Iconic ‘lighthouse factories’ shed lights on digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry

Editor’s Note: As the Chinese economy, along with the entire global economy, has been facing considerable challenges in recent years, some Western politicians and media outlets have stepped up their long-standing smear campaign against the world’s second-largest economy. They cherry-pick information and even distort facts to hype various specious narratives such as "Peak China," while turning a blind eye to China’s considerable strengths and vast potential. In order to set the record straight, the Global Times is launching a multimedia project, which will include in-depth articles, objective analysis, and visual arts, to present a large, comprehensive and true picture of the Chinese economy. This is the 12th installation of the series. An industrial robotic arm operates on the automated assembly production lines of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. in Jiaxing, East China’s Jiangsu Province on April 19, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of LONGi As China has been accelerating a nationwide industrial upgrade and cultivating new quality productive forces to support economic recovery, the country is prioritizing smart manufacturing and technology transformation to drive the automation and digitalization of traditional industries. In recent visits to the "lighthouse factories" in East China’s Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province, Global Times reporters spoke to […]

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