Prime Highlight
- China’s core artificial intelligence industry crossed the one-trillion-yuan mark in 2025, highlighting the country’s fast progress in emerging technologies.
- The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said AI remains a top priority to modernise industries, boost competitiveness, and support high-value economic growth.
Key Facts
- High-tech manufacturing and advanced equipment sectors saw value-added growth of 9.2% and 9.3%, respectively, from January to November 2025.
- China’s AI industry now spans machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, autonomous systems, and intelligent robotics.
Background
China’s core artificial intelligence industry crossed the one-trillion-yuan mark in 2025, reflecting the country’s fast progress in emerging technologies and its rising global influence in the AI sector, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday.
The ministry said innovation remains the main driver of industrial growth and confirmed plans to strengthen the development of emerging and future industries, with artificial intelligence as a top priority. The move highlights Beijing’s push to use AI to boost competitiveness, modernise industries, and support high-value economic growth.
MIIT expects major industrial enterprises to grow 5.9% in 2025 compared to last year. The forecast shows steady growth as China adjusts its economy and deals with global uncertainty.
Official data from January to November 2025 showed strong growth in technology-driven sectors. High-tech manufacturing firms raised their value added by 9.2%, and advanced equipment manufacturers increased it by 9.3% compared to the same months in 2024. Officials said the numbers show that China is shifting toward higher-end and more advanced production.
The ministry linked the AI sector’s rapid growth to heavy investment in research and development and to policies that support innovation, skills training, and cooperation at home and abroad. China’s AI industry now covers fields such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, autonomous systems, and intelligent robotics.
MIIT said maintaining this momentum will require deeper digitalisation and wider use of AI across both traditional and new industries. By speeding up the adoption of smart technologies, China aims to raise productivity, create new jobs, and keep its edge in global technology competition.
