Top priority for industry clusters on Yangtze River belt this year

China will implement guidelines this year to promote the development of world-class industry clusters in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, with five emerging industries - digital information, high-end equipment, automobiles, home appliances, textiles and garments - being top priorities, the Economic Information Daily said on Monday.

The move came close on the heels of Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei's statement during the ministry's annual conference that setting up world-class industry clusters for advanced manufacturing would be a key task for this year.

According to the newspaper, the five key clusters will be centered in the 11 core provinces and municipalities with favorable industrial conditions, including Shanghai and Jiangsu, Anhui and Guizhou provinces.