Manufacturing in nationwide high-tech push

The nation will seek to maintain strong industrial growth momentum in 2018 by making a fresh push to marshal the country's high-end manufacturing power, according to the country's top industrial development regulator.

The promise came after China's industrial output rose by 6.6 percent in 2017, marking a notable growth.

Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, said on Tuesday that "China will set up a raft of national innovation demonstration zones and ratchet up resources to promote the integration of manufacturing and new technologies in 2018."