China has maintained its position as the world's largest manufacturing hub for 12 straight years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Monday. The value-added output of the manufacturing sector in 2021 increased 9.8 percent year on year to 31.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 27.4 percent of the country's GDP, Minister Xiao Yaqing said at a press conference.
工业和信息化部部长肖亚庆2月28日在新闻发布会上介绍，2021年我国制造业增加值增长9.8%，制造业增加值占GDP比重达到了27.4%，总量达到了31.4万亿元，连续12年位居世界首位。
Specifically, output of the high-tech manufacturing industry went up 18.2 percent year on year, equipment manufacturing increased 12.9 percent, while digitalization and green development of the sector also picked up pace, Xiao said.
高技术制造业、装备制造业增加值分别增长18.2%、12.9%。制造业数字化、绿色化转型步伐加快。