"14th Five-Year Plan" High-Quality Development: China’s Manufacturing Thrives and Builds Greater Strength

Oct. 17, 2025 | 14:58 UTC

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period (2021-2025), China’s manufacturing sector has steadily shifted from "scale first" to "quality breakthrough," gradually reshaping the new pattern of global industrial development.

Foldable screens, curved screens, retractable screens—today, over 1 million such high-tech screens are produced daily in China. In the moment a screen opens or closes, 142 ultra-precision components operate simultaneously, ensuring the screen remains intact even after 200,000 openings and closings. Behind this single screen lies more than 18,000 patents.

From steel softer than paper to "glass" harder than diamonds, from a 3-hour "express delivery" service to space to a ship capable of drilling through the Earth’s crust—China’s manufacturing industry has continued to push the boundaries of what’s possible during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

The outline of the "14th Five-Year Plan" emphasizes the need to deepen the strategy of building a strong manufacturing country and promote the high-end, intelligent, and green development of the manufacturing industry.

Take the world’s largest construction machinery production line as an example: a single steel plate enters the line, undergoes automated processing by over 200 robots, and emerges as a complete concrete pump truck. Over the past five years, the number of such "lighthouse factories" (world-class smart factories recognized by the World Economic Forum) has increased sixfold, ranking first globally. Meanwhile, more than 6,000 green factories have been established, penetrating high-energy-consumption traditional industries such as textiles, iron and steel, and chemicals.

China’s manufacturing products, born from these "stronger" factory floors, have also gained access to broader markets.

Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei is known as China’s "No.1 Electronics Street." During the recent National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, an average of 7,000 foreign tourists flocked here daily. Five years ago, the best-selling products were basic items like electronic components and accessories; today, they have been replaced by higher-value-added products such as drones and smartwatches, with per capita consumption doubling as a result.

Over the past five years, the added value of China’s manufacturing sector has increased by 8 trillion yuan (equivalent to the economic aggregate of a medium-sized country), and its contribution rate to global manufacturing growth has exceeded 30%.

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News Origin: CCTV News

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