machine tools, sales revenue grew by 19.3 percent and 11 percent year on year, respectively.

"From January to November, sales revenue in core industries of the digital economy rose by 10 percent year on year, while the firms' purchases of digital technology increased by 10.2 percent year on year. Sales revenue from digital product services and digital technology applications rose by 9.8 percent and 14.3 percent, respectively, showing the advancing progress of digital industrialization and industrial digitalization. Meanwhile, sales revenue in the data resources and intellectual property trading industry increased by 11.1 percent year on year, indicating accelerated progress in the marketization of data," said Cai Zili, deputy director of the State Taxation Administration at a press conference.

Cai said that China has deepened its efforts to upgrade traditional industries and accelerate the adoption of smart manufacturing equipment. In the first 11 months, the firms' purchases of digitized equipment by traditional industries rose by 7.6 percent, while purchases of automation equipment rose by 9.3 percent. Production practices in traditional industries have become more environmentally friendly, Cai added.

"From January to November, firms' purchases of energy-saving and environmental protection technologies in traditional industries increased by 33.2 percent year on year. This reflects the sustained intensification of technological upgrades for energy savings and carbon reduction in traditional industries, which will promote cleaner, low-carbon production practices while enhancing resource utilization efficiency," said Cai.

China's emerging industries see rapid sales growth in first 11 months

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged pooling the strength of overseas Chinese and those who have returned to China to contribute to building China into a strong country and advancing national rejuvenation.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction on work related to Chinese nationals overseas.

Xi called for fully implementing the Party's policies on work related to Chinese nationals overseas and encouraging overseas Chinese, as well as returned overseas Chinese and their families, to leverage their unique strengths in support of the cause of national reunification.

The national conference on work related to Chinese nationals overseas was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday, during which Xi's instruction was conveyed.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the conference and delivered a speech.

Xi's instruction sets the direction and provides important guidance for work related to Chinese nationals overseas on the new journey in the new era, Wang said, urging efforts to promote the high-quality development in the field in the new era.

Xi urges pooling strength of overseas Chinese to help build strong country, advance national rejuvenation