China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its sovereignty, while opposing any interference from external forces that targets the country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Guo made the remarks in response to a question about the Cuban foreign minister's condemnation of the United States for prosecuting Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro.
"China always firmly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions with no basis in international law and without UN Security Council authorization, opposes the abuse of judicial measures, and rejects external forces exerting pressure on Cuba under any pretext," said Guo
"The U.S. side should stop wielding sanctions and judicial tools against Cuba, and stop resorting to threats of force. China firmly supports Cuba in upholding national sovereignty and dignity and opposes external interference," said the spokesman.
China reaffirms support for Cuba's sovereignty, opposes foreign interference: spokesman
China reaffirms support for Cuba's sovereignty, opposes foreign interference: spokesman
China's industrial sales revenue grew steadily in the first eight months of this year, with equipment manufacturing and high-tech industries posting notable growth as new quality productive forces are cultivated at a faster pace, revealed the country's latest tax data released on Monday.
From January to August, the industrial economy maintained steady progress, with industrial sales revenue rising 7.3 percent year on year, according to the State Taxation Administration (STA).
Sales revenue in mining, manufacturing, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water grew 8.3 percent, 7.5 percent and five percent respectively, all maintaining relatively fast growth.
Equipment manufacturing continued to play a stabilizing role, with sales revenue up 10.1 percent year on year. In particular, sales revenue in computer and communication equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and instruments and meters manufacturing grew 18.8 percent, 14 percent and 14.1 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, new quality productive forces were cultivated at a faster pace. In the first eight months, sales revenue of high-tech industries rose 15.7 percent year on year.
Among them, high-tech manufacturing sales revenue grew 18.9 percent, with AI-related sectors such as integrated circuits and intelligent vehicle-mounted devices up 67.7 percent and 38.8 percent respectively, the data showed.
In addition, the integration of the digital and real economies continued to deepen. From January to August, sales revenue of core industries of the digital economy grew 9 percent year on year, according to STA.
Sales revenue of digital product manufacturing and digital product services grew 16.6 percent and 11.1 percent respectively, reflecting the continuous improvement of digital industrialization.
Nationwide, corporate procurement of digital technology rose 8.6 percent year on year. In particular, the manufacturing sector increased investment in digital transformation, with its procurement of digital technology also growing from a year earlier.
China's industrial economy grows steadily in first eight months
