China unveils 100 exemplary 5G factory projects to drive industrial digital transformation

Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday unveiled the 2025 5G Factory Typical Application Practices, featuring 100 exemplary 5G factory projects selected from thousands nationwide to accelerate the country's manufacturing modernization.

These selected applications span key sectors including equipment manufacturing, consumer goods, raw materials, electronics and information technology, energy, and transportation.

These factories have effectively increased production capacity, reduced operating costs and improved product quality, thanks to their coverage of 5G network exceeding 99 percent.

"These 100 projects fully showcase the construction needs, solutions, and value of 5G factories. They offer replicable and scalable models for industries to build high-quality 5G factories, providing a Chinese solution for digital and intelligent transformation of the industrial sector," said Tang Libo, deputy director of the Technology and Standards Institute at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

The development follows the ministry's vigorous promotion of the large-scale application of "5G + Industrial Internet" in 2022. Since then, the program has driven the construction of more than 23,000 dedicated 5G networks.

"5G enables the collection of massive real-time data from production sites, laying the foundation for rapid AI development. It has turned '5G + Industrial Internet' into a core capability for enterprises' digital and intelligent transformation, becoming vital infrastructure for advancing new industrialization and developing new quality productive forces," said Tang.

China unveils 100 exemplary 5G factory projects to drive industrial digital transformation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday presided over a State Council executive meeting that studied work on building a unified national market and reviewed and approved a plan for the development of a modern emergency response system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Noting that building a unified national market is essential to advancing high-quality development, the meeting called for deepening institutional frameworks in areas such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, social credit and market exit mechanisms.

The meeting also urged efforts to advance high-standard connectivity of market infrastructure to facilitate smooth economic circulation and effectively reduce logistics costs across society.

Emergency management is critical to protecting people's lives and property, the meeting said. It called for accelerating the development of a modern emergency response system, deepening reform and innovation in emergency management, and improving coordinated response mechanisms.

Efforts should be made to strengthen risk prevention at the source, enhance monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and accelerate a shift in governance toward proactive prevention, according to the meeting.

A draft revision of the Law on the People's Bank of China was also discussed and approved in principle at the meeting, which decided to submit the draft to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation.

Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting